@hilde45 I have not tried other DAC’s other than the DAC’s in a couple of CD players I have owned. I have been told and I have read that the DAC in the Hegel H390 is very good and competes with some expensive models. For that reason, I haven’t been in a rush to try anything else. I may try a few options if I can get them on loan and then the journey will continue......sigh.
Maybe the Journey is Over?........Well......
My wife hopes that I have my final system, but I am not going to guarantee that! I have recently been busy upgrading. I had Blue Jean Cables for coax and speakers and now I have Audioquest Rocket 33 speaker cables and Audioquest Carbon Coax. I also replaced my Audiolab 6000CDT with a Jay's Audio CDT2 MK3. I then upgraded the CD puck to a Headquarters Qstab. I ordered three more GIK panels this morning to complete their recommendations for acoustic treatments. After those are installed, I am going to keep it the same for a while. It sounds very good now but H590's are coming down in price........no don't look at those.....be happy with what you have.........but what if?
My current system:
Hegel H390 amp
Jay's Audio CDT2 MK3 Transport with Qstab
Tyler Acoustics Highland H3.5 speakers
Isoacoustics Gaia II isolators
GIK Acoustics panels as recommended by GIK.
Audioquest Rocket 33 speaker cables
Audioquest Carbon Coax
Pangea Audio Vulcan Amp Stands
Furman PST8 power strip
Four Schuman Generators
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@smaarch1 I followed what they recommended but I could only afford to do it in stages. I ordered the final stage today. What I have received and installed so far sounds very good. I would highly recommend them! I have an updated picture in the virtual systems if you want to see what I have installed. |
@smaarch1 I had that problem until early this year. She wanted all my equipment out of the living room and luckily we have a couple of extra bedrooms. I sold the furniture in one and moved everything up. Ceiling panels were a big improvement. |
@rick_n I’ve got a nice one. Maybe too nice? Sometimes I wake up to silence after the spinning has long stopped...lol. |
@wlp3 There are many articles out there about Schumann generators. They are devices that generate 7.83hz in the room. Schumann resonances are global electromagnetic resonances, generated and excited by lightning discharges in the cavity formed by the Earth's surface and the ionosphere. I have four of them. I have found that they improve the depth of the sound stage and eliminate the glare associated with CD playback. |
@stuartk thank you for the advice on the 590. I will definitely get one to try out before I buy it. My 390 is giving me what I need for now. The Qstab was a good addition. More bass response and the thing I notice more than anything is that piano notes have a more realistic tone to them. I love it! |
@mahler123 I think she is figuring that out….lol. |
@ghdprentice I finally received everything I ordered and I have updated my pictures. I think I'll stay at this level for a while. |