Phil Leigh;615791 Wrote:
It's no assumption, it is fact - the circuit is different and better.
The way the s/pdif is formed and sent is cleaner.
I'm not sure why you keep asking subtle variations on the same
question?
It's almost as if you'd prefer it if there was no difference...
I
stop-spinning - you can't get high-end sound from cheap products. end of
story. Look around for a Benchmark DAC1 USB second hand - should be able
to get one for medium hundreds. A definite high-end, studio quality
product. Proper async USB. Other s/pdif inputs and a volume control so
exceedingly
How large is your music collection? how many tracks?
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF
x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1
On 06/03/11 12:23, JezA wrote:
stop-spinning - you can't get high-end sound from cheap products. end of
story.
Not true.
R.
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I'm generally not swayed by the the myth of constant progress ( I had
until a recent accident 18 year old speakers ).
Pile up 20 years of audimags single out a manufacturer eg yamaha or
luxman or something else look at the slightly different names the give
their key technology and watch how the
When was Stereo it all sounds the same Review ever considered a
Sacred Text?
I cancelled my subscription in the early 1980's when I decided the
glossy paper made the magazine unsuitable for lining bird cages.
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Curt962
Transporter...TouchBoom..
Vanderham,
I'm having exactly the same problem with Align that you were. Is it
possible for you to send the older copy of Align to me or to refer me
to the Solostatic.com contact that sent you the older copy?
Thanks,
Alex
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AlexMurphy
Robin Bowes;615833 Wrote:
On 06/03/11 12:23, JezA wrote:
stop-spinning - you can't get high-end sound from cheap products. end
of
story.
Not true.
R.
So .. what's your actual suggestion?
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JezA
JezA's
SuperQ;615784 Wrote:
Records were being compressed to the limit in the Jukebox era to get the
most volume out of the equipment.Ha! I did not know this. I though the
Walkman with its crappy headphones
started the trend.
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Henry66
JezA;615865 Wrote:
So .. what's your actual suggestion? Which cheap products do you think
give high-end sound?
I´m not Robin Bowes, but IMO, the SB3 internal dac with Inguz EQ
(free), beats any dac regardless of price. The subtle differences
between modern dacs and/or transports are
I tend to block the really bad ones out and never listen to them or get
rid of them, but...
A Wizard, A True Star LP by Todd Rundgren. Well over 50 minutes, and
heavily compressed to make it playable.
No real high or low frequencies, and the music (which I actually like)
is sort of high
TiredLegs;615624 Wrote:
There's a DCC version of Aqualung currently listed on eBay for $284!
(http://cgi.ebay.com/JETHRO-TULL-Aqualung-Rare-DCC-Gold-Disc-CD-SEALED-oop-/360322542448)
That price, by the way, is cheaper than for any new condition version of
that CD I could find elsewhere. Not
Eriko;615891 Wrote:
I´m not Robin Bowes, but IMO, the SB3 internal dac with Inguz EQ (free),
beats any dac regardless of price. The subtle differences between modern
dacs and/or transports are irrelevant in comparison to getting the
20-200 hz frequencies to only vary -+ 2db and cutting the
Joe jackson blaze of glory .
The sound is thin and fatiguing :( it sound like it's gone trough and
reverse riaa filter then someone by mistake sent this to the cd plant
instead of the lp plant, except for that if memory serves me rigth the
lp i once had sounded just as bad.
The whole production
firedog;615906 Wrote:
I tend to block the really bad ones out and never listen to them or get
rid of them, but...
A Wizard, A True Star LP by Todd Rundgren. Well over 50 minutes, and
heavily compressed to make it playable.
No real high or low frequencies, and the music (which I
JezA;615909 Wrote:
Which DACs 'regardless of price' have you actually tried?
Could Inguz not 'improve' those equally?
