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Post by John on May 1, 2022 6:56:06 GMT
I also like to say I heard 18 speakers in the last 2 months all bookshelf speakers apart from a pair of Spendors and none of them do what the Evo do. All a good bit cheaper apart from the BMW I heard which came closest but still not close enough.
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Post by jandl100 on May 1, 2022 6:58:51 GMT
I think that you can rest easy that you made the right choice, John.
Now just rediscover your favourite music!
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Post by John on May 6, 2022 6:27:03 GMT
Well my system is now as simplified as it has ever been. I no longer have the Isobarek Neo plumbed in. So no Behringer either. I just have a DAC I stream YouTube via Bluetooth these days as cutting down on subscriptions and via Bluetooth I really enjoy the sound quality of YouTube. I miss the discovery of music but may go back to Spotify at some point,
At present I have no real plans for the system. Perhaps next year the new Mutec with Bluetooth or a Rockna Wavelight as an end game DAC
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Post by MikeMusic on May 6, 2022 8:28:06 GMT
Sounds good John
I find new to me music and other on YouTube by having the follow on feature
Has taken me to a new artists
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Post by John on Aug 16, 2022 19:17:04 GMT
A few changes to the system
IFi Zen Stream via wifi
Audio GD do20he via USB
Nice upgrade The combination for streaming just works well
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Post by John on Aug 17, 2022 6:13:07 GMT
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Post by John on Aug 20, 2022 8:53:20 GMT
Just a quick update
The new gear has settled in, and I could not be happier with how the system is sounding.
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2022 6:54:13 GMT
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2022 7:09:41 GMT
Well, a few system changes. I moved on the audio gd di20he With the A22 it was at times a bit to smooth for me. I also moved on the a22 which Brett has bought and having Tony work his magic on it. The R26 is a great sounding DAC as Clive suggests it gives this wonderful sense of flow to the music, that is effortless to listen too.
I really do think I need to enjoy the system just as it is and not make changes for a good 6 months
Then like Jules I be looking for a new power amplifier and perhaps a clock.
My journey with DDC's is interesting, most change the balance of the system. The U18 was too forward in my system, other systems this might be a good thing but for me no. The di20he it kind of dose the opposite, gives more depth but on my system takes away a bit of the excitement I need. Yet again this might be exactly what someone needs, but ultimately was not for me. I would need to hear the mutec again to judge if it did the same in my system as my system with the A3 has changed a lot since I used one.
I have become ultra fussy with tonality and timbre, but also wanting plenty of dynamics. Its not a easy combination to pull off.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 25, 2022 11:50:20 GMT
Too right, John. Getting the system balance right for us is a tricky undertaking and there are many dead ends (some of which I've taken). Interesting that you have developed your preferences in a different direction from mine. Truth is, I value all good attributes but I still love definition, slam and dynamics as well as deep, tight and textured bass. However, I have come to appreciate soundstage and especially note decay a lot more of late, and that is the direction my system has moved in.
Our solutions have also diverged. You have moved towards a Resistor to Resistor ladder DAC while I prefer Delta-Sigma modulation. It's going to be interesting listening to each other's system in future as there was a time when they had quite similar attributes.
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2022 12:13:35 GMT
Yes agree.
The system has plenty of slam. Not on your levels. Taking the time to find the right speakers for me has been key to all of this.
No regrets about moving away from chip-based DACs
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2022 12:31:38 GMT
I have chased far too many rabbits down different rabbit holes, and no doubt will do again
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Post by MartinT on Sept 25, 2022 12:38:57 GMT
I am leaving those rabbits alone  |
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Post by Clive on Sept 25, 2022 13:03:40 GMT
Leave John’s rabbits alone, find your own! 😭🐇🐇🐇😂
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Post by John on Nov 7, 2022 16:20:07 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 7, 2022 16:51:37 GMT
Another one that sounds bonkers
but if it sounds better then great
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Post by stellabagpuss on Nov 7, 2022 17:02:31 GMT
Sound totally logical that it would clean things up, almost a DDC for ethernet. |
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Post by John on Nov 7, 2022 17:09:49 GMT
Another one that sounds bonkers but if it sounds better then great [br As it optical rather than a direct cable the electrical noise on the system is greatly reduced |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 7, 2022 17:26:57 GMT
Nice, John. Optical links are the way to go to cut noise. |
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Post by John on Nov 7, 2022 17:28:15 GMT
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