Hi,
Interesting post. Because I went through the SAME dilemna not long ago.
First of all, my system consists of
Sony SCD-1
Linn CD-12
ML 360s
CJ ART II
ML 33H
SF Amati
(www.lam.ws)
A 'high end' system by most standards I assume.
But was I happy? no... my room/speakers combination was a huge problem, no matter where I put the Amati. So I tried the TACT RCS 2.0. No harm. and honestly, not that expensive a toy to try if it does what it says on paper.
MAGIC. You should not underestimate how much your room is harming the sound quality/balance of your system. The TACT is a DD device. This is how my front ends are connected for the time being (work in progress as usual)
CD12 to ART II directly (analog)
CD12 Digital Out to TACT to ML 360s to ART II
There is little doubt that the CD12 DAC is far superior then that of the 360s, but I CONSISTENTLY prefer the sound using the TACT then the CD12 direct to CJ ART.
The effect/correction is STUNNING.
Even if you have doubt about this 'non purist' approach, at least have your room measured before you decide.
To address your question regarding LP or SACD, consider the upcoming dCS Greig ADC/Upsampler. the TACT cannot deal with 192Khz yet, but they can handle 96kHz just fine.
So before you get so stubborn and reject this approach, just go measure your room professionally and then you will find out whether these room correction devices are useful for you. my guess is, 95% of us will benefit. The improvements outweighs the sonic degradion by far.
Interesting post. Because I went through the SAME dilemna not long ago.
First of all, my system consists of
Sony SCD-1
Linn CD-12
ML 360s
CJ ART II
ML 33H
SF Amati
(www.lam.ws)
A 'high end' system by most standards I assume.
But was I happy? no... my room/speakers combination was a huge problem, no matter where I put the Amati. So I tried the TACT RCS 2.0. No harm. and honestly, not that expensive a toy to try if it does what it says on paper.
MAGIC. You should not underestimate how much your room is harming the sound quality/balance of your system. The TACT is a DD device. This is how my front ends are connected for the time being (work in progress as usual)
CD12 to ART II directly (analog)
CD12 Digital Out to TACT to ML 360s to ART II
There is little doubt that the CD12 DAC is far superior then that of the 360s, but I CONSISTENTLY prefer the sound using the TACT then the CD12 direct to CJ ART.
The effect/correction is STUNNING.
Even if you have doubt about this 'non purist' approach, at least have your room measured before you decide.
To address your question regarding LP or SACD, consider the upcoming dCS Greig ADC/Upsampler. the TACT cannot deal with 192Khz yet, but they can handle 96kHz just fine.
So before you get so stubborn and reject this approach, just go measure your room professionally and then you will find out whether these room correction devices are useful for you. my guess is, 95% of us will benefit. The improvements outweighs the sonic degradion by far.