The Naim DAC is probably the most expensive one I´ve hooked up to my
stereo. My point was to your question, So .. what's your actual
suggestion? Which cheap products do you
Eriko;615923 Wrote:
...BTW, going from the SB3 to Touch as a digital transport for my CA
840c DAC section did improve the sound, but it´s so subtle in
comparison to what Inguz does. Therefore, I have to smile when people
are trying to improve their sound with Soundcheck Toolbox 2.0, which
On 06/03/11 16:01, JezA wrote:
Robin Bowes;615833 Wrote:
On 06/03/11 12:23, JezA wrote:
stop-spinning - you can't get high-end sound from cheap products. end
of
story.
Not true.
R.
So .. what's your actual suggestion?
Others have already made suggestions.
I didn't have anything
stop-spinning;615812 Wrote:
...One possible extremely good source is the Chevron Audio modified
QA550 - yes the UI is non-existent - but I bet the transport is as good
as it gets and for me, my priority is hi-end sound (even though I love
the great UI you get with the SB).
...QUOTE]
I
Boy, writing that made me go back and listen to my FLAC rip of the CD.
Not quite as bad sounding as the LP - I think the quiet background and
greater dynamics of the CD help it - but it still sounds so flat and
lifeless.
I actually like the music and lyrics. But it is definitely one of those
You still haven't made any concrete suggestions Robin.
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Henry,
I'm sure a 24bit 192kHz version would sound infinitely better!
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On 06/03/11 20:15, JezA wrote:
You still haven't made any concrete suggestions Robin.
What part of ...I think a Touch with a good
amp/speaker combination, or a pair of good active speakers... is not
specific?
R.
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Feed that ego and you starve the soul - Colonel J.D. Wilkes
On 06/03/11 20:41, Percival Sweetwater wrote:
Henry,
I'm sure a 24bit 192kHz version would sound infinitely better!
Only if streamed as wav (not FLAC), and from a Windows server, not
linux, and using a green cable, not red.
R.
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Feed that ego and you starve the soul - Colonel J.D. Wilkes
Any body tried both these DACs with the Touch.
I've got £500 burning a hole in my pocket and want to get the best
sound from my touch with my RA-1520 AMP and BW CM8 speakers running
Apple lossless files from an HDD attached to the touch.
Thanks
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i-d-b
Henry66;615757 Wrote:
An 'article about audiophiles'
(http://www.npr.org/2011/03/05/134256592/whatever-happened-to-the-audiophile)
in the arts life section of NPR. Pretty accurate, I would say, based
on my anecdotal evidence.
Sure there are audiophile very similar to the one depicted in
Robin Bowes;615946 Wrote:
On 06/03/11 20:41, Percival Sweetwater wrote:
Henry,
I'm sure a 24bit 192kHz version would sound infinitely better!
Only if streamed as wav (not FLAC), and from a Windows server, not
linux, and using a green cable, not red.
R.
Streamed wirelessly or
Robin Bowes;615943 Wrote:
On 06/03/11 20:15, JezA wrote:
You still haven't made any concrete suggestions Robin.
What part of ...I think a Touch with a good
amp/speaker combination, or a pair of good active speakers... is not
specific?
R.
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You think a Touch is high end!?
Yes I would have to admit that I would not have expected the Touch alone
to be hi-end; not without an external DAC and a little more help...
I believe however that the Touch with a Teddy Pardo power supply won't
hold back any DAC under £2000 (from my understanding).
Of course, as I mentioned
AlexMurphy;615862 Wrote:
Vanderham,
I'm having exactly the same problem with Align that you were. Is it
possible for you to send the older copy of Align to me or to refer me
to the Solostatic.com contact that sent you the older copy?
Thanks,
Alex
I read their literature and am
How can this program be used with SB3? As a plug in? Or as just a
measuring program for Inguz? Can it also be used to generate
correction curves that Inguz can use? What's the advantage to using
his over Inguz? Ease of operation? Greater accuracy in correction?
Better time alignment of
Phoenix;615988 Wrote:
I read their literature and am wondering if I can use my microphones
with this program. I have a Behringer ECM-8000 and the Tact
Microphone. Based on what I am reading it appears I can not unless I
have them calibrated, which I have no clue how to do. Any thoughts?
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