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I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments?

Had a productive couple of weeks on the used gear market and today has been digital demo day (Analog arrives next week). Added a Bryston BCD-3 and original Tara Labs Prime I/C’s to my system at very good prices. 

I don’t have “golden ears” by any stretch but I’m gob smacked at the results.

The BCD-3 is replacing an Oppo UDP-205 w/ DHL BL-1 I/C’s. Rest of gear is an Anthem STR integrated and ML Monti’s. My bass has easily doubled, maybe tripled. I can feel the pressurization in my room and it’s tight not bloated. 

I think this has been the biggest jump up in SQ I’ve experienced. What were your biggest surprises/improvements regardless of budget?



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So, I'm not at all sure, but this is likely my first post here...

I was 'gobsmacked' all over again earlier this week when my Sonic Frontiers SFD-1 DAC arrived back home from having a transformer replaced by Parts Connexion.  Having been without CD playback capability for three weeks or so, putting it all back together and then putting on "Straighten up and Fly Right" by Diana Krall just blew me away.  My system is now getting pretty old, but, to my tired old ears, it's still got some magic.  A lot of that magic probably comes from my heavily modified 1972 Klipschorns (mids from TAD 2001 drivers into tractrix horns, uppers from JBL 2404s, and ALK 120db/octave networks).
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