Bikecommuter, take a look at my thread entitled: Reference DACS: An overall perspective along with my reviews of the Accustic Arts DACS ( MK4 and the Tube Hybrid reference) for lots of details concerning new/old digital front ends and the difference in DACS sonicly.
"Old" vs. "new" digital equipment
Some recent posts about how far digital has come have got me thinking. I have a Theta DS Pro Gen III dac fed by a CEC TL5100Z as a transport. (The rest of the system is ARC LS2B Mk II into ARC VT-100 Mk II into Vandy 3a Sigs and 2WQ sub.)
I wonder what improvements I might hear if I were to go to a newer dac or newer cdp. In my current system, I hear grain when I listen to massed strings, some congestion on orchestral peaks, but otherwise most generally like what I hear.
Would newer digital stuff mitigate or eliminate these issues?
If I were to upgrade, where might I head next?
More generally, can anyone characterize the differences between my "old" Theta and newer digital equipment?
TIA.
David
I wonder what improvements I might hear if I were to go to a newer dac or newer cdp. In my current system, I hear grain when I listen to massed strings, some congestion on orchestral peaks, but otherwise most generally like what I hear.
Would newer digital stuff mitigate or eliminate these issues?
If I were to upgrade, where might I head next?
More generally, can anyone characterize the differences between my "old" Theta and newer digital equipment?
TIA.
David