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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS

I am serious.  I work VERY hard to have the best system I can.  I have made many upgrades and am more than happy with my equipment.  I stream 100% of the time, mostly form Qobuz.  My digital front end is highly optimized.  But when I want my system to sound AMAZING?

 

I play Mark Knopfler or my favorite  Dire Straits.  Seriously.  It is recorded so exceptionally  well, and seems to have harmonics which just please the ear and soul.  I often think it sounds a bit 'tube like', as my system is all solid state.  There are just no offending sounds, and never sibilance.  I could list songs, but it would be easier to just list the one not to play ('Money for Nothing').

 

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sls883
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Dire Straits does sound great.  I also like Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily and Tracy Chapman when I'm testing different components, etc. 

sls883
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@katzenjammer27

I bought the Dire Straits albums as they came out (I'm old).  It was odd that I liked them because I was really into harder rock at the time.  When Brothers in Arms came out, I would crank Money for Nothing and didn't care as much for the other songs.  Now, it's just the opposite.  I skip over Money for Nothing.  lol. 

sls883
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@katzenjammer27

I haven't tried that SRV.  I'll check it out tonight.

I just got a new piece of gear (Gustard U18), so I've been going back through songs that I know well to see if the sound quality has improved. It does seem to add a bit of clarity/realism to well recorded music.  

sls883
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@katzenjammer27

I'll give it a listen.  Thanks for the recommendation.

I have a Gustard R26 dac.  I'm using it with an Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer.  I'm very happy with the dac.  I had read that the U18 adds a bit of improvement.  I thought that made more sense than upgrading to a more expensive dac. I go from the Innuos to the U18 with a usb cable and from the U18 to the dac with an I2S cable.  I'm not saying this is the End Game dac, but I'm very happy with it. 

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