gbmcleod
Responses from gbmcleod
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? I'll take the $50,000 DAC, as long as it's a gift! I'll hear the differences between the 2k and the 50k. | |
| Six DAC Comparison After my experience with a Benchmark DAC years ago that got rave reviews but for which I hated the sound (ear-bleeding highs), I learned something. There is sound. But there is also music. They are not necessarily the same thing... You ain't... | |
| Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass? What kind of music do you listen to? If you have a lot of classical music, you want bass that delivers harmonics in the cello and double bass section. (less tight, but more harmonically accurate). If you listen to pop or rock, then more concussiv... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) When I was learning to play guitar, I listened to a lot of pre war country blues all the way back to Charlie Patton on tape and later CD copied from old 78s. It’s amazing how the performances can sometimes transcend the limitations of those old a... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) I wouldn't trade my vinyl for digital for anything in the world I have both, and they both sound good, but vinyl does it for me, especially when listening to classical, jazz or blues. Pop? Digital. Recently produced? Digital. But if it was made in... | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? $250,000. That’s a quarter of a million! Should we only decide what to purchase with excess money in the audio world? Wait. Who am I talking to? Who is DCS talking to? If somebody wanted to show me their system and it had a $250,000 digital front... | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? I would suspect that the tape player would see off the new dCS Varese in all areas. I'm sure it would! | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy Ah. All the love here makes me miss my WATT/Puppies, which I first got in 1986. What a love affair! I saw them through three generations, and then we parted company, but they will always be one of my audio Loves. | |
| Vendetta Research SCP-2a price out of line? Unless he's out of the country, that's a high price for a Vendetta. I owned it when it was $2000, in 1992. I know there are versions such as the SCP-2A, but the price hasn't risen that much. | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? Yes, I’m sure people who know NOTHING about DCS aside from this ONE story are people who react off the top of their head and come up with conclusions before knowing all the facts. And the fact that DCS has been in business for 40 years and never ... | |
| Shunyata interconnect cables experience Around 70 hours. The sound is opening up, but vocals still sound overly heavy, meaning the sound is still ‘dry-sounding.’ | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? Given Jacob’s extremely good hearing, I am sure that the DCS is all its cracked up to be. But, as with any company reaching for the stars, they will make some new discovery and implement it. Why all the snark? I can’t afford this particular stac... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? I might enjoy digital more than vinyl if I am listening to pop, or rock music. Processed as it is, I listen to it with all the over-engineered effects, and it sounds fine. However, if I want to hear acoustic instruments in a symphony orchestra at... | |
| Shunyata interconnect cables experience @swede58 How long did you have the Alpha V2 for audition? I've had the Alpha X interconnects for a few days. They sound good, but I’m going on the assumption that, like all Shunyata (and Nordost and Transparent) cables, they still need time to bu... | |
| A Tribute to the Sequerra MET 7 The Met 7 has a stellar tweeter. I’m surprised people don’t know this. I had this with a Versa Dynamics 2.0 turntable, Convergent Audio Technology preamp, a Goldmund Mimesis 9 and WATT/Puppies. I don’t know what other peoples’ systems were like b... |