david_ten

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Need advice
Great system builders are not born, they are made over time.To become one, requires work and a (long) journey.Just start. Just Do. And Do some more.... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
@jim204  @twoleftears  @newbee   Thank you very much. I'm excited and looking forward to listening to all of your recommendations. 
Whats playing on your system today?
La notte  ---  Ketil Bjørnstad  (Avant-garde / Folk Jazz; Tribute to Italian Director Michelangelo Antonioni's film La Notte) 
Is the source the CD Transport or the DAC?
Posting, primarily, because my experience with digital v. analog cables is different than what @kalali posted:I’ve found that an average quality digital cable - optical or coax, performs better than an average quality RCA/analog cable.My experienc... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
@jcazador Thank you.  Previn, based on my prior reading, is recommended given his jazz roots. I will look into Julius Katchen II's recordings of Rhapsody. Thanks for your response![Side note...I just missed the Previn years with the Pittsburgh Sym... 
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Magico - Carta de Amor  ---  Jan Garbarek (and Egberto Gismonti + Charlie Haden) 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Classical Aficionados: Which recording / version of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue do you recommend?  I'm looking for two standout (and different) versions for system evaluation. Thanks![I have searched online, but would love feedback from those acti... 
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Translinear Light  ---  Alice Coltrane 
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Water From An Ancient Well  ---  Abdullah Ibrahim 
Has to be said
This builder has been on my radar for some time.https://432evo.be/index.php/432-evo-master-music-server/#introductionI haven't followed the thread...if this has been posted prior, my apologies.Melody Gardot has also recorded in this frequency.http... 
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The East End  ---  Bill Evans, Etienne Mbappe, Wolfgang Haffner, WDR Big Band Cologne 
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Concierto (CTI Records 40th Anniv. Ed.) --- Jim Hall   (with Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Steve Gadd, Roland Hanna) 
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (OST, Remastered) --- Ennio Morricone  
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Machito at the Crescendo  ---  Machito (Afro-Cuban Jazz) 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
Also note Steve Guttenberg's comments on the two "DSP" boards. It was great to hear his take on the two boards and his preference for the original board. My take on the two DSP boards and why one may prefer the first DSP board... is re-linked here...