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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, "analog" means different things for different people... For me it is only an engineering term without any positive correlation to what I seek to hear... Far too many times I have been in "analog" suites at RMAF filled with ecstatic gents lis... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Mat, at the cost of being deemed uncooth and a country bumpkin, analog is what I abandoned in 1984... And never felt the need to look back since.As for "analog sound" done well, I have a hard time distinguishing it from "digital sound" done wel... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hmmm Agear, you mean to imply that there might be more excitement than mere gain of encyclopedic knowledge gained by interfacing a Babel-fish with an ear canal?G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thank you Mitch and Al.... I concur completely with your tightening up of my original definition....Yes Audiolabyrinth, my pref is for neutral+rich.... I often call this kind of sound "complex", which is what I usually seek... Although, I freely a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD In my interpretation, a warm sound is a tone that has a midrange preference, and perhaps a touch of pillowiness in the mid and mid lower bass. A rich sound for me has significant exposure of harmonics throughout the range, from low bass to higher ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, you are a real pessimist... You do not take into account the repulsive effect of the Dark Force on the standard gravitational interaction of our Galaxy and M31. We will have some exciting times some 2 billions years from now, when we are fin... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Asindc, in New Jersey where Matt lives, it is now the noon hour. There are still a full 12 hours to his Friday... I am confident that Matt will post more findings whenever he has time. Even a few more days of wait are little compared to the life o... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD What makes SD technology immune to jitter?G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Keith, retail pricing of HFC Pro series is found at:http://www.highfidelitycables.com/products/power/pro.htmlG. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD "Car analogies only get you so much mileage."Geoff, I "resemble" that comment!!!! That's exactly why my next car will be the Prius 2016... 60 miles per gallon *grins!* ... With standard audio setup, BTW.Matt.... IMO, before you indulge in further ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hmmm... What would these "quality parts" be?G. | |
| Esoteric K-03 X - mechanical problems w tray Hi JAFant, on my Esoteric X-01, I am using the Hi Fidelity Cables (HFC) CT-1 Ultra PC with incredibly musical and resolving results.... Before that was the base CT-1 and the Nordost Valhalla II that also are fantastic wires. You will not go wrong ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Matt, according to my materials, there is no indication of use of an Analog Devices AD 1955 DAC chip in the Rowland Aeris. Some dated secondary internet sources mention an Analog Devices AD1853 instead.Regardless, I continue to listen and enjoy... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thank you Audiolabirynth, Veritas is a very lovely amp. Worth listening in one's own home. Norm is a fine reviewer... BTW, we are both very fond of the HFC wire products designed by Rick Schultz in Dallas. The HFC Ultra PCs do amazing thing to my ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Norm, I agree with you... If you have already evaluated in your own system a well broken in Merrill Veritas, Bel canto Black, Rowland Continuum S2, Daemon, and M825 in your system, and found them all to fall short of your nirvanic goals, then i... |