Videodrome;247681 Wrote:
> That receiver has been quite the buzz in the home theater forums. The
> fact is supports the new codecs (especially DTS HD MA) makes it very
> tempting. Provided the Onkyo's preamp section is decent for 2-channel,
> and if it has pre outs, you could add a finesse two
That receiver has been quite the buzz in the home theater forums. The
fact is supports the new codecs (especially DTS HD MA) makes it very
tempting. Provided the Onkyo's preamp section is decent for 2-channel,
and if it has pre outs, you could add a finesse two channel amp for your
mains and hav
Recently I've been thinking that something like an Onkyo 805 (
http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR805&p=i&class=Receiver ) with
it's Burr Brown dacs would be as good as getting an external dac. For a
bit over $700 currently on amazon.com it's quite a steal. And it would
give me the option of
With respect to all the posters everyone's point of view is correct in
it's own way.
I would suggest that the overall syngery between the components is more
important than the one link in the chain.
$$$ cost doesn't necessarily predicate the level of performance and you
should listen with your ear
smarco wrote:
> I don't think I have audiophile ears, but I'm able to distinguish $2-3k
> amps or speakers from $500-$1k ones. So when audiophiles say there is a
> "huge" difference, I assume "ok, there may be a slightly audible
> difference. :)
Give that man a cigar.
> Zhaolu seems to provide sl
I don't think I have audiophile ears, but I'm able to distinguish $2-3k
amps or speakers from $500-$1k ones. So when audiophiles say there is a
"huge" difference, I assume "ok, there may be a slightly audible
difference. :)
I recently got a Zhaolu D3, and tried A-B comparison with the internal
DA
You could also just download inguz's plugin and use that to turn up the
treble.
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In the old days, when amps had tone controls, people used to just turn
up the treble a little to get more "life" in the music. Now they spend
several hundred dollars on DACs and interconnect cables (like dumb and
dumber) in feeble attempts to get the same effect.
Get yourself a 70s-80s vintage a
A different dac will give a different sound not necessarily better...but
lets hope that a more expensive dac has a better performance. A better
dac psu will give you more of what the dac does with out too much change
in charactor ..for me better cables are the icing on the cake again
these shoul
SoftwireEngineer;243255 Wrote:
> The stock SB3 has some jitter which really shows up in the listening.
Huh? Most tests show the jitter as fairly low. Do you have scope
images?
> One should also try a better supply or power conditioner or better
> interconnects before adding more components to
The stock SB3 has some jitter which really shows up in the listening. I
would describe the sound as 'soft' and 'blurred' (although like
everything in audiophila is relative). Atleast, when compared to my
Philips 963sa. I sent it in for digital mods to Boldercables.com and
this improved to a great
In my case I use a Zhaolu D3 with great results.
The opAmp in mine were not Lt-1057 but Lt-1028. The 1028 are single
type opAmp. I replaced them with BurrBrown opa627 with greater results
!
And I am waiting to receive Burson 'discrete components' module that
will replace the opa627 ...
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You want to "brighten" your sound and move the soundstage "in front" of
your speakersthis goes against every "audiophile" stands for IMO.
If you want to simply brighen your sound try a set of Nordost Blue
Heaven interconnects...right around $120 a pair...these will brighten
your sound. If yo
westernboy;240238 Wrote:
> Hi cgull (clever name, btw). In response to your original post, I can
> recommend the Beresford TC-7510 external DAC, providing it has the
> 'Class A' output mod. At around 140 UK pound sterling, it was better
> than the modded Channel Islands VDA-1 I tried previously
the three benchmark dac1 I've heard have been rather poor compared with
the behringer deq 2496 [used as dac only] the src 2496. I agree the
dac1 sounded thin and bright to the point of unlistenable in the system
it was being used in ...this does illistrate that it was showing up the
dvd player tha
I've just got my SB3 and am having good results feeding into a Sonifex
Redbox DAC1 (£435)
Sonifex make broadcast equipment and one enterprising audio dealer got
the company to make a more domestically acceptable version by lopping
off the rack mount.
Here's a link to Sonifex:
http://www.audioat
I currently own a Beresford DAC and I am running it with SB3/Creek
Destiny and Monitor Audio GS20s... It sounds terrific, but I can`t help
thinking that there may be more to extract on the source-side og the
amp. Which DAC would you recommend?
