stuartk
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| Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet? Very helpful thread. I'd thought about upgrading my La Voce S2 to S3 but sacrificing musicality for the sake of detail is not a risk I'm willing to take. Based on comments, here, I'm keeping my S2 stock. Thanks to everyone who described their ex... | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? itzhak1969: yes; it's that "unnatural" quality that I object to. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport orpheus10: I've considered acquiring one of the Inous servers but even though, at 600 CDs, my music collection is a modest one, the prospect of having to burn them isn't appealing. I may reach a point where placing and removing a physical disc int... | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? macdude: All I can say is that the sonic profile of the Heed and Moon transports (with the same cabling) was very different. I suspect a "better" bnc would not have made the Heed more appealing to me-- its designers would appear to prioritize reso... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport junzhang10: thanks but I'm old fashioned-- I grew up with and prefer physical media. I use my PC for researching and buying CDs and audio gear; I have no interest in bringing the computer experience into my listening environment. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport bigkidz1: I agree. Trying things out is the only way. Anyone who says transports don't affect tone is sorely mistaken, in my opinion. The SQ difference between the Moon and the Heed in this regard was huge-- nearly as stark as the difference betwe... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Have decided to keep Moon transport. Thanks to all who offered suggestions on this thread ! | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? macdude: you may be right, but when I replaced the Heed transport with a Simaudio 260DT, the extreme variations in sound stage and overly (to my ears) analytical/forward sound I'd been experiencing vanished. All I can conclude is that the Heed is ... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Just started running in Sim. Right away, the thin, overly bright sound I heard with the Heed is gone. I've since found out the previous owner was using it in a tube-powered system, which makes more sense. The presentation is much more robust. PRaT... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Have decided to order the Sim 260DT to try out. | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: I'm confused. You wrote: "The fluttery, wobbly and vibratory nature of the spinning disc doesn’t help at all, making the sound slower, more diffuse and more compressed". You clearly know much more about this topic than I do. | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: then perhaps I misunderstood you. Can you re-phrase the question? | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: it's a claim I've read repeatedly by those who advocate burning CDs to a hard disc and by those manufacturers, such as PS Audio, that sell players with memory buffers. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport Ordered a pair of copper Audio Art Statement IC's today.Will report back once I've listened to the A.Arts' in the system. If they don't tame the Heed's penchant for uncovering sonic nasties,I'll order the Sim. | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport itzhak: for most of the Jolida's lifetime, I used it as a CDP, which meant its tubed preamp influenced the system's sound. Furthermore, I used it for many years in conjunction with a tubed Jolida integrated, so you'll understand how brighter cabl... |