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  Room correction in high-end system???
OK,lots of praise has been heaped on the Tact and Sigtech RCS systems, including in this months TAS. However, I believe my system is pretty high-end (at least by the "How much does your system retail for?" thread) and do not want to harm the already fine sonic charactersitics. I am generally of the mind that "less is more".

Things that concern me are:
- Putting an A/D and then D/A into my vinyl playback chain.
- Putting a lower quality D/A in place or in addition to my SF Processor 3.
- Replacing my beloved BAT VK-50SE pre with a one box DAC/ADC/RCS/PRE.

If my system were in the sub $40k retail range, I would be running to a room correction system, but am a little sceptical given my current investment. It might even be a little snobbishness. However, if I do like it better with RCS, I'd end up saving a bucket of dough.

Has anyone with a well set-up room and system tried one of these? I'd be expecially curious if Mr. Porter or some of the other vinyl fans have had one of these in their system.

Thanks,
Meta
Metaphysics  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-23-01
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05-23-01   I'm wrestling with the same dilemma, though my system is mor ...   Drubin

05-23-01   Hi metaphysics i have a high end system - spectral, accuphas ...   Czapp

05-23-01   Carl, thanks for the feedback. one more thing that i forgot ...   Metaphysics

05-23-01   Hey metaphysics the thing about a vinyl front end is that yo ...   Czapp

05-23-01   Metaphysics, i'm in pretty much the same boat as you. i'm h ...   Rcprince

05-23-01   Sacd is also an issue here. you would have to either bypass ...   Drubin

05-23-01   Rcprince, regarding the balance of the system, my understand ...   Drubin

05-23-01   I own a sigtech and currently use it with dcs elgar and 972 ...   Pls1

05-23-01: Cornfedboy
drubin: if you use the accuphase dg-28, together with their 2-box sacd combo (dp-100/dc-101), you don't bypass the system bus in the dac and, thus, get "true" sacd playback. or so i'm told. this is a waay expensive trio of electronics, tho.

i've experience analogue playback for some time through a digital pre/dac (accuphase dc-330) that takes a signal from a>d, d>a. on the whole it sounds quite good, tho i still prefer a "straight" phono stage for the last extraction of ambiance and air.

i'm also dubious of digital correction devices. the only one of spent any time with is the accuphase. while it does, indeed, offer readily apparent corrections to the output curve in a less-than-perfect audio environment (and what space isn't thus?), it always has a sort of "too perfect" quality about it. kinda like surgically-enhanced female breasts; they may look enticing but virtually never appear "real."

-kelly

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05-23-01   Kelly, can you say more about that "too perfect" q ...   Drubin

05-23-01   The dg-28 is a digital graphical equalizer, which corrects i ...   Pls1

05-23-01   My system is similarly high end...spectral/theta/eidolon. i ...   Jdwek

05-24-01   I know exactly what you are saying. room correction is such ...   Drubin

05-24-01   Hi, interesting post. because i went through the same dilemn ...   Wslam

05-24-01   The only answer is to try it. the room is the most importa ...   Aubreyb@

05-26-01   I have sigtechs and a tact and i listen to analog and cd. i ...   Audioguy123

05-27-01   Audioguy123,what external adc are you using? i had a wadia ...   Metaphysics

05-27-01   There are enough positive testimonials here that i am close ...   Metaphysics

05-27-01   Metaphysics-- the tact puts out 24-44/48/96 (whatever it is ...   Audioguy123

05-27-01   Audioguy, are you saying that the digitized lp sounds better ...   Lornecherry

05-27-01   I am saying several things: (1) the digitized lp sound bette ...   Audioguy123

05-28-01   Which ones is better imean sonically no significant accuphas ...   Saka@


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