jh901 wrote: > Blind faith? ABX? > > Look, I don't expect everyone to run out and drop a few grand on fancy > speaker cables just because I suggest that there's an appreciable > difference. At the same time, I mean, blind faith!? I have to ABX or > else it's blind faith?! My room is not professionally treated but I've > made an effort using cylinder bass traps and "rule of thirds" > positioning. I have decent gear. Believe it or not, upgrading 20 times > over the course of several years has a HUGE impact. When I change > cables now, then I can easily hear differences. It isn't subtle. No, > it isn't the same as moving speakers from the corners out to proper > position, but it's dramatic enough that there is no doubt. > > So, when we get to DACs, well, the improvement can be extraordinary. I > can't prove it with the written word. Any of you can try out some > things for yourself though. You've got to have a pretty bad room and > bad source material if you can't come up with any improvements.
Now we are getting somewhere! I really do appreciate and understand your point of view. Plus I am also glad to hear that you have managed to make very noticeable improvements to the sound of system. Now what I would suggest is that you take some time to kick back and enjoy that system with some of your favorite music and beverage. And please try not worry so much about wringing that little bit of sound quality out of your audio system, life is just too damn short. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
