rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Recommendation for DAC needed. Getting back to the topic at hand, with all the diversity of opinion here, I think genez is right. I’ll ultimately have to decide for myself. I’m going to defer getting a new DAC right now, and buy a new streamer to replace my Chromecast Audio co... | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. Music Direct offers a 60 day return option. | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. Based on my needs, and the price, if I do decide to pull the trigger, I will give the Benchmark DAC 3B a tryout. | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. I have the Multibit.The Yggdrasil doesn’t have hi res capability. | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. There’s also the question, will any of the above be significantly better than my Gumby, aside from the fact that they will decode hi res files? | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. Reading the above, I’m now considering an Auralic demo, the Benchmark or the Chord Qutest.Anybody have any thoughts on these? | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. mzkmxcv,Thank you much for your recommendation. The DAC3 sounds exactly like what I need. | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. That should be capacity not compacity! | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? The “parlor trick” is created by stereo microphone placement. | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? As I said previously, there’s a difference between sound staging and “holographic effect”. What you most typically get at a live concert sitting in an auditorium is sound staging, not holography. A holographic effect is produced by microphones pl... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Mahler123,Have you tried IDAGIO? It’s exclusively for classical. Wonderful search engines designed for the music lover. Only $10 per month. | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? I believe I have excellent sound staging but not “holographic.” There is a difference. Holography to me most often refers to a solo singer suspended in space in front of the speakers. I’ve not heard that effect with several singers or instrumen... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? I agree that holographic imaging is very impressive but is it the defining element of an accurate representation of live music.Or, is it a parlor trick? | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Cycles2,You may be right on about artists and streaming. But do you really think streaming will not be much more expensive in the future? | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming At this point my Cyrus CD transport is clearly outperforming streaming, but I guess it may take a while for the reclocker to settle in. |