The Hans Beekhuyzen ChannelJanuary 2019 Grimm Audio introduced the MU1 music player. At that time I had limited myself to equipment below the € 2000 price point and that was one of the few times I regretted that. Now that the limitation is no longer in place, it’s time for a review.
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00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Start of program 01:07 - Where to use 1 02:51 - Where to use 2 03:41 - The front 04:49 - The rear 09:48 - More background 12:49 - Not just a computer 14:20 - How tested 15:10 - Sound quality 16:31 - The why 17:15 - The near future 19:37 - The wrap
Grimm Audio MU1 digital music sourceThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-02-18 | January 2019 Grimm Audio introduced the MU1 music player. At that time I had limited myself to equipment below the € 2000 price point and that was one of the few times I regretted that. Now that the limitation is no longer in place, it’s time for a review.
Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Start of program 01:07 - Where to use 1 02:51 - Where to use 2 03:41 - The front 04:49 - The rear 09:48 - More background 12:49 - Not just a computer 14:20 - How tested 15:10 - Sound quality 16:31 - The why 17:15 - The near future 19:37 - The wrap
00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - Start of program 01:03 - How to use 02:05 - The outside 04:13 - The inside 06:22 - In use 08:54 - How tested #1 09:41 - Sound quality #1 10:32 - How tested #2 11:13 - Sound quality #2 11:53 - How tested #3 12:48 - Sound quality #3+ 14:00 - The wrap
00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Start of program 01:00 - Where to use 01:55 - The front 03:15 - The rear 04:19 - The inside 05:33 - In use 06:38 - How tested 07:13 - Sound quality 08:16 - About judgements 09:39 - The wrap
00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - Start of program 01:10 - How to use 01:41 - The front 02:30 - The rear 04:09 - The inside 05:59 - In use 69:54 - How tested 07:31 - Sound quality 08:07 - The wrap
My links: My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekhuyzen My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen.My presentation at the Noir & Blanc Brussels Hifi Show 2022The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-11-11 | What kind of streamers are there and why do digital audio equipment differ in audio quality. A registration of my presentation during the Noir & Blanc Brussels Hifi Show 2022 November 5th and 6th my colleague Jaap Veenstra of Aplha-Audio.net and myself were asked to do a presentation on the Noir & Blanc Brussels Hifi Show 2022. I was already asked if a video registration of my presentation would become available. I didn’t expect it to be registered but Jaap was so kind to register and edit not only his very interesting presentation on networks for audio, but also my presentation. A link to his presentation is in the top right corner, at the end of this video and in the show notes. We had to work in a rather noisy hall so I am slightly less focussed than normal. Enjoy.
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00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Start of program 01:08 - Start presentation: What kind of streamers are there 17:56 - How digital works 20:26 - What causes jitter 28:02 - The reconstruction filter 34:29 - Upsampling 36:51 - The wrap
Real wireless speakers are very limited in quality since they need to be battery powered. Better ones, like the Dynaudio Focus 10 on review here, do need a mains cable. But since most homes have mains outlets all around the place, that’s no problem. All audio connections can be done wireless….
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00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - Start of program 01:24 - How to use 03:24 - The Roon setup 04:15 - The DNLA setup 05:37 - Using CD’s 06:13 - TV sound 06:44 - The front 07:18 - The rear 09:27 - In use 11:16 - About Dirac 12:23 - Sound quality 14:13 - The wrap
My links: My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekhuyzen My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzenPresentations during the Noir & Blanc Brussels Hifi ShowThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-11-01 | [French, Dutch and English subtitles available] This weekend, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November, Noir & Blanc organises the Brussels Hifi Show in Conference Center Bluepoint Brussels. My colleague Jaap Veentra and myself are present to give presentations on both days.
00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - Start of program 00:51 - How to use 02:37 - The front 03:33 - The back 04:05 - The inside 05:26 - In use 09:32 - Sound quality #1 10:40 - Sound quality #2 12:13 - The wrap
My links: My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekhuyzen My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzenVolumio 3.3 Universal: again a step forwardThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-10-21 | Volumio is one of the popular music players and aggregators for the Raspberry Pi. It started as a free player for consumers while later on manufacturers could have a personalised version for a license fee. And users can have options at a small monthly fee.
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00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Start of program 00:47 - The setup 02:43 - In use 08:22 - Playing music 10:48 - Play Elsewhere 12:33 - The wrap
00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - Start of program 02:04 - Hi-res ’standard’ 03:31 - 24 bit resolution 05:02 - Do we want 24 bit? 07:45 - Do we want 192 kHz? 10:19 - Oversampling, the solution? 11:31 - Is Hi-res the solution? 12:41 - The wrap
00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Start of program 00:46 - How to use 02:04 - The exterior 02:33 - The interior 03:22 - In use 05:20 - More info 06:24 - Sound quality #1 07:18 - Sound quality #2 08:08 - Sound quality #3 09:04 - The wrap
Om 12:00 begint het met live muziek: Cousin Hatfield, een band die bestaat uit Nathalie Schaap, Jos van Ringen en Mark Schimmel.
