Themis;476351 Wrote: > Well, I suppose that the Denon's preamp stage covers (and influences) > most of the differences between your DAC8 and the Transporter analog > output. > On the other hand, if you consider that "the highs do appear to be > quite brittle and harsh, especially at loud volumes" then, probably, the > power amp has some difficulties with the 703's. Or your room has a > problem regarding the mid-high frequencies. > I would suggest two things : > First, you should try putting +12dB level on the analog input of the > TP. > If you still have the "harsh on high volumes" problem, try placing your > speakers differently, or try a different amp.
the rotel is only powering the drivers of the 703s, the denon is doing the mid/hi unfortunately I have limited space to work with as well, the speakers can't be positioned any differently earwaxer;477161 Wrote: > Dont put the DAC on the amp. Dont put anything on the amp. > > First of all - The Rotel is second rate. Sorry - I had a Proton back in > the 80's. It was "great" so I thought. It's all relative. When you get > into the "real stuff" you are going to put your Rotel up for sale > lickety split! > > My bias is get the hell out of class A/B. Either go tubes, or class T, > D or pure class A. I tried mosfets - no way - I'm into class T now and > I'm not turning back. I though about tubes at one stage but cap tweaking > has done the trick. > > The Transport is one awesome sounding front end. Work on the other > stuff and dont bitch about the Transport! bitch about the Transport? I fail to see ANYWHERE that I was actually "bitching" about the Transporter in the slightest. I was surprised at my initial response and limited testing of the TP, and the level to which it heats up compared to say my main amp, but that's about it! the Rotel isn't the best, but for the price point and sole purpose of powering the drivers of the 703s, it does a decent job of it, and far better than Bi-amping the 703s with the Denon... obviously the next bit to upgrade in my setup would be the Denon, but that's quite a way off yet. after giving it a good decent thrashing over the w/end, I've actually come to fall in love with the TP... I only had a chance to listen to CD's through the TP initially and not any of my digital music yet as it wasn't set up.... good god after firing up some of my digital music, I was absolutely blown away... never has my system sounded so damn good! playing CDs through the TP, whilst it still sounds good, seems to maybe be a bit hit and miss depending what I'm playing, however that's probably more to do with the Beosound not being all that flash quality CD player... which I knew when I bought it, I bought it as a nice functional 'looks good' piece for my house more than for high quality audio, which is why it needs a good DAC. all n all I'm extremely happy with the TP, just need to look at the heat issues cos it's going to be a right bitch in summer, maybe try and get some bigger feet in there to give it a bit more space -- FARQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FARQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33718 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70132 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
