Trying to figure out "why" or "what" is going on will only drive you crazy. Ultimately, does it even matter? Really? How? How does it matter? Right. Only thing that matters is how it sounds. Why and how and what is going on, these are questions for designers. Are you gonna buy something that sounds bad because you like how it works? Really? So forget all that, go with what engages and satisfies you musically. All else is noise.
Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport
I've borrowed a Heed DT Transport to use in place of my Jollida JD100 CDP and am confused by what I'm hearing.
My DAC is R2R ladder/non-oversampling Aqua La Voce. With Jolida in system, the sound is on the warm side of neutral without verging into tube-like, euphonics. With the Heed transport, all I seem to notice are the liabilities of every CD I play.
If the Heed is more efficient at reading data from the CD than the Jolida, does this mean I am hearing the effect of the DAC more clearly, or am I hearing the effect of more information from the disc?
At first, I enjoyed the increased resolution, but with further listening, the sound, overall, strikes me as "thin" (as though lacking lower mids) and the highs verge on fatiguing.
Switching out footers has some effect, as does tweaking my Schitt Loki EQ, but I'm still not very happy.
Excuse my French, but WTF is going on, here ?
BTW, John Darko, when reviewing the Aqua, recommended it as a particularly good choice for harsh-sounding CDs.
My DAC is R2R ladder/non-oversampling Aqua La Voce. With Jolida in system, the sound is on the warm side of neutral without verging into tube-like, euphonics. With the Heed transport, all I seem to notice are the liabilities of every CD I play.
If the Heed is more efficient at reading data from the CD than the Jolida, does this mean I am hearing the effect of the DAC more clearly, or am I hearing the effect of more information from the disc?
At first, I enjoyed the increased resolution, but with further listening, the sound, overall, strikes me as "thin" (as though lacking lower mids) and the highs verge on fatiguing.
Switching out footers has some effect, as does tweaking my Schitt Loki EQ, but I'm still not very happy.
Excuse my French, but WTF is going on, here ?
BTW, John Darko, when reviewing the Aqua, recommended it as a particularly good choice for harsh-sounding CDs.