Ultra high resolution

Don't try to understand them Dave. I want to hear Diana's breath, and the resonance of her chest. My VK-D5(with 6 NOS Siemens CCa's, well isolated) delivers the goods. I wouldn't think of unloading it, except perhaps for a Linn CD-12, the right Lector or maybe that Meitner piece you mentioned(sure-I might want to hear it first). With the DCC2, it would cost a hair more than a Linn(if you could find a Linn for sale).

music can be therapeutic. there are different reasons for listening to music and many purposes for owning a stereo system.

i sometimes think a stereo system can help relive tension or put someone to sleep, as well as help to lower blood pressure. too much intensity and complexity--all of the stimulation that is generated when listening to music as if you are on stage or in rows one to 5, is not always conducive to satisfying the psychological needs of some listeners. someone's breath and other sonic artifacts are not music.

Is any of you familiar with a poweramp that has ultra high resolution (without sounding overly aggressive)? If you do, could you specify which amp you have in mind? In my opinion 95% of all amps (tubes or solid state) don't have this ultra high resolution. So this is a very rare breed indeed.

Chris

Dazzdax, under the right conditions the Nuforce Ref 9 SE V2 amps should easily fit into this ultra high resolution category.

Mrtennis, for a lover of music there is nothing so therapeutic as a playback system that comes infinitely closer to the live event. Anything less brings frustration and anxiety which is counter to being therapeutic.

If one had such a system and they wanted to relax, they would simply listen to the appropriate music that suited their mood. Rather than swap out (downgrade) cables or components to strip away resolution, dynamics, intensities, etc..

-IMO (I am a Nuforce dealer)

I just cut/pasted this from a thread Mrtennis started a while back in the "digital" forum: (i like a dull, veiled, laid,back, boring sound capable of putting me to sleep. i hate treble and i don't like detail. i like subtractive coloration to such an extent that all recordings sound the same. you can talk about detail, neutrality all day long.if you don't tap your foot, it doesn't matter. i want to relax, not bothered by detail or dynamics. veil the sound and cut off the highs. darkness and dullsville is my motto, by choice. thick caramel syrup makes me happy) My purpose IS NOT to indicate there's anything wrong with his listening tastes in his personal listening environment. That is no one's business, but his own. What's interesting is how he seems to enjoy trying to convince others that his love for a lack of reality is correct. Stehno- I completely concur that those conditions generate anxiety and frustration. I've said it before though: If we all had the same tastes, this would be a really boring world.