Not to change the subject, unless it's sound quality with the Nenuphars, but I just did something that improved the SQ more than any black or silver box or cable or cartridge I've ever tried. I changed the position of my speakers. I know, I know, ho hum, he moved them 3 inches to the left and the heavens opened up. Nope. It all started when I was reading a review of the L2iSE at I believe the Capital Audio Show. The VR was in a room with some QLN Prestige 3 speakers that were placed strangely in the room. Then last night I read a review of those speakers (very fine ones at that) and I learned the speaker designers love to set them up catty corner, firing diagonally into the room. I'd heard of one or two maniacal audiophiles doing this (on other forums of course) and thought it was well, you know, taking things too far. It's awkward as hell even if you do have a dedicated room. Especially in my relatively small parallelogram of a room (but with 14' ceilings). Anyway, I was tired of auditioning a loaner dac and just said screw it and moved things around. Holy Crap. That's all I'm going to say. Holy Crap.
S O U N D S T A G E W E N T L I K E T H I S.
And if I could make those letters taller, that too. And make them three dimensionally disappear into the background, that too. And make each one vibrate in space, that too. And then sound richer and denser, that too. Maybe your system already sounds like that without the speakers straddling one corner of the room. I'm learning.
S O U N D S T A G E W E N T L I K E T H I S.
And if I could make those letters taller, that too. And make them three dimensionally disappear into the background, that too. And make each one vibrate in space, that too. And then sound richer and denser, that too. Maybe your system already sounds like that without the speakers straddling one corner of the room. I'm learning.