daveyf
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| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? While I agree that room treatment is extremely important, the system i was listening to in my OP had been treated. The demo was done by folks who I believe actually do know how to set up a room! ( I am not sure why folks here many times come to th... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? @phusis When I say, larger than life, I am referring to what I hear when I attend a live event. For example, the sound of a small acoustic ensemble in a hall. While the system I heard can somewhat portray the sound of the hall, it also made the ... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? Most folks who would contemplate buying this system, will have the requisite space to put it…would be my guess. However, I think the sound they are going to get will be highly dependent on how well the room will be treated. Without treatment, almo... | |
| DAC's from the past, are any of them really worth much today? One of the things that seems to be a factor with older DAC's, besides their older chip design ( which may or may not be a detriment), is the inability of the older units to support the current connection protocols. For example, the DAC i am demoin... | |
| Jadis JA30 Mk2, how great??? @thieliste No, I have not compared any other power tubes in the amp. I am quite happy with the KT150’s. In order to utilize other power tubes besides KT150’s the amp needs to go through an internal modification to accept those tubes. I have rolle... | |
| Jadis JA30 Mk2, how great??? @thieliste IME, the best sounding Jadis for your system is the one that will still drive your speakers and is the lowest powered model you can get away with. This is why i went with the JA 30Mk2's. Like most amps, it seems that the higher powered... | |
| DAC's from the past, are any of them really worth much today? @jacobsdad2000 The DAC I am demo'ing has no usb connection, because it is too old! This will prove to be a considerable detriment to usage as it cannot really connect to today's better streamers, along the lines of what you post. It does have Co-... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing I'm looking for something similar, so I am interested in this thread. Most folks believe that a separate DAC and streamer are the way to go for better SQ. Naturally, this adds to the cost. I would think your Yaggy DAC would be a good place to star... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, @mijostyn I think we will have to agree to disagree. | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, @mijostyn The discussion about whether a digital step in vinyl is audible or not is an old one. IME, I always prefer the 'purity' of a AAA source vs. a digital source. Digital has come a long way, but IME--and IMHO, it just is not quite there ye... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, @ghdprentice You ask why Linn went with the digital processing at the turntable. I would say they did it because they probably believed it would sound better, and certainly on paper, this makes some sense. Now here’s the thing, if your reference... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, So, to add to my last post...here is a question for the folks on this thread... Is it possible that more experienced a'philes will have enough knowledge/experience of how to put together a system so that it has the least chance ( i'm not saying t... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, @phusis One other thing i have also learned in this hobby is this: it is just as easy to go backwards in regards to SQ when you implement something into your system, as it is to go forwards...and many times, even easier! Interestingly, the deale... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, Very interesting thread. Particularly appropriate to me, as only yesterday i visited a dealer who's system was what he felt to be excellent sounding. Yet, and here's the thing, this system was a disappointment to me. Not because it did not have so... | |
| DVD-A thoughts... @coralkong I think with this particular disc, it is possible that a video screen is required to change the levels. This is the only DVD-A that may require this, but it still sounds fine under the surround sound mastering, better I am sure with the... |