I will recommend Tracks 1, 2, and 8.
I played it twice; once with the CDP's built-in DAC; and once with the pre-amplifier's DAC. Using the CDP's DAC yields a warmer image, but at the expense of soundstage and airiness, while using the pre-amp's DAC gives a wider soundstage, better imaging, but the harmonica tends to be more metallic, to the point of being harsh.
As my room is 11W x 14L x 8H, with the speakers along the longer wall, I have a serious problem with echo. I would say that the untreated corners of the room artificially peaks her voice in track 2.
Current equipment:
Harman Kardon CD710 CDP
Harman Kardon Signature 2.0 Pre-amp/DAC
Harman Kardon Signature 2.1 5-channel amplifier (bi-amped)
Mission 753 Freedoms
3 ft pair Monster Sigma Retro Interconnect
(CDP to pre-amp; sometimes I prefer the built-in DAC)
2 pairs of Monster M1000i Interconnects (pre-amp to amp)
2 pairs of 10 ft Monster Sigma 2000 Speaker Cables
In the works:
ART DI/O (on its way to Bolder Cable for mods)
Aspen AKSA TLP cathode-follower Tube Pre-amp (being built)
4 monoblock versions of Aspen AKSA 100W amplifiers
(being built)
RoomTunes (going to order)
Cheers,
benny
I played it twice; once with the CDP's built-in DAC; and once with the pre-amplifier's DAC. Using the CDP's DAC yields a warmer image, but at the expense of soundstage and airiness, while using the pre-amp's DAC gives a wider soundstage, better imaging, but the harmonica tends to be more metallic, to the point of being harsh.
As my room is 11W x 14L x 8H, with the speakers along the longer wall, I have a serious problem with echo. I would say that the untreated corners of the room artificially peaks her voice in track 2.
Current equipment:
Harman Kardon CD710 CDP
Harman Kardon Signature 2.0 Pre-amp/DAC
Harman Kardon Signature 2.1 5-channel amplifier (bi-amped)
Mission 753 Freedoms
3 ft pair Monster Sigma Retro Interconnect
(CDP to pre-amp; sometimes I prefer the built-in DAC)
2 pairs of Monster M1000i Interconnects (pre-amp to amp)
2 pairs of 10 ft Monster Sigma 2000 Speaker Cables
In the works:
ART DI/O (on its way to Bolder Cable for mods)
Aspen AKSA TLP cathode-follower Tube Pre-amp (being built)
4 monoblock versions of Aspen AKSA 100W amplifiers
(being built)
RoomTunes (going to order)
Cheers,
benny