shadorne
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| Recommended CD player below 1.5K The Benchmark DAC1 is very hifi - I found it too analytical and mechanical sounding to be natural. Agreed. It is a precision engineering type product more at home in a studio. Only a few folks will enjoy or appreciate this kind of presentation. O... | |
| DACs with word clock output?? Doug,I think there are two schools of logic. 1) A master clock which is precisely passed around with extremely expensive and precision circuitry to accommodate that. Studios may need this if they are to keep multiple devices and bitsreams all in s... | |
| Most expensive No such thing - there is always a bigger fool - so today's most expensive speaker on earth will be surpassed.FWIW - room acoustics quickly become the most limiting factor for sound quality. You can't put lipstick on a pig (the most expensive speak... | |
| Recommended CD player below 1.5K Here's one more option for you to consider -- keep your Cambridge 540 and get a good DAC. I really enjoy the sound of my Benchmark DAC -- in my system, better than both the Rega Apollo and the Cambridge 840C. I second this suggestion. A transport... | |
| Best Digital Input from PC to DAC A low cost option might be iTunes feeding an Apple Express with TOSLINK output connected to a Benchmark DAC1. The DAC1 is not the latest and greatest but has a long reputation at being good at removing bad jitter. Another option would be to get th... | |
| DACs with word clock output?? It seems like you need an Apogee Big Ben. I am a little confused why you want to pass digital signals around like this? | |
| Preamps with HT pass through? Anthem's preamps do this - AVM20 - AVM 30 - AVM 50 or Statement D1 take your pick - they do pretty much everything else imaginable too (you can program input routing to a DSP for bass management or just do analog direct without even a tone control... | |
| Is music quality moving away from the "audiophile" I was browsing HMV during lunch when I felt a chill and a shadow passed by the window. Suddenly a Vampire Weekend CD appeared wedged between The Undertakers "Unearthed" and The Wraiths. Currently Vampire Weekend is in my pocket and I looking forwa... | |
| Power conditioner with Ayre amps I use APC (not the battery version) and think it is great value for what it does (yes it can supply power to modest sized amps). Can you spend a lot more? Yes - sure you can. But do you need to? Now that is the question -it will depend on your sys... | |
| Music Server Setup: Airport Express or Extreme? I’ve read on here much over the past couple years about DACs. Presently, I am using the internal Apple DAC built into the G5 desktop computer. I have read extensively about its limitations and after I get Satellite Room #1 operative, I will exper... | |
| Holographic imaging **above** the ensemble, which produces an odd perspective, unless you happen to know that that is where the mics are placed. Wood floors and microphone height above floor are key in recording. The floor will produce comb filtering as the sound is... | |
| Want to buy a high-end and excellent DAC, help plz However, I don't think i have a chance to listen to the demos so everyone's opinion is very important to me Well I am not in your league (I could not justify such expense on a DAC) but assuming you really do welcome all opinions on this matter - ... | |
| Is music quality moving away from the "audiophile" Ben,Thanks that was interesting and refreshing - very catchy stuff. Makes me think of Razorlight - another modern band that brings back that period in the late 70's early 80's but with a new variation on the sound (rather than covers) | |
| Power cords and soundstage However, that is not the case universally, as there are audiophiles who make comparisons and upgrade cables because they hear a difference which they deem important Agreed - no war - I was just trying to show that it is a difference of philosophy... | |
| good speaker with Sound stage behind???? Oops you did it again! Duke's advice rings true once again. I would also add that a scooped midrange gives depth or makes the stage/vocalists/lead guitar feel further away and less in your face. Look for a speaker with a dip in the upper midrange ... |