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@mihorn Skip the DAC. This $2k all-in-one player (CD, SACD, FLAC player, streamer) sounds better than any transport and DAC combo regardless of price (incl. $260k dCS). Alex/Wavetouch audio
You can’t possibly be serious. Anyone who might make this statement loses what little credibility they may have had.
=====> Why my WT-95 is the world’s best sound digital player? ----- 1) no veil, no distortion noise, closest to the original sound reproduction. All digital (and analog) sources sound veil and glare, except my WT-95. Please point out if any CDP/system sounds cleaner than this WT-95 system. https://youtu.be/QkQcB3nFJDc?si=Qoe0edEnetnYhY-x&t=142
2) Natural sound mid-range (voice). All audio systems’ human voice sound far back and thin. Only WT-95 mid sound like the original recording. https://youtu.be/ADJab9HrXpU?si=jGaG5gjC5hYP2oia
3) Cheap and plenty replacement parts. WT-95 is forever. There are thousands used Oppo bdp-95s. I have so many broken CDP gears (Theta data 2 paid $3k, many Thetas, PS d-links, Cary, many DACs I don’t use anymore, everyone know what they paid since 40 y ago). WT-95 sounds top them all (incl. every new tech noise/veil monsters - $260k dac!!) and replacements are plenty.
4) Newer digital technology sound worse than older tech. Newer digital tech destroys/chop down the original music (too much cooking) and lost the natural sound focus (sound images/musicality) and re-constructs some artificial sounds. **I agree that sometimes newer tech sounds bit better to listen (not musical, in artificial way) with bad irritating sound audio systems.
Ex.) Listen below 2 same music (10 years old, 3 years old). 10 YO is much better. 10 YO. https://youtu.be/kYICwkCnUIk?si=NHet3QBYB50Jazzn ---- 3 YO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqkcFJxIjVE
Post any audio systems that sounds better than my system. My speaker is 5.25" woofer and very low freq isn’t in my recordings, but WT-95 does the full range. Alex/Wavetouch audio