stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 1) Jay’s: It has many hours on it, as I bought it a year ago. @bigtwin has described it as "somewhat forward" compared to other transports he’s heard. I actually did contact Alvin at one point re: brightness/sibilance and he recommen... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 I found a pair of Cullen xlr's I'd forgotten I had. Using them in the dac loop, sibilance was just as pronounced as with the new A. Art cables, which suggests to me it's not a cable issue. | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 Yes; I have an old DVD player. I'm sorry but I don't follow your meaning. Could you please describe the signal chain you're suggesting, incorporating the dvd player ? | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 Thanks for researching that. That's quite a bit more burn-in. the Jay's remote has a repeat function. Unfortunately, last week I had to send mine to Tek Audio in Texas for repairs. While the Hegel remote will work for some functions ... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 I paid for 72 hour burn-in on the new cables -- I’ve been buying Rob’s cables for over 15 years and have always paid for burn in and have never found them to change much. Another variable is the fact that the analogue out from DAC... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 Darn -- forgot about the power cords. Thanks for the reminder! I never had sibilance until I acquired the Jay's and the Hegel. | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @steakster Excellent detective work. I hope you find the culprit. Your home is stunning. I hope so, too, and thanks. @grislybutter both the rooms and the furniture are just gorgeous. A rare delight amongst all the sterile, "dedicated" ... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @audphile1 A fellow forum member has volunteered to lend me some DH Labs. I’m not concerned about the digital cables. It’s the XLR ICs that I want to swap out. I can return the newly acquired Audio Art XLRs if necessary. I’ve researched the t... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC Update: Cables needed for dac loop arrived today. Tonality with Aqua back in system in dac loop mode is no longer lean. The good news : noise is still absent. The bad news: sibilance has returned. I will try different xlrs to see whether the c... | |
| Happy Birthday Keith Richards. He's spoken about his stout constitution in the past and has credited his capacity to withstand abuse of varying persuasions and chemical formulations to genetics. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I got your point for sure but answered as if not ... Got it! | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I meant, if you had a harem, you might have to contend with jealouly among the women, but this would never happen with your music collection, no matter how many records/CDs you own! ;o) | |
| another rookie question - preamp or or power amp @grislybutter I already have had a lot of help here and I think I will be on the right track. Best of luck, then, moving forward! | |
| another rookie question - preamp or or power amp @grislybutter Unfortunately, upgrading "one tiny step at a time" is not a strategy that is likely to keep you satisfied in the long run. I dare say, everyone here, at some point, has experienced situations when we wanted to upgrade but simply co... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 Thanks for posting Joanne Brackeen. You’re welcome -- glad you find her enjoyable listening. She has the capacity to display the sort of power and intensity one associates with McCoy Tyner but very much in her own style. Another und... |