Are these exceptionally well recorded, or what?
"Veronica Swift: This Better Earth (opening song—she’s right there in the room)" Look for the 1961 original by Dinah Washington for amazing "in the room" sonics. I listen to the mono LP, but it's probably decent on digital as well. I like to give current singers a listen, but always circle back to the source. |
My betting money is on the preamp hitting its break-in point. My first experience with equipment break-in was when I recapped my tube preamp. For quite some time after the recap job I wrote it off as another lesson learned to not tamper with working equipment, as it sounded worse after the recap job than before (weak sound stage, etc.). Several weeks later, however, the sounds stage and dynamics opened up in a way that was (to me) remarkable. So my guess is your new preamp has gotten through its break-in period... |
@yashu , you can find it in the complete set of Rachmaninov Symphonies, Ashkenazy conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra on London/Decca. https://open.qobuz.com/album/0002894557982 https://tidal.com/browse/album/4512925 |
They are class D (Bel Canto ref500m) and I do leave them on all the time. But they were off quite a while when I installed the preamp and reconfigured my cables. Then your experience is one you have shared with me and others. :) I don't know why this is true, my linear amps never had this issue, but my Class D amps sure did. |
In my experience there is zero question that the most important thing determining sound quality - more than nearly any component, is the recording/mastering. They need not be new - some of the best "digital" are well mastered CDs from 1960s jazz recordings and orchestral by Verve, Blue Note, Mercury Living Presence (mighty Fine recordings). Could your preamp be warming up? Maybe. Is it the big difference? Unlikely. I have no heard the 3 you refer to, but may go listen to them. |
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@tomaswv, How many hours do you have now on BC Preamp? Typically preamp has 200-300 hours break-in period. As far recording goes, Veronica Swift’s ‘This Better Earth’ is one of my favorite song.....so I concur she is right there in the room and how about the piano, beautifully rendered just like her haunting voice. Qobuz has exceptional SQ, downloads or streaming. Enjoy! |
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