mahler123
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| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference @rwwear there was a long thread devoted to the dCS tactics here very rebut I couldn’t find it just now. Perhaps dCS threatened Agon and got it removed | |
| CD Player Suggestions under $ 500 Sony had some universal players in the $400 range but the weak point was the DAC. If you have an external DAC you like then it would add SACD and Blu Ray to the party | |
| Solo streamer I have that Bruckner 9 SACD and there are no issues with it in my systems. Not my favorite performance but it sounds great | |
| Suggestions on improvement For $1000 or less I would suggest Room Correction technology. Basically these are computers in little boxes that look like audio components. All the digital components-in your case that might just be the CD player-connect. They come with a litt... | |
| Solo streamer My guess, not my guy—I am unable to edit this | |
| Solo streamer My guy is Qobuz is using some compression on a SACD known for its exceptional dynamic range, and that your streamer is revealing enough to show how bad that is. It would be interesting if you could burn the CD layer to a usb flash drive (assuming... | |
| Another Streamer Recommendation Question It’s probably the BDP-2. I had a horrible experience with the BDP3. I went from it to both a Melco N100 and Cambridge Audio CXN 60 and am very happy with both | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference @mdalton I like HiFi News, but the typical issue contains pages of glossy dCS advertisements. They also tend to give extra love to UK audio companies | |
| Solo streamer I listen to the Honeck/Pittsburgh recordings on SACD. I haven’t noticed any shrieking or any issue. How does the OP access these recordings? Via a service such as Qobuz? Or has he burned copies to a server and then played back from there? | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off This is an interesting thread. We also are enjoying cooler weather in Chicago and yes it does sound like my system has kicked it up a notch. My house is is 110 years old and my listening room is in the upstairs which is routinely 10 degrees warm... | |
| Help - is Krell dead? Krell does occupy a storied place in the history of the High End, but this incident shows that some of these revered companies are essentially small boutiques, and that the loss of one critical member of the company can sideline the whole operatio... | |
| Creativity on artists I dislike Come on people, let’s lighten up. Some posters that I otherwise really respect here seem a bit to serious here. The Al Yankadick had me rofl. After years of hearing one of my sons play his videos- and hey, the ones on Michael Jackson’s Bad and... | |
| Auto sound The great thing about a car listening system is that you are always in the sweet spot and it’s perfect for surround. I suspect it’s the surround system that has you entranced. I would work with a good dealer to see what is possible in your lis... | |
| Cd Source for my system I am one of those guys that think a pre amp makes a difference even though it shouldn’t. I use a Cary tubed from about 20 years ago that really opens up the sound stage.. You could do a lot worse than Esoteric. Maybe add a streamer in there t... | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference Has the OP been contacted by dCS legal department yet? |