mapman
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| Turntable to Benchmark to amp... Is it the Benchmark DAC1 or DAC1 Pre?The regular DAC 1 does not have analog line level inputs to operate as a pre-amp for analog sources, I believe. The DAC1 Pre version does. I think the latter is what you would need. | |
| Favorite Lp's that have given your system problems Not classical, but "Geoffrey Morgan" by UB40 on original 80's issue vinyl has a lot of brassy horn embellishments scattered throughout a very 80'ish pop/reggae mix. This always sounded shrill and lifeless in prior versions of my system. I broke it... | |
| Upgrade from Benchmark Dac? Interesting question. I'm curious what the answer is.I think I know what will sound different but not what represents a clear "upgrade". | |
| Top 5 guitar jams I saw Dylan and his band a few years back. The songs were of secondary importance. When they jammed, it didn't matter what song they were playing, they were tight and like a machine in a groove that could just keep on going....Neil Young and Crazy... | |
| Top 5 guitar jams I can put in a vote for "Green Grass and High Tides" off the cuff. | |
| Trade offs? I'm with Plato on this. | |
| Trade offs? "If the majority of your recordings sound harsh, then it's your system or source component, not your recordings."I'd have to agree. | |
| Coldplay on Quad 988 Viva La Vida (CD) is not th e stuff that audiophiles drool over, which is too bad, because it could be. I recall "Parachutes" being better overall but would have to give another listen. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? There is some nicely recorded AC/DC stuff. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? I never realized that there was such a thing as "black metal", but sure enough, it appears to be a very well defined genre. I've heard some "Meshuggah" in my day , but even that does not qualify it seems (I think that is more "death metal"). Porcu... | |
| Anyone know how good MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC is? Different tubes in the Paradisea can have a major effect on the bass levels.I've found the Tung Sol NOS 5730 equivalent tube delivers a significantly fuller and more robust low end than the stock GE 5730 that the Paradisea comes with. The GE 5730 ... | |
| Are our 'test' records adequate? "am sure most of us have heard records on our systems which are almost unlistenable or certainly unpleasant and we have simply placed these discs in the 'never to played' shelf of our storage unit?"One of my goals in upgrading is to minimize disks... | |
| Speaker recommendations for death metal... Check out an omnidirectional design like the OHMs, which I am most familiar with, or if you have mega-bucks perhaps even MBLs.Omni's will more fill the room with sound rather than blast it at you which is a big benefit for more naturally fatiguing... | |
| When did the Hi-Fi sound mature? That's a very generic question. Does it really matter?Fact is there are more choices to make more people happy today than ever, plus sites like this make good sound more affordable to more people who might care than ever.I would say that other tha... | |
| New "Astral Weeks Live" Hmmm. I like Van but not when he gets too sloppy. |