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I am torn between choosing a Reactor or the Pearl Akoya from Cabasse. I have heard both, but in different rooms. Soundwise I really can't decide after brief auditions. TV listening is crucial for me, and I seldom play very loud.
Other considerations:
The Akoya is more expensive, but that is OK for a long-term investment.
The Akoya has room correction and other EQ adjustments.
Latency for TV is 200 ms for Akoya vs the Reactor's 60 ms.
The Reactor has a smaller footprint.
Could anyone offer some further insight for making me choose?
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200 ms latency will be too much for TV. Also, get a stereo pair which is much better.
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Yep, the Reactor also looks to me prettier.
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03-Mar-2020, 22:40
(This post was last modified: 03-Mar-2020, 22:42 by extenso.)
Judging by the replies, it seems no one has heard both models, or am I missing something?
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Correct. Would love to hear what Cabasse has created in this arena.
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If you get the chance to listen to both would be really great to hear your thoughts.
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Checked with Cabasse - the room calibration works only for 15Hz up to 200Hz.
Regarding delay, I am copying the answer:
For now, 300ms is the minimum you can set because it's the time needed for the sound to go from the inputs to the DSP and the amplifiers. This buffer is necessary to allows a stereo pair to be in sync, in the case of the most efficient network. If you encounter some stereo stage or phase shift problems, you can increase this buffer in order the let more time for the synchronization between the products. It goes next through the audio processing for another 100ms. This time is set because of our patented high-quality processing algorithms (equalization, compression,...). It can't be reduced without compromising the sound quality.
So, for now, the minimal throughout time is about 300ms.
We are currently actively working on a way to a have a "direct" communication between the Aux inputs (Optical - RCA) and the DSP without the sync stage, so its latency could be reduced to only roughly the 100ms needed for processing. This also means that the inputted signal should be separated beforehand when using a pair (no stereo-streaming possible).
This option should be available quite soon but given it's still in development and need to go through all the firmware tests, it could take some weeks before public releasing.