farjamed
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| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Tvad: You mention that I need better amplification. No offense taken. That had actually crossed my mind and is why I asked in my original post if my amp was not revealing enough. I do not want to stray away from integrateds though as I have space ... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Objective1: Not a dumb question and honestly.. I am not sure. It is not brand new in that I am not the first owner. I bought it here on Audiogon. 2 mos old I believe. How much its first owner played it I am not sure, but in 2 mos. it is very possi... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Tvad: Thanks for your advice. I think you hit the nail on the head with your comment about the "Ah-Ha!" moment. I was expecting that when I got my current DAC and it just wasnt there. I'm not sure I want to go back to just the onkyo cdp, but I'd l... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Thanks for the responses.Jylee:Do you think something such as the the MHDT Labs Havana or Paradisea DAC would sound different? Both are non-oversampling and tubed. They are much less expensive though I have read very good things about them. (Altho... | |
| Extremely high frequency being emitted. speakers? The cdp is a year old onkyo sp-405 dvd/cd player. I will try swapping in another one. I dont own a high quality cdp as very recently built my system and I plan on getting a DAC and implementing a music server with a mac mini. I will try another dv... | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? Ok, so i thought I understood the meters. But apparently they arent as useful as I thought. They arent really measuring anything. They pretty much are just there for looks. Let me explain.Someone said, the meters could help tell whether your syste... | |
| PS Audio DL 3 or MF Tri Vista 21 DAC? Sns..You eluded to the main reason I am choosing to go with the DAC vs a better cdp. Soon, as in within the next few months, I would like to implement a music server based off the Mac mini and apple lossless. As much as I like cd's, and the physic... | |
| PS Audio DL 3 or MF Tri Vista 21 DAC? Oh yeah, one last question.. To connect the cdp to a DAC, the cable does not really matter right? I have heard the quality of a digital cable isnt important in the way it is with analog cables because with digital either the signal goes through or... | |
| New amp or new cd player? Bjesien: Perhaps this is a little too abstract of a description but I feel like right now my system sounds very good (this is my first endeavor into high end audio), but there is nothing amazing about it. I guess I would like a deeper soundstage, ... | |
| New amp or new cd player? Thanks for all the responses. I actually just ordered some Transparent MusicLink Super IC's. Was thinking about picking up a bel canto 2 dac, but didnt see any available here on Audiogon.Still thinking about buying a used cdp, 2K$ and under.Maybe ... | |
| New amp or new cd player? Jylee: Assuming all entry level cdps around 1500-2000 sound the same, i would also assume they sound much better than my 150$ onkyo dvd/cdp?i am more confused now because it seems everyone has a different opinion, and i pretty much have different ... | |
| New amp or new cd player? thanks for all the responses.Blindjim: Interconnects is probably the thing I am most skeptical about. How much do i need to spend to get a good pair of interconnects? I just bought the monsters as a starting point because i didnt want to have to s... | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? One last related question..What about amps with a digital readout of the "volume" that shows a db reading. Are these accurate, in the sense that raising it from -35db to -32db is actually doubling the power? Theo: I am with you, I can't see the ne... | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? Thanks for all the responses. Ok, Now I am little more confused. I thought there was greater danger having an underpowered vs a overpowered amp because the underpowered amp could clip, causing distortion, and that is what damages speakers.Musicnoi... | |
| Best Bookshelf/Monitors Speakers? Suggestions cleaneduphippy,Thanks for the advice. Its funny you mention the curtains because I do have curtains and thought they would be a problem not a help. Since we have a similar situation with our set ups, What speakers do you have in your system ? Fina... |