chinablues;302609 Wrote: > You guys in this audiophile forum are too tough. We were discussing > 4200$ thingy's for home use. As if they would seriously make a > (significant) difference. Then onto live music. Where I'm sure they > are not using 4200$ plugs. I only point out that in many live > situations, they probably haven't spent 4200$ on the amps never mind > the connects. So is the sound always 'purer' live? > > PS the 'group' did not turn up tonight in the pub. Phew! > > And PPS, Phil check your footer re the signal path.... > > Dan
Dan, My signal path is digital all the way to the DAC, then tube buffer, preamp, power amp, speaker...My footer point is that, in the vast majority of recordings, the original "sounds" will have travelled through a lot,lot more devices than that (including some pretty non-audiophile op-amps!) before it leaves the factory and heads to the shop where we buy it... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47613 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles