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i am trying to get a smooth vinyl sound from cd

Hi there
My current setup is a musical fidelity a3cr pre/power with a musical fidelity a324 dac and a teac p700 transport , i use a audioquest sdv 1 coaxial cable and kimber pbj interconnects, i listen to headphones sennheiser hd 500s, as i live in a unit, my headphone amp is a musical fidelity x-can v2,my turntable is a rega planer 2 with nagaoka mp11 mm cartridge. The problem is the turntable sounds more open and smooth, it is like the dac/transport sound is compressed ,the bass is lacking and the treble is strong and hard,I love vinyl but i am trying to get a analoge sound as lps are not that easy to buy new at a reasonable price hear in australia. Any sugestions on the my system would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.
Phil.
Perth. Western Australia.
steam3642
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
Ever heard of belt drive transports?
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gliderguider
294 posts
 
Another vote for Audio Note DACs. Even their lower-priced models have an unforced ease and naturalness to the sound that is quite reminiscent of good vinyl.
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jayctoy
3,961 posts
 
Just go find a nice SACD player,and buy excellent
good recording.I ve read this many times,expert
said this is the closest to vynil, I think even
Michael Fremmer mentioned that,SACD is as good as
vynil, minus the deficiency of the LPs.
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Jayctoy, you need to read this:

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue12/sacd.htm

I'm using a $130 Liteon DVDROM for a transport.
auaarons
94 posts
 
Few things to check before replacing components:

1.) Digital cable - is it a true digital cable or a 75 ohm video cable? If the cable is directional, did you align the directions correctly (arrow should point towards the DAC)

2.) Power cables - bad power cables lets in noise and causes jitter which in turn cause bright and edgy sound. Are you using a good power cable, other than the stock ones, on the DAC and CD player?

3.) Power conditioning - using any? A low price Monster HTS-2000 or HTS-2500 helps to lower noise, bring out midrange fullnes and reduce edginess.

Hope it helps.

Aaron
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