Thanks, Roscoe.
When listening to LPs via the Stax headphones, which are of course very revealing, the DEQX continues to seem to me to be perfectly transparent. Which is amazing, of course, considering the A/D and D/A conversions it puts into the signal path.
With CDs, for which I'm now using the DEQX as the DAC and my Bryston BCD-1 just as a transport, on some recordings it has provided a slight benefit compared to using the BCD-1's analog outputs routed to the Stax headphone amp via tape outputs of my previous preamp (a Classe CP-60), while on others there seems to be little if any difference. I suspect, though, that eventually I'll want to experiment with some different digital cables, and also different cable lengths, between the BCD-1 and the DEQX. I'm presently using an inexpensive Mogami AES/EBU cable, in a 6 foot length.
How has your HDP-4 been working out lately?
Best regards,
-- Al
When listening to LPs via the Stax headphones, which are of course very revealing, the DEQX continues to seem to me to be perfectly transparent. Which is amazing, of course, considering the A/D and D/A conversions it puts into the signal path.
With CDs, for which I'm now using the DEQX as the DAC and my Bryston BCD-1 just as a transport, on some recordings it has provided a slight benefit compared to using the BCD-1's analog outputs routed to the Stax headphone amp via tape outputs of my previous preamp (a Classe CP-60), while on others there seems to be little if any difference. I suspect, though, that eventually I'll want to experiment with some different digital cables, and also different cable lengths, between the BCD-1 and the DEQX. I'm presently using an inexpensive Mogami AES/EBU cable, in a 6 foot length.
How has your HDP-4 been working out lately?
Best regards,
-- Al