mapman
Responses from mapman
| What is "rich mans" DL-103? Is the DL-S1 a newer model? HAdn't heard of it before.It appears to have very low output and significantly higher output impedance than the 103, but also higher compliance.I was just listening and enjoying the 103R in my system last night and thin... | |
| Upgrade from Benchmark Dac? I use an inexpensive Monster Power bar filter as Shadorne described on my system. It is the only special power conditioning solution in play and seems to do the job quite well in my case. All digital sources and pre-amp are powered from it (not th... | |
| Upgrade from Benchmark Dac? "I owned the benchmark and went to the Marantz 8260, and gave up a bit more top end air and got more body and weight in the bass."Changing tubes in the mhdt Paradisea can produce similar effects easily for minimal cost. | |
| Trade offs? "...some recordings have no inherent musical qualities...."Comedy recordings I suppose? | |
| Upgrade from Benchmark Dac? " I have at least 3x the cost of the DAC 1 on it's power""Doesn't that strike you as a bit...ah...wacko?"Overkill, maybe. Maybe not. I could see it if power was very dirty to start with and the PC device resolves it. Still, there might be a less e... | |
| 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... |