Upgrading my digital system
Hey folks! I’m thinking about upgrading my digital system: northstar design model 192 transport and luxman da-06 dac. Few times I listen to cd but usually hi res files with an aurender linked to the dac. My budget is 8-9k euros. I’m not using tidal yet - i don’t know if mqa option is worth and aurender can stream mqa with extra cost conductor app). My first question is to keep the transport and go for a metronome le dac 2 or meitner ma3 or buy a cd player with dac like metronome le player 4 or ayon cd 35 signature. My last choice would be keep on saving and get a bartok or msb discrete. I’ve got spectral system matched with marten speakers. Any help would be appretiated. Thanks!!
@ghdprentice , when the industry started the new format war (atmos vs dts-x) they through the baby out with the bath water IMO. The work Tomlinson Holman (THX founder) did at USC on acoustics when developing Audyssey DSX fit what I prefer to a T for replicating a live space. Here is a little more about the importance of wide channels from audyssey dsx:
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@ghdprentice if you read that article Tomlinson Holman states: As Mr Holman is quick to point out, any audio engineer confronted with the question, “what do you want to do with a higher bitrate?”; will always ask for more frequency range and more dynamic range because they don't know what to do with more channels. "It's a new paradigm." "Just to go to 192 KHz sampling rate to satisfy passing bats instead of human beings is pretty crazy, but adding channels is of very great value." (For those readers not terribly familiar with flying rodents, bats have an ability to hear ultrasonic frequencies, the kind you can reproduce with a 192 KHz sampling rate). In answer to the question what is 10.2? Mr Holman replies "It is as far as we can push the market without people thinking we are crazy."
10.2 versus 9.1 Surround Sound |
@kota1 those pics are not updated, I’m sorry. But you’re right: acoustic treatment is a must, specially with glass behind a system. I think I’m gonna follow your suggestion and see the level of resolution…
@jond my system: - spectral dmc-30s - spectral dma-250 - luxman da-06 - Aurender x100l
@grislybutter marten django l |
@vargtimmen That upgrade makes sense then I was going by your virtual system which is much different. Good luck! |
