stuartk
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| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Just started running in Sim. Right away, the thin, overly bright sound I heard with the Heed is gone. I've since found out the previous owner was using it in a tube-powered system, which makes more sense. The presentation is much more robust. PRaT... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Have decided to order the Sim 260DT to try out. | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: I'm confused. You wrote: "The fluttery, wobbly and vibratory nature of the spinning disc doesn’t help at all, making the sound slower, more diffuse and more compressed". You clearly know much more about this topic than I do. | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: then perhaps I misunderstood you. Can you re-phrase the question? | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: it's a claim I've read repeatedly by those who advocate burning CDs to a hard disc and by those manufacturers, such as PS Audio, that sell players with memory buffers. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Ordered a pair of copper Audio Art Statement IC's today.Will report back once I've listened to the A.Arts' in the system. If they don't tame the Heed's penchant for uncovering sonic nasties,I'll order the Sim. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport itzhak: for most of the Jolida's lifetime, I used it as a CDP, which meant its tubed preamp influenced the system's sound. Furthermore, I used it for many years in conjunction with a tubed Jolida integrated, so you'll understand how brighter cabl... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Good morning, lowrider57:Thanks for recommending Swagman. Their units are certainly more affordable than others I've looked at. Still, I'll have to see how things shake out. I hadn't anticipated having to buy new IC's and my budget for audio is re... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport mooglie: in response to your suggestion that I might need "more copper in the system" I've ordered a set of Audio Art Statement IC's. Although some CDs responded well to running analogue and digital cables to separate outlets, I'm still hearing fa... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport . . . or was it lowrider57 who first suggested separating digital and analogue cables? I'm starting to lose track of who's said what. Whomever it was, I appreciate the suggestion. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport itzhak1969-- per your advice, I was able to re-arrange cables. Now the integrated has its own own audiophile outlet to itselfThe other outlet is supplying the DAC and the Cullen Power Box. I've got the Transport and the 2 wall warts (for the Synch... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport twoleftears: the limiting factor, other than my budget, is the fact that I'm only willing to buy what I can return. RE: Bel Canto transports, reviews I've read have characterized them as being on the bright side, which is definitely not the direct... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport itzhak1969: thank you | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait-- you say "transport", but I assume this also applies to CDP's . | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport sdl42-- No but I can see if I can borrow one. |