23-May-2015, 05:16
(22-May-2015, 19:19)beerman Wrote:(22-May-2015, 18:18)Vivialet Wrote: FI never heard something like an echo with V8. Maybe there is really an echo on the recoding which you notice for the first time with V8 ?
7.1.3 beta and 8.0 show definitly more details than 7.1.1.
Agree.
I can hear the slightest touch of fingertips on a bass-string, that I haven't noticed before. And drum-skins resonate even longer. I like this 8.0 thing soundwise.
Sorry, that it is not free of bugs.
Did some further testing and in my chain the perceived echo / resonance as well as high and mid focus seems to be related to SAM %
With release 7.1.1 I did have SAM at 37% as otherwise bass would have been to dominant
With release 8.0 I now have it with 100% which seems to take away the overemphasis on high´s and mid´s at the same time keeping control of the bass
If I go less than 50% bass control is getting less and high and mid are getting more dominant
Not sure whether this is related to updated SAM v2 or a "feature" related to .0 version of new firmware
IMHO also did compare 7.1.1 and 7.1.3 and for me the sound stage is a little wider with 7.1.3 and the rest of tonality seems to be pretty identical
For the moment going with 8.0, no DPM and SAM at 100% and really enjoying the SQ (although the .0 version doesn´t seem to have been fully QAed in all areas...)