This is quite compicated stuff, but basically you don't let the TACT actually boost anywhere by +10dB - you shift the baseline 0dB down by several dB so that it only actually boosts by 3-4 dB...there is some degree of compromise in this but it's generally felt to be an "OK" trade-off... IF you've done things properly, there won't be a massive difference in volume between corrected and uncorrected. There will be a MASSIVE difference in the sound - as Richidoo reported. This isn't the TACT forum of course, but I'd just point out 3 things about the 2.2x: 1) there is a 3rd-party software package called Good Vibrations that is better in many ways than the TACT "in-house" equivalent 2) With the TACT you don't want to set a flat response - most people prefer a response that rolls-off gently over 14-15kHz - reason being that CD's are mastered on the assumption that most rooms have a natural roll-off like this - and of course the TACT will negate that mastering trick and sound too bright otherwise! 3) The calibration microphone supplied with the TACT can be changed for one with a more accurate calibration profile - some people think this is a big deal, I'm less convinced - we are talking about fractions of a dB somewhere along the freq respone curve...
I use a fully-digital version of the 2.2 x that has no DAC/ADC circuitry in it - the digital output goes into the TACT and the TACT goes into my DAC. You probably won't be surprised to hear there's an aftermarket in TACT replacement PSU's (it's an internal switcher btw...) Regardless, it sounds absolutely superb to me - and to echo Richidoo's comments, if you turn it off it sounds rubbish. If you get a chance, borrow one and try it! -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24366 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
