Hi... I've made three changes in my system over the past month or so:
1. Switched from wi-fi to ethernet. 2. Implemented Soundcheck's mods (except one the turning off the Touch's screen---that one is off-limits by spousal decree). 3. Most recently (yesterday) changed the interconnects between the DacMagic and my amp from the cheap RCA's that came with the DacMagic to a pair of Blue Jeans LC-1's. I've been happily running through my music collection and enjoying some good sounds---seeemingly sounding improved, but hard to really say for sure. Tonight I cued up "Copland conducts Copland"---a collection of Aaron Copland's works---Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc. This was recorded in the 60's I believe with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. I'd listened to the Copland a few months (pre the above changes) ago after ripping my whole CD collection onto the VBA and, had mentally noted a fair amount of audible noise (hiss) and, though a bit disappointed, I'd just figured it was due to it being a not-so-good recording. I could really hear this noise during "Fanfare"---anyone who knows the piece will understand why. Suffice to say that tonight I was stunned from the opening bars. The noise/hiss is almost gone...the reverberations from the gong and tympani are crystal clear and there was a depth and breadth to the sound that was simply not there before----this piece of music has completely come alive. In some of the other Copland pieces, besides the enhanced clarity and depth, I can hear those little human-caused noises from the musicians that were not audible before. This one's not just an "I kinda' think it sounds better"....I have absolutely no doubt, now, that one or more of these changes have upped my system's performance to a higher level. My 57 yr. old ears are still in damn good shape (I can still hear the infamous "Mosquito" tone), so I know---at the least---that I can hear the difference between more hiss and little or no hiss, heheh. No, it's not night and day, but I have absolutely no doubt, now, that an additional level of quality is present that was not there before. -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Main: PS Audio Quintet > Touch (wired) > CA DacMagic > Marantz PM8003 > VA Mozart Grands > REL Acoustics R305. Home Theatre: SBR (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.5.3 r31815 running on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 1.7. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.5.3 r9283. Duet: FW 67. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85449 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
