joncourage
Responses from joncourage
| warm digital cable My experience supports the KS Emotion being warm.Far as transport config, I split the difference....My music server and DAC are separate. I'm very satisfied with the quality of the result and feel that synergy is a large part of it. I am unlikely ... | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali I've heard the Sophia III on the same amp I use for my 7Bs, but different front-end and cables.While the Sophia had the edge as far as tight, deep bass and a bit more clarity, I wouldn't say they had a $10k edge (about how much more they cost, use... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC I've got XLR. | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC The cable sounds better and better as it gets some hours on it.I couldn't be more pleased.I have the ICs on the way. | |
| What's the best AES Digital Balanced cable you eve I will second the HiDiamond digital. See my thread in the Cables forum for more details. | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC Keeping the HD, my trusty old Marigo is now up for sale.In addition to what's said earlier, as the cable breaks in I'm perceiving:- more relaxed, smoother, more musical, without being "warm" (a quality I don't appreciate)- more air around instrume... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC Heh. I'll be honest it seems a little goofy, but maybe I'll try running the HD ICs in serial with the Sky if I decide to get them. Can't hurt anything, I guess. I hate that it's mostly just me assessing though, I never trust my own ears, wish I ha... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC What do you have now, Sabai?I am extremely pleased. Will post more impressions over the weekend.Very likely will order the ICs shortly to compare against the AQ Sky. | |
| suggestions for updating via DAC..... An Audio Note 2.1 kit DAC can be had, meticulously built by Pete Fulton, for under 2k, possibly a 3.1These DACs are non-oversampling, tubed, although limited to 18/96, but imo are extremely hard to beat at their price level. The sound is liquid, r... | |
| Great Cables ... That Get Little Attention I intend to place an order for the HD digital xlr cable shortly and I will post back here with both my experience with worldwide as well as how the cable compares to my Appration (a stellar cable itself). If the HD is better, or even as good, that... | |
| I just ordered a pair of Zu Omen Def's Haven't heard those speakers, but I will tell you the guys at Zu are really good to deal with. | |
| Great Cables ... That Get Little Attention I've exchanged a couple of emails with Robert of Worldwide and he seems like a very nice guy to deal with and has been responsive. I won't hesitate to order from him. I've got my sights on the hidiamond digital xlr which I will order soon to compa... | |
| How goofy is this? Jumpers (zu ibis) are in with the Ibis speaker cables now. SC to high posts jumpered to low.Big improvement. Sound has gained back it's dimensionality and musicality while retaining better detail and deeper, relatively well controlled bass. Maybe ... | |
| Tell Me I heard the Nola contender with an EC amp and it sounded great. | |
| How goofy is this? After listening more I started noticing an edginess in the highs that was becoming very irritating. Thin, grainy, unnatural. Violins sounded artificial and annoying.Switched the ibis to the high and au24e to the low, and the edginess was resolved,... |