I had a pair of Eltax speakers 12 or 13 years ago, bought them from
Richer Sounds they had good reviews in what hi fi. Got them home and
they sounded crap, I was very disappointed, I sold them less than a
week later to a non audiophile friend and got a pair of BW 601 s2's,
absolutely huge
I had a pair of Eltax speakers 12 or 13 years ago, bought them from
Richer Sounds they had good reviews in what hi fi. Got them home and
they sounded crap, I was very disappointed, I sold them less than a
week later to a non audiophile friend and got a pair of BW 601 s2's,
absolutely huge
External DAC's bring changes that are both subtle, and take awhile to
fully appreciate. As an example, when comparing my CEC CD-3300 CD
player (via analog outputs) against how it sounds running digitally
thru my Benchmark--there is nothing monumental to report. The changes
are subtle, definitely
adamslim;663259 Wrote:
A DAC would not hurt, although I would probably look to upgrading the
speakers or amp before the source in your place - although it might
take more than £200 to make a real jump up in quality.
If you do want to buy a DAC, the CA is a good choice. The Arcam rDAC
is
Looks like they are clearing them out. I believe they are going for
$249.
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TheLastMan;663957 Wrote:
First, my sister lives in Harpenden...
However a good amp with average speakers will usually sound better than
an average amp with good speakers. This is because many cheap or
average speakers have odd impedence curves (measured in Ohms) that make
them a
rgro;663661 Wrote:
I'm from county King (Washington State, US)--so, technically speaking,
do I exist?
Aside from whether or not one is from Hertfordshire, Sussex, or...(I
find that conversation utterly delightful, btw), I think you ought to
try to get a unit from a local dealer on a
gruntwolla;664016 Wrote:
A friend of mine married a guy from a place called Enumclaw. Is that
near you?
Thanks for the advice btw!
Cheersand indeed it isabout 50 miles to the southeast. A small
town very near that massive and beautiful ice-cream cone thing that we
see once in a
gruntwolla;663599 Wrote:
I have actually decided ( with my wife's approval no less) to start a
new speakers/amp savings account.
Trev
First, my sister lives in Harpenden...
Second, I would suggest allocating more of your budget to amp than
speakers. I concur with the poster here who said
Just as a matter of interest, in what circumstances would a £200 dac (
using the CA dacmagic as an example) make a worthwile difference?
I have actually decided ( with my wife's approval no less) to start a
new speakers/amp savings account. I will hopefully be back on this
forum for more advice
gruntwolla;663599 Wrote:
Just as a matter of interest, in what circumstances would a £200 dac (
using the CA dacmagic as an example) make a worthwile difference?
I have actually decided ( with my wife's approval no less) to start a
new speakers/amp savings account. I will hopefully be
gruntwolla;663599 Wrote:
Just as a matter of interest, in what circumstances would a £200 dac (
using the CA dacmagic as an example) make a worthwile difference?
Trev
I'd say when the rest of your equipment is resolving enough to hear a
difference between dacs. Then if you actually like
ralphpnj;663301 Wrote:
I can understand a bit of swaying on your cycling journey home
especially after a stop at the local pub for a pint or two. But swaying
on the way to work? Then again you appear to work evenings so perhaps
you're getting a head start on those pints :)
LOL. That was
cliveb;663292 Wrote:
My personal advice is that it is all too easy to think that a change of
DAC will make a difference and as a result you do hear a difference
where none actually exists. (Expectation tends to be self-fulfilling).
Pretty much all competent DACs sound very similar.
My
The problem is, you always get such a more significant improvement with
changes to speakers. The old 'source first' mantra may have made sense
in the 70s (maybe), but now any digital source is going to sound pretty
good, whereas speakers of the same price usually have notable
weaknesses.
I have
cliveb;663292 Wrote:
My personal advice is that it is all too easy to think that a change of
DAC will make a difference and as a result you do hear a difference
where none actually exists. (Expectation tends to be self-fulfilling).
Pretty much all competent DACs sound very similar.
My
Hi folks,
My current set up is -amp- Sherwood AX-405OR,speakers- Eltax
Symphony 4.2. My music is 95% flac, the rest mp3, and I sometimes
stream from Napster and a couple of internet radio stations. I
primarily use SB3 with this setup.
I just want to know would a Cambridge Audio dacmagic be a
A DAC would not hurt, although I would probably look to upgrading the
speakers or amp before the source in your place - although it might
take more than £200 to make a real jump up in quality.
If you do want to buy a DAC, the CA is a good choice. The Arcam rDAC
is also worth considering, you
adamslim;663259 Wrote:
A DAC would not hurt, although I would probably look to upgrading the
speakers or amp before the source in your place - although it might
take more than £200 to make a real jump up in quality.
If you do want to buy a DAC, the CA is a good choice. The Arcam rDAC
is
I too am considering a DAC for my headphone amp setup, its currently SB
Touch - Little Dot mkv amp - Senn HD650s or Beyer 770s - its my only
real 'HiFi' kit as other speakers are audioengine A2s (which I really
like).
However seem to notice mixed reviews on DACS, I was thinking of the
cambridge
However seem to notice mixed reviews on DACS, I was thinking of the
cambridge and also the Beresford Caiman DAC, some people say they add a
lot and others say there is no real benefit.
Would be interested to hear users on here's experience
ian
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gruntwolla
Debian sheeva plug running sbs
My personal advice is that it is all too easy to think that a change of
DAC will make a difference and as a result you actually do hear a
difference where none actually exists. (Expectation tends to be
self-fulfilling). Pretty much all competent DACs sound very similar.
My moment of
gruntwolla;663262 Wrote:
I cycle past Graham's hifi in North London every evening on my sway to
work, and I feel like that guy in Greek mythology trying to avoid the
rocks!( Ulysses I think ) Trev
I can understand a bit of swaying on your cycling journey home
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