Erik & Atmosphere;
I might be nuts!
You guys had a few questions:
speakers: Thiel
I've upgraded all the cables, power and amps
All changes were smoothing, way less glare,and detail adding to the positive
and!
I went from cd ( Mac mini) to Tidal and Amarra with parametric eq
My pants fell down over the improvement in quality of the streaming recording from ripped crap cd's!!!!
Anway, I've tried to look at improving the Dac and preamp.
All the tubed preamps I've listened to have been marginal improvement in digital glare, so next thought is DAC
Ive read a few reviews and listened to DAC's that have seemed to offer digital glare improvements on the 80's compressed rock that is my "test"( it's always on the cymbals sounding like they are " hissing" at me)
All good albums sound real smooth to me on my system (Peachtree DAC)
so, My dilemma is maybe not solvable?
My "test " is a Rush song called " Red Barschetta" that I found great on a lp in the treble & cymbals, but streaming or cd, nope!
So, I continue my search and incessant questions! I am nuts!
Dac's I've listened to so far: Metrum, Exogal, benchmark, Lavry, and next Lampizator Atlantic, I'm hoping
preamps: Conrad Johnson, Primalyna, arc, etc
Crazy Jeff
I might be nuts!
You guys had a few questions:
speakers: Thiel
I've upgraded all the cables, power and amps
All changes were smoothing, way less glare,and detail adding to the positive
and!
I went from cd ( Mac mini) to Tidal and Amarra with parametric eq
My pants fell down over the improvement in quality of the streaming recording from ripped crap cd's!!!!
Anway, I've tried to look at improving the Dac and preamp.
All the tubed preamps I've listened to have been marginal improvement in digital glare, so next thought is DAC
Ive read a few reviews and listened to DAC's that have seemed to offer digital glare improvements on the 80's compressed rock that is my "test"( it's always on the cymbals sounding like they are " hissing" at me)
All good albums sound real smooth to me on my system (Peachtree DAC)
so, My dilemma is maybe not solvable?
My "test " is a Rush song called " Red Barschetta" that I found great on a lp in the treble & cymbals, but streaming or cd, nope!
So, I continue my search and incessant questions! I am nuts!
Dac's I've listened to so far: Metrum, Exogal, benchmark, Lavry, and next Lampizator Atlantic, I'm hoping
preamps: Conrad Johnson, Primalyna, arc, etc
Crazy Jeff