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This guy makes great DACs on the "cheap." I have two of his older
models.
http://myworld.ebay.com/mhdtlab/
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russelk;240026 Wrote:
> I disagree with the statement that the speaekers will contribute about
> 95% of the system character. During my last upgrade I kept my speakers
> (Quad 12L) but replaced the source and amplification (Linn > Creek) -
> the change in sound was staggering. Speaking for myself
westernboy;240238 Wrote:
> Hi cgull (clever name, btw). In response to your original post, I can
> recommend the Beresford TC-7510 external DAC, providing it has the
> 'Class A' output mod. At around 140 UK pound sterling, it was better
> than the modded Channel Islands VDA-1 I tried previously
I don't own an sb3 as yet but use the software version for time being
across pc network
I use 'dac-in the box' between my dvd player(recorder) and amp. I first
read about the dac on the headfi forums and decided to buy one due to
the budget price & positive comments on the forums. There's a newe
I have the Zhaolu D3.0. For me it's an enormous improvement over the
SB3 internal DAC.
Shane
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cgull;240224 Wrote:
> Bitrate is great. I have a bunch of 24/48000 flacs to test with.
>
> I just installed the Inguz EQ plugin and it vastly improved sound.
> Gonna look into the room correction stuff now. This may temporarily
> cure my upgradeitis. Still on the fence for a dac.
Hi cgull (clev
cliveb;240105 Wrote:
> OK, fair enough. You've done a comparison and decided you prefer the
> sound of the Toshiba DVD player to the SB3. But before spending any
> money, be sure to check that you're not accidentally bitrate limiting
> the feed to the SB3, and also make sure your comparison of DV
I've tried a couple high-quality DAC's and was shocked at the level of
improvement over the SB3's analog outputs. This might be over your
budget but I've been very pleased with the $599 CIAudio VDA-2:
http://www.ciaudio.com/vda2.html
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cgull;240075 Wrote:
> Last night I did a test of a Toshiba SD4700/standard cd vs SB3/flac. The
> Toshiba sounded significantly better, no question about it. So I know
> that my amp/speaks are capable of producing a sound that is good to my
> ears. This is whats leading me down the DAC path.
OK, f
cliveb;240019 Wrote:
> Belief can send you down all sorts of blind alleys. What actual evidence
> do you have that the SB3's DAC is the limiting factor? The DAC in the
> SB3 is actually pretty damn good.
>
> An obvious point to make is that your speakers will be contributing
> about 95% of the o
cliveb;240019 Wrote:
> Belief can send you down all sorts of blind alleys. What actual evidence
> do you have that the SB3's DAC is the limiting factor? The DAC in the
> SB3 is actually pretty damn good.
>
> An obvious point to make is that your speakers will be contributing
> about 95% of the o
cgull;239877 Wrote:
> I am looking to add an external DAC as I believe the internal DAC is the
> weakest link in my audio chain.
Belief can send you down all sorts of blind alleys. What actual
evidence do you have that the SB3's DAC is the limiting factor? The DAC
in the SB3 is actually pretty da
try the behringer src 2496.its cheap £80ish has loads of facilities
and at the price very difficult to get a better sounding dacit can
be modded with a small amount of effort to live with dacs in the £600
bracket.
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>I think what I mean by brightness is that the SB3 sounds a bit muted
(even flat) to me<
Have you considered the Ignuz plug-in?
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JJZolx;239906 Wrote:
> If you want to increase the brightness then get something really
> inexpensive, no tubes in the output stage, and preferably 10 or more
> years old. That was a prominent quality of early DACs and a quality
> that *all* modern DACs strive to avoid. Most people generally do
If you want to increase the brightness then get something really
inexpensive, no tubes in the output stage, and preferably 10 or more
years old. That was a prominent quality of early DACs and a quality
that *all* modern DACs strive to avoid. Most people generally don't
like brightness in a sourc
I am looking to add an external DAC as I believe the internal DAC is the
weakest link in my audio chain. I am hoping to increase the brightness
and move the sound stage out.
I am not going to spend allot of $$ bc I would rather re-invest more
frequently as chip technology advances and costs less
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