guidof;668090 Wrote: > OK. As promised, I applied TT3.0 to my bedroom system which is similar > to yours in that headphones are fed directly via a tube amp from the > Touch's analog outs(see below) and the Touch is networked via Wi-Fi. > > After a few comparative listens, I concluded that the improvement (over > TT2.0) is not as startling as in my main system, mainly, I think, > because the effects on imaging and soundstaging obviously don't apply. > > However, the improvements in timbres and tonal balance are quite > apparent. The bass is much tighter, the highs have lost the trace of > digital edge they still had with TT2.0. > > I listen mostly to jazz and classical, so for example in "It never > entered my mind" from the 24/88 download of The Gene Harris/Scott > Hamilton Quintet's "At Last," Harris' piano sounds as naturally icy as > it does on my main system through the M-Ls. Similarly, on the rip from > an RCA CD of Geza Anda's performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, > the Vienna Symphony's strings are no longer muddied by the somewhat > bloated bass that I had assumed was an artifact of the 701s. Anda's > piano playing comes through with astonishing articulateness. Everything > is cleaner and clearer. > > In summary, I would say that with the change from TT2.0 to 3.0, -to > me-, everything sound more natural, less "hi-fi." > > I really don't know the reason for your different experience. But if > further listens corroborate that TT3.0 does noting for you, my only > suggestion would be to enjoy the music through your Senns and perhaps > give TT3.0 another chance if you should change your system at some > future time. > > Regards, > > Guido F.
Hi Guido, I've tried another go tonight and to summarise last night I was wrong! I will post my findings in another post, hopefully tomorrow, however I am now hearing a difference and an improvement with the toolbox. Cheers Ian Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk -- socistep ------------------------------------------------------------------------ socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
