HAL MS-3 Music Server and dspMusik digital crossover

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For all MS-1, MS-2 and MS-3 owners!  Do not install any other antivirus or malware software on the machines.  They already have MS Defender and MS Malware Removal Tool software running depending on Windows OS version installed.

If you install McAfee, Norton AV or any other software of that type onto the machines and it starts acting strangely, it is that software and should be removed.  If it kills the machine, I will charge for tech support and shipping.  Past versions of McAfee have even made it change audio buffers in playback and created glitch playback.

Will be rebuilding an MS-3 shortly with Norton installed. 

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klh007 has an MS-3 Music Server for trials.  Picked it up today at the mini-CAF event at Gary's. 

Looking forward to his observations with his USB DAC.

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Just finished a MS-3 reload with Windows 8.1 OS after the Norton problem.  On the way back and should be there this week. 

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The two open baffle 6x12 servo sub arrays are fully operational.  Now this is bass! 

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Building a new MS-3 for a customer.  This one will be for Gustard USB DAC.

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Lap and Evan now have their MS-3 Music Servers.  Hope they enjoy the systems.

Next up, line array experiments.

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Trying out speaker and room correction software on the MS-3.  First is Dirac Live, next is DRC and then Math Audio.  All work with Foobar2000 as the music player.

The Dayton Audio UMM-6 calibrated USB mic works with Dirac Live and made measurements and ran the first correction yesterday.  Will be comparing the result and see which sounds better in my setup.

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Have one more MS-3 hardware set here to build before I have to buy more and that takes a few weeks. 

Next customer will get short wait time for a system.   

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The demo MS-3 and dspMusik setup is heading out to try with a pair of GR-Research LS-9 line array speakers.  First they are moving the internal passive crossover externally.  Next make measurements with CLIO and then try the new digital crossover.

In the mean time they will be comparing their MS-1 running Windows 7 to the MS-3 running Windows 10 with Foobar2000 as the player.

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Open baffle planar line array baffle front's are built for the FPS drivers.  Needs the stringers and side wings. 

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Can you say lots of moded ChipAmps. 

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Oak stringers cut and ready to glue to the baffle to mount the FPS planar drivers.

Next drill the holes to mount the drivers, add the wings and wire up the drivers.

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Have a prototype of the dspMusik digital crossover for the Magnepan MG3.6 speakers running.  Had an enquiry about it, so did one from the manual's specifications. 

The MG3.6 is a three way planar, but only requires a two way crossover for the way it is actively biamped.

Many years ago had the passive external crossover for biamping my MGIIB's with a pair of Hafler DH220 and later ADCOM GFA-555 amps.  With a little EQ from my Hafler DH160 EQ, sounded pretty good to me.  Can do that so much better now with the dspMusik.

[richidoo]

Great thread Rich, keep it coming!
Rich

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Rich,
Thanks! 

More of the FPS planars are on the way.  Decided to get six per side running to fully use the dspMusik output capabilities with the servo subs.