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| Any advice on CD player upgrade? Outlier...see my comments on my BelCanto demo on the "Job, BelCanto, Perpetual Tech DAC" thread. Whereas my time with the BelCanto wasn't all that satisfying, it's clear that it imparted significant changes in upper frequency info, and that these ... | |
| JOB, BelCanto, Perpetual, MilleniumDACs? Thanks for all the advice, folks. To that end I managed to borrow a BelCanto DAC1 and Pioneer DVD333 (set to 96/24), 2m toslink, and started comparing it to my old Rotel CD855. I expected to be blown away by dramatic improvements...but it didn't h... | |
| DV-525 and Bel Canto DAC 1 v CAL CL-20 I too was all excited about demoing the BelCanto/PioneerDVD/Toslink setup as recommended by BC, and compared it to my old Rotel CD-855, both alone, and driving the DAC coaxially. I expected to be overwhelmed by the BelCanto, but found my reaction ... | |
| what is everybody listening to right now Jean Danton's "American Dreamer" and Paul Simon's latest... isn't Pigs, Sheep and Wolves an incredibly good song? | |
| What is your reference? ...a final thought before I hit the hay: I used to consider the Handel & Haydn Society's period instrument concerts at (the smaller) Jordan Hall a supremely wonderful reference, both musically and acoustically. Well, H&H got too successful... | |
| What is your reference? What a wonderful thread! I too am graced with a Steinway B (1940) to allow my daughter and me wonderful music-making, but find it striking how different it sounds depending upon lid-angle, corner-loading, etc. Repeated voicings for the pianist (in... | |
| Best female vocals on CD ...and now for something from left field: JEAN DANTON is a Boston-based soprano who cut a disc on Albany called AMERICAN DREAMERS: about 25 songs from Foster through Ives, Kern, Gershwin, Bernstein (inc. a couple of premieres), recorded at Jordan ... | |
| Best female vocals on CD What a coincidence, Dalelogix! After pleasantly sitting through an hour or so of Krall's latest, I happened upon Fi magazine's sampler, and played Janis Ian's "Breaking Silence"---couldn't believe it was her! Wonderful lyric, magnificently sung. N... | |
| Hear ye! Thou who knowist thy speakers.. Hi Rosstamen. Seems like you've been exercising your ear/brain, eh? Your reaction to the Dynaudio recalls a conversation I had with a dealer just before I purchased my Verity Parsifal Encores: as I understood that Verity sources their custom drive... | |
| Any advice on CD player upgrade? Hi Doug (Sedlund). I indeed get your point, and wholeheartedly agree: I only became wildly dssatisfied with my Rotel AFTER getting an Aleph P to drive my Aleph 2s; only then did a great preamp lay bare the inadequacies of my CDP! My last post's co... | |
| Fair comparison? DA Conver vs HighEndCD Forgot: Wes' reviews of both the MF and BelCanto can be found at onhifi.com. Ernie | |
| Fair comparison? DA Conver vs HighEndCD Hi Paul. I'm in the same boat, and am considering Resolution Audio CD55 OR DVD w/BelCanto or Perpetual Tech DAC. Found interesting commentary at tweakaudio.com re new Millenium DAC ($850) coming out soon. See Wes Phillips comments on the differenc... | |
| NAD dvd-the new one vs Pionner Elite 37 What about a Pioneer 434DVD (has progressive scan) for $300, driving a BelCanto ($1300) or Perpetual Tech ($700) DAC? | |
| Any advice on CD player upgrade? I'm in the same boat as Outlier, and have a new system that's WAY too resolving for my old CDP (Rotel 855). I tried the ARCAM 9, and although I found the midrange very well fleshed out, I'm afraid I have to agree with other posters who found the A... | |
| Hear ye! Thou who knowist thy speakers.. The Revel for $3k (fine midrange); the 803N ONLY if your room allows listening in the farfield (they don't integrate well closer than 10-12' away; splashy if close to sidewalls, too, and a bit out of control in the bass); used Aerial 8, if you nee... |