Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

My 8 meter Shunyata ZiTron Anaconda S XLR purchase was through The Cable Company. I do plan on using them again. Great service, great communication. I am a huge fan of Shunyata. I'd love to try their top tier speaker wire as their interconnects and power cords & conditioners really make me smile.

I'm also intrigued by some of the Synergistic more esoteric room treatments and they let you try and return at The Cable Company. But I need to stabilize more concrete factors before playing with doodads and thingies. All in due time.

Looking forward to the Irvine show. Looks like it will be rather large with 10 floors of rooms. I only have 2 days and can't imagine I'll be able to do it all in just 2 days. But it's a fun challenge.

Great challenge Matt....lol

Hey Matt,quick question. How does your turntable/analog setup sound compared to your digital rig? Do you have a preference for one over the other? Thanks...

I'm also intrigued by some of the Synergistic more esoteric room treatments and they let you try and return at The Cable Company. But I need to stabilize more concrete factors before playing with doodads and thingies. All in due time.

tweaks are the cutting edge of audio IMO and where all the fun is. Norman and others are foaming at the mouth for these doodads: http://www.stereotimes.com/accZiplex112811.shtml

I just had a very humbling experience that we all intellectually know but rarely experience as dramatically as I did with the help of the Nordost System Set-Up and Tuning Disc.

The disc has a set of low frequency tones in both a slow sweep and individual tracks. Track 25 is a timed frequency sweep starting at exactly 20 seconds into the tracks and the second counter on the player corresponds to the frequency being played. It sweeps to 100hz I believe. The next tracks are individual frequency tracks from 18hz to 90Hz (21 total tracks).

Track 25 gave me a solid idea of how low my system actually plays. But the individual tracks proved to me just how important speaker and seat position are.....

I walked around the room while these tracks were playing and these tones went from completely absent to easily audible based on both my X/Y location in the room as well as my Z position. That phenomenon goes away around 57-63Hz in my room at which point is just becomes a matter of how loud or soft the tone is. But below 57, some tones were completely inaudible at several of my most sought after listening positions. It was amazing to see just how obviously significant speaker and listening position really is.

I found that my trust old Radio Shack SPL meter is helpful as well.

All should consider buying this, or a similar disc, to help determine if their speakers and listening partition are located as well as possible.

Cheers!