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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS

I am serious.  I work VERY hard to have the best system I can.  I have made many upgrades and am more than happy with my equipment.  I stream 100% of the time, mostly form Qobuz.  My digital front end is highly optimized.  But when I want my system to sound AMAZING?

 

I play Mark Knopfler or my favorite  Dire Straits.  Seriously.  It is recorded so exceptionally  well, and seems to have harmonics which just please the ear and soul.  I often think it sounds a bit 'tube like', as my system is all solid state.  There are just no offending sounds, and never sibilance.  I could list songs, but it would be easier to just list the one not to play ('Money for Nothing').

 

fastfreight
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ossicle2brain
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I agree with fpomposo  regarding sound quality of streaming vs the local rip.  

But yes, Knopfler sounds great.   And I like Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Cosmic Hippo and any Art of Noise for some audio fireworks.

fastfreight OP
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I agree @ossicle2brain.  I have an extensive hard drive with files from standard CD's to DSD.   But my streaming is so highly optimized that is not always true that local sounds better than a high rez stream from Qobuz.  I love Bela and Cosmic Hippo has amazing bass!  Recall I never challenged anyone's local file sound quality.

84xfirez-51
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fastfreight,

 

So agree w u on Dire Straits. I “discovered” them in the late 90’s thx to Absolute Sound. I use the later tracks on Brothers In Arms for my evaluations. Also, Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes. I consider Knopfler a bit of a mixture of Santana and Clapton. Love the riffs he puts in.

My system is made up of an ARC SP-9 MkIII, Leach mono SuperAmps, Genesis IM-8300 speakers, NAD CD, SOTA Sapphire w ET-2 tone arm and Sumiko Celebration Pearwood. 

deep_333
1,221 posts
 

Mark Knopfler is just a talker. I mean every guy talking to himself on the toilet sounds like a Knopfler.

There are many guys out there who can actually sing, have you heard?

 

dwcda
116 posts
 

Ha ha, Knopfler is just a talker... you could make the same case for Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan... he's in good company.

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