Kwart voor een volgt mijn lezing met als titel: Streaming Audio; en alles wat je nog niet wist. Streamer, DLNA, Roon, Network Bridge, Streaming DAC’s en zo voort; netwerk-audio: het lijkt zo ingewikkeld. Er zijn echter geen geheimen, alleen dingen die je misschien nog niet weet.
Om half twee weer een optreden van Cousin Hatfield.
Om kwart over twee een herhaling van mijn lezing
Om drie uur het laatste optreden van Cousin Hatfield en
Om half vier een lezing van Eelco Grimm met als titel: Observaties over lagefrequent-weergave in luisterruimtes. Eelco is niet alleen een van de oprichters van Grimm Audio, hij is ook onderzoeker en docent aan de Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht waar hij Muziek & Technologie doceert. Hij is onlangs door de Audio Engineering Society een AES Fellowship Award toegekend voor zijn werk aan standaards voor luidheidsnormalisatie. Een aanrader dus.
Zondag 9 oktober
Ook deze dag begint met muziek. Om 12 uur start het Ensemble Ferme Celli, vier cello’s gespeeld door Frank Wakelkamp, Rosalie Ivanov-Seinstra, Marjan van Randeraat en Sanne de Graaf.
Kwart voor een volgt mijn lezing met als titel: Streaming Audio; en alles wat je nog niet wist. Streamer, DLNA, Roon, Network Bridge, Streaming DAC’s en zo voort; netwerk-audio: het lijkt zo ingewikkeld. Er zijn echter geen geheimen, alleen dingen die je misschien nog niet weet.
Om half twee weer een optreden van Ensemble Ferme Celli.
Om kwart over twee een herhaling van mijn lezing,
Om drie uur het laatste optreden van Ensemble Ferme Celli en
Om half vier een lezing van Guido Tent, beroemd geworden met de Tent Clock, dus oprichter van Tent Labs. Maar ook mede oprichter van Grimm Audio en docent aan de Fontis Hogeschool voor Toegepaste Wetenschappen in Eindhoven. Zijn lezing gaat over bijzonder elektronica-ontwerp in audio.Dutch Audio Event 2022 revThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-10-04 | I already reported on some of the interesting products and persons on the Dutch Audio Event 2022. But there is more. And there is info on the venue.Great music to demo withThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-09-30 | The previous two videos were about music I like to play. This video is about music that is a good choice to demo with. It’s has to be interesting music but even more it must tickle the auditory system. It’s music I like to call ‘ear candy’.
Contents of this video
00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - Start of program 00:41 - The why 02:09 - Kingdom of One - Maren Morris 02:53 - Perfect Darkness - Fink 03:34 - These Days - Are Brun 04:19 - Dune Tune- Level 42 04:54 - Feel it Still - Portugal. The Man 05:37 - Keith Don’t Go - Nils Lofgren 06:07 -The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young 06:39 - Justice - Cassandra Wilson 07:03 - Kiko and the Lavender Moon - Los Lobos 07:32 - Tin Pan Alley - Stevie Ray Vaughan 08:19 - Stimuli - Hugh Masekela 09:01 - Sunshine of Your Love - Eric Clapton 09:33 - Home - Dotan 10:01 - Make It Move - Jonny Lang 10:24 - 50 Shades of Black - Kovacs 10:53 - One Trick Pony - Paul Simon 11:30 - Riders on the Storm - The Doors 11:30 - The wrap
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/AboutDutch Audio Event 2022The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-09-27 | It’s the time of the year again that all kinds of local audio shows are organised all over the world. In my country we have the Dutch Audio Event, the successor of earlier shows at the same venue, De Koningshof in Veldhoven. The organisers have made it to a very successful show, having 66 exhibitors in a total of 62 conference rooms.Roon 2 0 now also mobileThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-09-23 | This week Roon released version 2.0 which makes it possible to use your Roon music catalog on the move using your iOS or Android smartphone. A feature that was requested by many Roon users.
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00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Start of program 00:48 - Roon ARC 02:19 - Features and limitations 05:46 - About Roon 2.0 at home 07:07 - In use 06:35 - Khaled 08:37 - The complaints 10:21 - The wrap
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/AboutMusic I like to play 2022 part 2The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-09-16 | Whenever I mention music in my equipment reviews, I get enthusiastic reactions and requests for a list of music I use for review. So in this and the next video I share some more music I love to play..
