Nice to have a video. would like to learn a bit.Thanks
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hi All.
Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.
I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.
Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?
All opinions welcome.
And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.
Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.
I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.
Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?
All opinions welcome.
And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.
Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
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http://www.thelinearsolution.com/tcxo_router.html Some fancy new stuff for audiophiles. Not heard or tried them, Guess Sotm will be launching a line to soon & probably many more to come. Hope they are good. All the best Cheers |
Lot of this footer are also rack + gear dependent , also how you place them under your gear. I was playing with the position of the stillpoints ultra ss under my meitner ma2 & the positions of the footers can shape the sound quite a bit. Needs quite a bit of patience. Would be nice if you can audition the Linn klimax . I've heard it a couple of times & it did sound very good. Also waiting to hear your views on the Mojo stuff. All the best Cheers |
Hello again. I don't follow a lot of forums or threads on the web, but of all the threads i've followed so far, this one thread where a sensible approach is maintained most of the time . So congrats & all the best to all & above all matt & also on his video channel. I'm glad the effort you are putting in to extracting the best form your setup, a lot of it reconfirms my beliefs as well. A question . Why aren't you using a balanced power solution in your home as in your clinic? Asking as i'm also making a new room would be nice to understand & learn form your experience. Thanks |
@mattnshilp i agree with your HRS vs Symposium comparison.I've also heard them many times & but on diff setups, unless you don't try & hear it side by side one never gets an idea, also sort the preference. Hats off to all the efforts you are putting in & also sharing your observations quite frankly. Hope you could have also tried the leading edge rack. @geoffkait i agree with what you say about the shun mook. Needs some tweaking. But i guess will add a bit of flavour which may or may not work , as usually flavours are. All the best. Cheers |
your thread is really helping me with the new room that i'm making. I had also looked at a lot of ideas to install the racks, but in the end i've also decided that keeping the racks low at the centre might me the best compromise. It was nice to get some sort of confirmation form your recent experiment. Thanks again for sharing your audiophile ocd experiments. Cheers |
Yes , mattnshilp i'm regularly following it & thank you again for doing the videos on power lines. It Did help me reconfirm & plan my stuff. While the power lines were discussed i was toying with the idea of getting balanced power or getting my neutral earthed, with an isolation transformer. I've decided to go the balanced power path. let's see how it pans out. All the best Regards |
@toetapaudio since you had asked & i hope i'm disturbing of hijacking the good doc's thread. Apologies if i'm. i had considered getting a torus or an equitech. Since i'm based in india the customs duty & red tape is a bit forbidding, Hence i've decided to get a custom made solution from a local company who specialises in making it for various industries . I'm getting 6X2.5 kva balanced power units. & will be adding a grounding product( Most probably a mix of entreq & telos) in the mix. |
Stacore has been getting great reviews lately , among many others another brand which is also gets recommended often on this side of the atlantic esp in euorpe is another polish company called http://f-franc.com/portfolio/platform/ I've seen it being used in quite a few rooms in Munich, but of course there could me many reasons to it. |