Thanks. I listen to them tomorrow.
Does anyone have a digital system that is as involving as their analogue front end?
I have a good analogue front end. Not stratuspherically good but good enough for this comparison. VPI Prime Signature 21 turntable, Pass Labs XP-25 pono preamp, Pass Labs XP-30 preamp and Hovland Radia amp. It has a lovely, very involving sound. On the right recording, I just drop everythng and am drawn in to listen.
My streamer, on the other hand, is decent but not spectacular. It is better than my CD player, but it is not jaw-dropping like my analogue front-end. My question is this: does anyone have a high-end, tier-one streamer (dCS Bartok Apex, Lumin X2, or something like them) that can rival a good analogue system?
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@audio-b-dog what power cord are you using on Meitner? |
@audio-b-dog I’m using Kimber PK14 Ascent. Previously had Nordost Frey 2 on it. I like Kimber better. Never bothered with the stock cord on it :) |
I wonder if you would know the difference not on an A/B test, but if your wife changed cords and you left your music room for a fair period of time. Say half an hour. Power cords are one of the things I've never gotten into. I do have a couple of upgraded cords. One I got when I traded a turntable for something and the guy threw in a thick pink power cord. I use that on my CD player and have no idea how it affects the sound. When I inherited my amp and some other cool things, I got a power cord and it's plugged into the amp. I never had interest in an A/B test because I already own them, and I think it's one of those things that you can hear when you're concentrating on an A/B test, but you'd have no idea if nobody told you they changed cords. I am now listening to "Nardis" on "Cafe Blue" and the cymbals sound fantastic. I don't have the album to compare them to, but I felt that everything was there on the cymbals. Now that the Meitner is burned in a bit, it seems nothing is lacking to my ears. Give me an expensive dCS and I'd probably hear some differences. The guys at Stereophile who reviewed the MA3i did compare it to dCS 1/4 million dollar stack and said they could hear the difference, but once that comparison was over they were perfectly happy listening to the MA3i. Not the MA3, however. |
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