@ryanvt Gold note comes up a lot, thanks for your suggestion. I will look into this further, for sure!
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I am down to the last piece of the puzzle. I am very happy with the sound of my system at this point, so I’m not sure if the DAC needs to be improved on. What I am looking for is to hear those background subtleties in the music a little more pronounced. The strum of a guitar, the stroke of the piano keys, the clicks, ticks & tingles that accompany the music. I do here that now, I just wondered if there is a way to elaborate on those background sounds (details) a bit more.
Is it the DAC that will make this happen? If it is, they say my Gustard R26 is as good as a $5K DAC, how far over that $5K do you think I have to go?
Thank you for your help and suggestions and the best to you all over the holiday season and beyond!
PS: I listen mostly to Jazz
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I’m sorry I did not read all the post, someone may have already suggested this. If you can add a DDC a nice usb and a silver or very nice short I2s cable. This will help dig much deeper into the recording. Everything will be more pronounced and natural. I was going up upgrade my dac but gave this a shot first and very amazed at the improvement. I would not skimp on the cables at least the i2s/hdmi. |
@paulcreed I have read a bit about the DDC on the Gustard R26 thread but it gets a little confusing when it comes to the i2s cable. It sounds like it’s difficult to match up for some reason? I will try to decipher this better, time permitting. Thank you.
@nrthomas2 yes, I definitely want to change out some cables, @audphile1 had some good suggestions, I just need to figure the exact, best option for my Martin Logan speakers first, so I will have to go back and read his comments. Thank you as well. |
It’s funny, different systems, different results..... I bought an R26 simply for streaming, because (I thought), my sample rate converter (Mutec 6) had died. I’ve owned quite a few DAC’s, Yggy, Holo KTE3, AMR 777SE, and more. I have recently been using a "hot rodded" Theta Gen Va (hence, the Mutec converter). I bought the R26, and was pleasantly surprised with the tonality/musicality, combined with the level of detail. So much "quicker" than the "old" R2R sound. In my system, the R26 has an abundance of what you are missing in yours. All the "inhales", lips parting, pluck of strings, that initial "stick" of fingers sliding on strings, transients, decays, ALL present in a non "hi-fi", musical way. Plus a soundstage even more expansive than the old/new Theta. Different systems, different synergies. (For reference, my system...... Don Sachs DS2, bi-amped, Wells Innamorata II (mids/highs), CJ 2500A (lows), highly modified Tyler H3’s). |
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