Helloharry;626222 Wrote: > Daverz, 840c is a pretty nice sounding dac, except that the soundstage > is pretty forward "in my face" as i am listening in a near field setup > in small room (could be other part of the chain but i am happy with the > amp/spkr combo), the stereo images are bit oversized. I am hoping th > imaging to be more pinpoint and solid. And a more backward > presentation. Could be speaker placement, but after 6 months of tuning > (with differenet tubes too), i think i get the best possible tonal > balance to my ears, and i am hoping better equipment can deilver for my > soundstaging/imaging requirement as said above. Cheers.
HH: I have a Touch + CA 840C and don't get a 'forward' soundstage or 'oversized' images. These issues may be related to room/speaker placement. I doubt you will solve them by changing the DAC, but you can try, if you can borrow one. Guido F. -- guidof *Front End*: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge; Cambridge Azur 840C CD Player; Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch Music File Player (digital out to Cambridge Azur 840C DAC) *Preamps*: Conrad Johnson Motif (Phono); Adcom GFP-750 (Line) *Amps*: Music Reference RM-200 Mk II (Main); Little Tube Mk III (Phones) *Subwoofer Equalizer*: DSpeaker Antimode 8033 *Speakers*: Martin Logan SL3s; REL T1 Subwoofer *Headphones*: AKG K701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87098 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
