Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
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@abedirov I see your DX sitting there and I will be happy to have mine back from Antipodes today in its new Gen3 form (with the V4X electronics). I am going to set it up this weekend running a short CAT 7 wire from the DX to the latest SOtM ultra triad that will serve as the endpoint (or renderer) then a very short USB from the SOtM tx-USBultra Signal Regenerator into my Pavane Level 3 DAC. That set-up should be sort of like running the CX + EX combo except with the SOtM stuff as the endpoint instead of the EX. I still want to try Metrum's Ambre as a ROON endpoint but them not seeming to have ROON certification yet plus no support for Squeezelite/Squeezebox led me to try the SOtM gear first. Metrum keeps upgrading however and now has MQA and I2S modules that are user-installable into my DAC so trying the Ambre as a ROON endpoint with I2S directly into the Pavane is an attractive option. Once they have it all sorted out, I will probably pick up the Ambre and the two modules and compare that set-up with what I will have this weekend using the SOtM gear. |
Wow, what a treat. Finally got to Matt's house (thanks Sam for driving)! Wonderful room adn system guys. It was a true treat for a guy like me to enjoy 'guy' time with two close friends and also listen to a serious system. Got to enjoy time with the Lampy and then his Light Harmonic. Changing to that Crystal interconnect put the soundstage in better position and just allowed the music to flow much freer. We talk about cables and who difference they make. For those doubters you need to go to Matt's house to listen. If you don't think even a basic interconnect will make a difference, then I can't take your thoughts seriously anymore, lol. It was a true component upgrade. It gave it a soundstage that the other didn't really have. I get that when I went up in the Audioquest line and have heard similar with other cables. Not all cables in someone's line will be great and price isn't always the factor. Silver is HARD to work with (Steve will attest to that I'm sure) and most don't do it correctly. When it's done right it's a holy cow moment for teh whole system. I thought the Lampy was nice sounding. Not my cuppa, but tube guys seem to have a blast with it and it's a pretty box to boot. Matt's Davinci took the system to level's above to my ears. That takes nothing way from the Lampy. I don't know which one it was, nor the cost, but the Davinci lists for much more I'd think. My biggest take away is that I can't wait to get my www.thememoryplayer.com. I heard it in two systems yesterday and the last one was with Rockport Lyra's, the large Solution amps and the Behold preamp. It has the Telos grounding system throughout and the Enklein power cables into the Absolair (Turkey) distributed power boxes. Heck, the master tapes playing on the modded and rebuilt Apex tape deck was SICK. Also I enjoyed that Kronos TT set up. What a great day that turned out to be and the brotherhood of Matt and Sam was the main part of the day. It was the Federation of the Jewish Audiophile Brotherhood! ;). |