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00:00 - Start of program 00:41 - Mary Hopkin 02:29 - Songs in French 03:00 - Stromae 04:04 - Michel Sardou 05:36 - Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar 06:35 - Khaled 07:26 - The Idan Raichel Project 08:40 -Anneke van Giersbergen 09:46 - The wrap
Relevant videos: Mary Hopkin: Earth Song, Ocean Song - Martha: YouTube, lower quality audio only: `youtu.be/8o6bS7JIizU Stromae: Racine Carrée - Papaoutai: YouTube video: youtu.be/oiKj0Z_Xnjc Michel Sardou, En Chantant - Les Lacs du Connemara: YouTube video youtu.be/SHNaaEulT9w Michel Fugain et Le Big Bazar, Le Meilleur de Fugain - Une Belle Histoire: YouTube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/2o28XW5OFp4 Khaled: Sahra - Aïcha: YouTube video: youtu.be/gzlHucbD76U The Idan Raichel Project - Medabrim Besheket: Youtube video: youtu.be/stIVv4-msU4 Anneke van Giersbergen, Pure Air - Somewhere: YouTube lower quality audio only: youtu.be/carW20d-sYc
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/AboutMusic I like to play 2022 part 1The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-09-09 | Whenever I mention music in my equipment reviews, I get enthusiastic reactions and requests for a list of music I use for review. So in this and the next video I share some more music I love to play..
Contents of this video 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Start of program 01:25 - Herman Brood 03:02 - Toto 04:02 - Procol Harum 05:09 - Peter Cincotto 05:54 - The Police 06:55 - The Doors 08:02 - Roger Waters 09:40 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 10:38 - Kyteman 12:09 - The wrap
Relevant videos: Herman Brood: Back on the Corner - Saturday Night: YouTube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/7VpeE-u70O4 Toto Live in Amsterdam: While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Youtube video: youtu.be/jsyGyVL8-GE Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra : Youtube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/dl1ol_K5KNk Peter Cincotti: On the Moon - Bali Ha’i: YouTube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/nemnL9p2QnE The Police: Certifiable - Wrapped Around Your Finger: YouTube video: youtu.be/hWh5ilLBs-k The Doors: L.A. Woman - Riders on the Storm: YouTube video: youtu.be/iPRSxwZBmcM Roger Waters: Amused to Death - It’s a Miracle: YouTube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/Jj_OlTelGhI Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus - Tarkus Medley: YouTube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/WKNOlDtZluU The Kyteman Orchestra, Angry at the World: YouTube, lower quality audio only: youtu.be/Z-HJLr7vTLk
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/AboutWhat’s inside a DAC part 2The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-09-02 | Last week we looked at two of the four building blocks that make up a DAC. In this video we continue with the D/A conversion and filtering plus the analog circuits. Let’s start with the conversion.
Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Start of program 02:23 - Pre-ringing 04:09 - What to do? 05:42 - µProcessors and FPGA’s 06:56 - The analogue audio 08:01 - The wrap
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/AboutWhat’s inside a DAC, part 1The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-08-26 | What’s inside a digital to analog converter en what defines the quality? This video gives you some insight into DAC’s since more understanding might lead to better buying decisions.
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00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Start of program 00:41 - The power supply 03:14 - The AES3 inputs 06:15 - The USB input 07:17 - The I2S input 08:50 - The network input 09:30 - Sound quality 1 10:24 - For now
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/AboutMerason Frérot DAC + POW1 power supplyThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-08-19 | Earlier this year I reviewed the wilful but lovely Merason DAC1 digital to analog converter. This time its more affordable sibling, the Frérot and the optional linear power supply, the POW1.
Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Start of program 00:53 - How to use 03:28 - The outside 04:35 - The inside 08:03 - In use 08:24 - How tested 1 09:30 - Sound quality 1 10:04 - The POW1 PSU 11:22 - The inside 12:39 - Sound quality 2 13:09 - In setup 1 14:48 - Sound quality 3 14:38 - The wrap
Manufacturer: https://merason.ch
Equipment lent by: https://www.klangq.nl
Relevant videos: About my reference setups:youtu.be/JM5XIOb6d8g Playlist Network bridges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XRi9... Playlist network players: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4FU1...
