Yeah New DAC is being considered. Really interested in a Ladder Dac to see what all the fuss is about. I do like the Burson Composer at least as much as the RME I had.
Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade
So I have an unexpected bonus coming my way and may want to dedicate a portion of it to a system upgrade. Let's say 5-7k. Current system is Pioneer S-1ex speakers, Cambridge CXC transport, Musical Fidelity A1008 integrated, Burson Composer 3xp dac. Cables are mid grade nothing fancy but better than stock. Not really interested in streaming at the moment.
So for a descent chunk of change what should I be looking at? If I sold the speakers I could probably go up to 10k for another pair (used always) but I really don't think I have come close yet to maxing out the potential of these Pioneers (tad).
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Nice speakers. While they aren't part of the TAD lineup, they sure look solid-Andrew Jones design? quality build/parts. They deserve to be well into the room for optimum performance, along with appropriate room treatment-diffusion/damping. Another placement option: http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_calculators.php Just a suggestion, not for every room. I'd spend your money on a more substantial DAC. I'm a Denafrips fan After that , consider a major amp upgrade. Subs can always improve any setup. |
They do say Tad Laboratories on the back of them. Amps confuse me. Once they measure well it’s more of a different flavor and preference. For example I just sold a Micromega M100. Nice sounding amp but I far prefer the A1008 which was a 6 grand integrated in its day. Not sure how far up the ladder I would need to go to get an appreciable improvement. The Pass Labs stuff does intrigue me as well as the Ayre stuff. I just always buy based on reviews basically. I have no intention of buying new so feel like a creep using dealers to listen to their setups when they are trying to make a living. |
Without a doubt, the Best Bang for the buck is $349 for High Fidelity Cables NPS 1260! Even only applying it to the phono IC, the improvement in SQ is stunning. Hard to imagine but HFC is introducing NPS Q45T saying it is twice as effective. Boy, do I believe these guys. Ordering some when it comes out this Tuesday. The little I applied of the old stuff resulted in an amazing increase in “realness”. Every record now is more gripping than ever! Can’t wait for the new. It is hard to imagine better B for the B. |
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