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Goal /the incumbent filters: get a faster more “agile” articulate intelligible sound while keeping big bass extension Crisis started when I switched off convolution to compare my setup + original Argo of Jamal at Alambra to the needle drop sold as dsd download (yes yes and to much praise by Acousticsounds ; meaningless comparison since I doubt the needle drop is sourced from the distorting but sometimes gloriously tubey original) : though convolved DSD was a clear winner over non convolved DSD or LP, it sounded too analog and too tamed, fat and slow. Findings Do eQ, REW is donations welcome free : try it (but you need a microphone). Doubt you get comparable results from power usb whathaveyou cables… RR1 (as in https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/warren-tenbrooks-summary-head-measurements-harman) is a mighty good target house curve Mind applied smoothing : a predicted response curve matching Bob Katz’s target (flat to 1 k, 6 dB downward to 20K ) created with “Psyschoacoustic” smoothing in REW resembles RR1 when looked at in VAR or traditional (ie 1/3 octave) smoothing mode (Bob Katz uses Acourate’s Psychoacoustic) Multiply measurements but pick the one that resembles average, not the average summation (ie in REW the Psychoacoustic profiling only applies to single measurements ; as do many options) Avoid messing with frequencies above Minimum Phase zones galore (on the left half of frequencies) (850 Hz max here, different from the theoretical 300). Lower Shelves are great : found out that RR1 paralleled the measured response in my room and that a 5 dB 600 Hz start LS puts frequencies below 600 on the RR1 target Dare switch to Manual. Automatic was not at ease, I took the time to flatten the bumps and, up to 9 dB in Minimum Phase zones, fill. Listen (Stereophile CD3 and best of Chesky 2 have been most helpful, mainly the tracks with moving point sources (acoustic clickers, cowbell…) ). I did not have at hand the mike I created the measurements with, only a iPhone + SPL app, useless below 250 and probably giving a false 3 dB bump reading at 500, but measuring would be great too. In the end listening matters more. Bottom line :girlfriend threatened to quit madman but is as amazed as I am in the end : WOW ! Goal met

Letting people have first chance here... Excellent condition, black face, and documentation for 20 year warranty. Has balanced outputs Thought I'd let you all have a chance before I go to eBay. These are hard to find now, especially I'm black. $1000. Buyer pays shipping, and we can split PP fees.