stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| DACs and bass response? @charles1dad: I tried swapping out the digital cable, then the power cable. At first, I thought they were both contributing to the improved bass. After posting the above message, I listened further and and determined that the replacement power cor... | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @soix: Hex is apparently no longer being made, so it would be useful to check to see to what extent it shares architecture with Adagio. Message me and I'll give you the e-mail for Metrum sales manager Anjo DeHeus-- he should know. | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @soix: Metrum dealer Mike Powell at Verastarr (great guy) suggested jitter from my transport ( modded Jolida JD100 cdp) might be to blamebut if that's so, why does the La Voce sound so great paired with the Jolida? I should point out that my resp... | |
| DACs and bass response? @georgehifi: And with the right cables, I discovered it had been there, all along! | |
| DACs and bass response? I ordered La Voce yesterday. This is my first DAC, so I’m no doubt a good deal less sophisticated than many who’ve posted on this thread in my capacity to assess this type of component, but it seems to do a good job occupying a middle ground. It’s... | |
| DACs and bass response? @kalai: Point taken! | |
| DACs and bass response? @georgehifi : yeah; I am not at all mechanically minded, so what you you offer is, indeed, "sound advice"! Thanks for the pic. | |
| DACs and bass response? @georgehifi: forgive my ignorance, but would installing such a cap likely void warrantee? Also, is this something I could purchase from say, parts conneXion? Briefly, what is involved in installation? Thanks. BTW, I swapped out power cord and coa... | |
| DACs and bass response? @shadorne: Well, my cdp has a tubed output and I was concerned that using a separate dac and bypassing the tubes might be a problem, but so far, with the 3 dacs I've tried, it hasn't been an issue. The SS Majestic integrated provides plenty of "t... | |
| DACs and bass response? @lalitk : My source is probably the weakest link in the chain: an aging Jolida JD100 tubed cdp. To be honest, I've been very confused by the claims and counter-claims in these forums re: the degree to which any transport feeding a dac affects the... | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @soix : I'm currently trying out a Metrum Adagio but disappointingly, there seem to be some synergy issues that are inhibiting its performance. | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @333jeffrey: OK-- good to know as I go forward, Thanks. | |
| DACs and bass response? @shadorne: RE: euphonic sound. I guess different people would define that term differently. My SS Wells Majestic integrated has no need of "fattening up". I listened to the Metrum Adagio today and it seems a poor match with the Wells-- to much wei... | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @rhljazz: I checked and it's actually a 10% restocking fee + shipping both ways if I return it. That's awfully steep, IMO. | |
| DACs and bass response? @shadorne: the reasons I haven't tried the benchmark are 1) complaints that it's a very complex component (not exactly plug in and play) and 2) that it sounds thin/lean. You seem to be very technically competent, so let's set aside complaint #1 a... |