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekh... My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen My reference sets: http://thehbproject.com/en/About About Questions: youtu.be/YCNnUq6SbKg Q&A: Which device is better?: youtu.be/BzLmC4n2DX4PD Creative power supply for the Bluesound Node 2 and 2iThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-08-12 | Power supplies have an enormous impact on the sound quality, but also on the production cost. Therefore it can be beneficiary for the sound quality to replace the standard power supply by a higher grade one. Even if it is built-in, like her with the Bluesound Node 2 and 2i. Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Start of program 01:26 - How to use 02:17 - The conversion 02:56 - The power supply 03:35 - The inside 04:39 - How tested 05:39 - Sound quality 06:46 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Start of program 01:04 - Where to use 01:59 - The outside 05:16 - The inside 04:59 - In use 07:43 - How tested 1 08:31 - Sound quality 1 09:20 - How tested 2 10:16 - Sound quality 2 10:59 - The wrap
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekhuyzen My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzen About Questions: youtu.be/YCNnUq6SbKgHow a remote control can save your stereoThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-07-29 | Both audiophiles and manufacturers of audiophile equipment often lack interest to integrate an audiophile setup in the family home. Isn’t it time for a change?About my reference setups, July 2022The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-07-22 | When I started this series I didn’t think I would make so many of them. The idea was to have a video containing my three reference setups as a reference for you. I think - and hope - that this is the last one for the kitty is truly empty and to be honest, with three main setups and two of them having two variants both monetary and physical space have reached their limits. Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Start of program 02:36 - What equipment? 03:51 - Reference Setup 3 05:00 - Reference Setup 2 base 06:09 - Front end setup 2b 07:11 - Front end setup 2a 08:14 - Reference Setup 1 baes 08:58 - Reference setup 1b 10:12 - Reference setup 1a 11:15 - The recap 12:05 - The network 14:28 - Auxiliary equipment 15:45 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Start of program 01:19 - Hires production 02:49 - DSD production 03:51 - Why then? 06:01 - Playback time 08:54 - And MQA? 10:45 - Hires please? 12:27 - But why? 13:47 - And upscaling? 15:17 - PCM or DSD 16:27 - The wrapIm on vacationThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-07-01 | Amai is a Flemish expression of bewilderment or surprise, both in a positive and a negative sense. A Yamaha towel came close….The sound of my PMC Fact.12’s Signature/setup 1aThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-06-24 | they are, it might be time to fulfil that request and describe the sound quality of my setup 1a.
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00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Start of program 01:01 - Running in 03:54 - Setup 1a 04:52 - Sound quality 06:12 - About music 11:16 - A few last things
My links: My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheHansBeekhuyzen My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hansbeekhuyzen My Twitter: twitter.com/hansbeekhuyzenEAhibrid PureDC B1 battery/linear power supplyThe Hans Beekhuyzen Channel2022-06-17 | The impact of a better power supply is already known for years now. One of the ‘show finds’ coming from High End Munich 2022 is this battery based power supply. Allegedly it is rather popular in Asia for use with ethernet switches. I test it a different way. See links below… Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Start of program 02:28 - The outside 04:02 - The inside 05:07 - How tested 06:49 - Sound quality 07:17 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Start of program 01:15 - Where to use 02:22 - What does it contain 04:45 - The outside 05:35 - The rear 07:22 - The inside 08:46 - In use 10:08 - How tested 11:26 - Sound quality 12:33 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Start of program 01:40 - The front 02:40 - The rear 03:30 - The inside 06:43 - In use 08:48 - How tested 09:21 - Sound quality 10:05 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Start of program 00:39 - Where to use 01:23 - Bits are bits 02:33 - Phase noise 03:50 - Other artefacts 05:57 - To analog 08:41 - The Muon 09:51 - Some background 10:58 - How tested 1 12:00 - Sound quality 1 13:34 - How tested 2 13:59 - Sound quality 2 14:40 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Start of program 00:50 - Where to use 04:57 - The outside 03:10 - The inside 05:15 - In use 05:50 - How tested 06:39 - Sound quality 07:24 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Start of program 00:52 - Where to use 1 01:40 - The outside 02:40 - The inside 03:05 - In use 04:52 - The VitOS app 06:32 - How tested 1 07:22 - Sound quality 1 07:58 - The Forrester F1 09:14 - Sound quality 2 10:19 - With external DAC 11:12 - How tested 2 12:15 - Sound quality 3 12:56 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Start of program 02:57 - Where to use 04:35 - The front 05:51 - The rear 06:59 - The inside 07:51 - In use 07:46 - In use 09:57 - How tested 10:56 - Sound quality 12:33 - With M Scaler 13:33 - The wrap
00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Start of program 00:53 - The isolators 02:00 - What about spikes 03:51 - How Gaia works 06:11 - The mounting 07:26 - How tested 08:16 - Sound quality 08:50 - The wrap
Relevant videos: About my reference setups:youtu.be/JM5XIOb6d8g How to install & setup IsoAcoustics Gaia isolators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOBFk... Townshend Seismic Podium for loudspeakers: youtu.be/3mfnSTNipU4