stuartk
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| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 I’m trying to be systematic. I didn’t mention that I retrieved my old Jolida tube cdp out of a closet and tried it as both a transport and cdp into the Hegel. In these scenarios, the sound was worse, rather than better. I will repor... | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? @tablejockey I can enjoy the Bros. Johnson version because I like the SONG. I still prefer Shuggie’s version! @czarivey some folks sayin that 70s music best, some sayin 60s music and some sayin 80’s, but i really don’t understand them at all... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister ...but to change the way we look by forgetting any abstract theory and learn how to look before and behind our ego ... How very "Zen" ! | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 about staying with one brand of cable…it’s totally up to you but it isn’t necessarily always the best approach I don't disagree as a general approach but for my current "forensic" purposes , I'd prefer to stick with just one brand ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister "There is a Japanese visual art in which the artist is forced to be spontaneous. He must paint on a thin stretched parchment with a special brush and black water paint in such a way that an unnatural or interrupted stroke will destroy... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 Thanks for your comments. Please note that La Voce is SS, not tube. Only La Scala is tube in the Aqua line up. All cabling is Audio Art Statement. @jjss49 has offered to lend me some other cables. I prefer to start the experiment wit... | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? Many excellent points and observations, here! | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 Thanks for your Kimber suggestion. The Hegel's DAC loop requires two digital bnc cables and one XLR. I must use XLR for it to work. | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @jjss49 Yes, sir -- only CDs for me! Thanks for your generosity in taking the time to look into the Aqua's topology, for the tips on cabling and last but not least, your kind offer re: cable loan. (FYI, the DAC Loop requires two bnc cables and... | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? For some, no doubt. I can't pick one year between say, '67 and '77... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC Before checking out other dacs, I’m going to try the Aqua inserted into the Hegel’s dac loop. My hope is that the Hegel’s clocking and anti- jitter capacities will ensure the smoothness I’m currently enjoying with its onboard dac will remain but a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 "Not just technical facility but also the brain connection with the arm muscles so to speak, developing that facility to the point where the subconscious mind can take over the basic mechanical task of playing, thus freeing the consci... | |
| Black Pumas On Tour Now They are wonderful but I don’t care for the way they’ve recently "updated" their sound, presumable to be more commercially appealing. Even if I could afford to see them live, I wouldn't, at this point. When I want a shot of what they do so well,... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @mm1tt77 Yes, the same thing ocurred to me (noise). I tried A PSA power regenerator/conditioner in the past and noticed no effect but it’s possible the power is dirtier, now. And the PS Audio is a dac I’d like to try. Thanks for you comments. ... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC Hi @soix Thanks for the suggestions. I neglected to mention in my OP that I was hoping to go with something US or Euro made and furthermore, one that I can return if necessary. My speakers are US made. My Jay’s and Hegel are both made in China ... |