mdp632
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| Spectral SDR 4000SV owners? To the SV owners in this thread. Did you cross shop and or compare the 4000SV to another disc player/ digital source before purchasing? If so, what brands/models did you consider?Thanks | |
| Spectral SDR 4000SV owners? @wardl Congrats on the SV ; its an amazing digital source. Regardless of it only being a redbook CD player. Can you imagine when and if Spectral releases a separate DAC in the future. Btw; yes the 2C3D line of cables are the new Spectral Ultral... | |
| Esoteric K-03Xs Player @audiobrian congrats on the player. I’m also looking at the same . Did you cross shop any other brands? Eg the ps audio combo?btw the new esoterics will play back in the original format or upsample to dsd if you desire.whereas the emm is upsamplin... | |
| oppo 205 vs sepearate DAC or CD player.. should I bother? @audioengr Generally speaking; Do most high end one box transports/dacs (such as Esoteric; EMM Labs) running just analog outs have far less jitter than a a stock Oppo to an external dac?Won't the stock Oppo just transfer that jitter via SPDIF to ... | |
| Spectral SDR 4000SV owners? @wardl Congrats. You will soon own the best (imho) redbook CD player.It makes you forget about high res , etc and just be amazed on how good redbook cds sound.Look forward to reading your impressions about the 4000sv if you post them here.What is ... | |
| Spectral SDR 4000SV owners? @ptss I don’t own one but, I’ve heard it a few times and will do so again soon; In an all Spectral system it was breathtaking for redbook CD playback. I had no idea rebook CD could sound that good. | |
| Y No YG ? @erik_squires To me personally, YG is the most well rounded of all those brands you mentioned. All of those brands share their respective strengths and weaknesses. Everyone also has their own personal tastes as well.However, if you are looking for... | |
| disc player upgrade bug: Esoteric vs EMM vs PS Audio @in_shore What disc player/dac are you considering to replace the PS Audio? | |
| Oppo Ceasing production @vrao81 No, high end audio isn't doomed for young people. High end shouldn't mean high price. Which is what I think you are referring to. If so , then yes. However, Oppo was an example of an affordable and accessible but, good sounding digital... | |
| Oppo Ceasing production Probably has nothing to with the "death " of physical media. If so, why wouldn't Oppo just release a streamer? More than likely has to with trade and tariffs. What the future holds; we don't know. But, probably forced with the decision to raise ... | |
| Oppo Vs Esoteric @in_shore The reason I passed on the PS Audio stack (even though was discounted highly off MSRP) was more so the technical glitches you mentioned. In addition, I prefer having a one box digital solution. You might consider checking out the newly... | |
| Oppo Vs Esoteric @1graber2 Agree 100x. @milpai Yes, higher end products will sound different but, will they provide the sound you are looking for? And will you will be willing to spend that kind of money in order to achieve it? Furthermore; yes a great source is p... | |
| Anyone tried Vandersteen w/ Spectral? You probably don't see the pairing because many Spectral dealers aren't Vandersteen dealers.You see Ayre paired a lot with Vandersteen. | |
| OPPO vs Marantz SA-14 audio wise @mattmiller Where did you read that Oppo is doing MQA? I’ve never seen any kind of official statement or press release stating that but, it would be nice feature to have. | |
| XLR and DBS (Audioquest) They are worth it and lower the noise floor. The end result is similar to what @folkfreak mentioned. However, I'd try them in your own personal system if you can. System synergy and subjective preferences come to play. As with a controversial c... |