Gdhal I don’t know that’s why I’d like to hear the MSB in my system. My taste in music is mainly jazz (bebop, west coast, big band). I also love classical and blues (sonny terry and brownie, lightnin hopkins, johnny lee hooker).
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hi All.
Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.
I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.
Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?
All opinions welcome.
And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.
Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.
I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.
Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?
All opinions welcome.
And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.
Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
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I remain to be convinced that there is still meaningful progress to be made in DACs for 16/44. However, some may find the following link on filters interesting: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2018/01/audiophile-myth-260-detestable-digital.html |
I remain to be convinced that there is still meaningful progress to be made in DACs for 16/44. However, some may find the following link on filters interesting: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2018/01/audiophile-myth-260-detestable-digital.html Hi @willemj I looked over the article. I believe the author is referring to the same type of filters I mentioned a few posts back, which Steve states are merely "apodizing filters" and not the same type/kind of filtering required for good delta-sigma implementation. I could be mistaken though (and if so I have no doubt Steve or Shadorne will let me know :) ) |
Sorry for a potential source of confusion. I did not mean to suggest that the link to Archimago’s page on filters was support for my scepticism. The basis for that scepticism is on the one hand the excellent measured results of all modern DACs when reproducing 16/44, and my own inability to hear obvious differences even with revealing speakers such as my Quad 2805 electrostats. I admit the listening tests were not very rigourous, but they put me off getting into this much deeper. The next upgrade will probably see a better DAC, however (my preamp with phono input is getting long in the tooth but I need to keep it until I have digitized all my last lp records). I am just not sure whether it should be the one in the Oppo 205, the new DSpeaker X4 DAC/preamp/room eq, or something else again. |
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