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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I'm still at a loss as to how to post photos of my system and look at others' system pages. I tried Igmur (I think that's what you put) and it wanted my credit card and seemed to want to subscribe me to a newspaper. The other longer URL I got lost in. I'll have to find some time to look harder. Maybe Monday. |
@audio-b-dog thank you for the music recommendation! I started listening and will continue later. Track 1 is 32min! As to system viewing… click on a member user ID, the click Details. You will be able to see the system if they have posted one. |
After owning DACs from PS Audio, Benchmark, Whest, Luxman, Bricasti, Marantz, Wyred4Sound, Bryston, Prism, Auralic, Cary, Berkeley and others, I installed a Holo May KTE. NEVER before for digital had I heard such analog-like human voices. My 32/384 LP rips are as enjoyable as listening to the LP, a level that was never reached consistently by any of the other DACs. My turntable is an Acoustic Signature Montana Neo with TA-7000 Neo and Origin Live Agile tonearms, and a DS Audio Master 3 equalizer with Grand Master cartridge, and ZYX Optimum with MoFi MasterPhono. The AD converter is an RME ADI-2 Pro fs r Black Edition AD/DA Converter with After Dark power supply. |
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