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Last December, I decided to upgrade my digital front end with a computer based PWT. Some of my audio friends had a listen with their own DACs and were impressed.I don't usually pay much attention to reviews as they are invariably either filled with bias and/or very subjective. But the technology made sense and I purchased one sight unseen and unheard.
Well, it has been over five months now and I can tell you that I would never go back to a traditional transport. Getting rid of the mechanichal aspect of the drive and getting the digital information from a memory 'lens' is almost like an epiphany.
Anyway, it's been a real long time since I've posted ( Had to re-register)and many things have changed since including two separate music rooms; one digital and one A/V & analog. I see that lots of friends are still here.
Cheers,
Mike
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After all the grief the CD has taken over the years for being marketed as "perfect sound forever", you'd think a manufacturer would be a bit more careful using the word "perfect" in their product's name. ;-)
While I won't dispute that higher bit rates have the capability of providing higher resolution sound, I for one can say that on the right front end CDs can sound pretty darn good.
> > While I won't dispute that higher bit rates have the
> > capability of providing higher resolution sound, I for
> > one can say that on the right front end CDs can sound
> > pretty darn good.
I was only commenting on the abuse the marketing phrase has generated over the years. I've got many CDs that are wonderful recordings.
Sometimes people forget (or never knew) the trade-offs and compromises that were made in the development of the LP for its 1948 release to the public. I'm sure the marketing departments of that era had their share of over-the-top magic cliches.
I was only commenting on the abuse the marketing phrase has generated over the years.
- I hear you. It had been suggested a few years ago here at the asylum that the real genesis for that marketing statement may not have been about sound quality. Possibly that CDs were, with some care, somewhat undestructable. Not sure if that's true, but plausable.
I've got many CDs that are wonderful recordings.
- For that matter, as I have made improvements to my front end component I have noticed that even some of my early CDs now sound pretty darn good. A total plus as I really have no intention of buying every album the second time.
Sometimes people forget (or never knew) the trade-offs and compromises that were made in the development of the LP for its 1948 release to the public. I'm sure the marketing departments of that era had their share of over-the-top magic cliches.
- Tell that one to the LP guys and quickly duck for cover. ;) I read that even the early 33, with it's known at the time inferior sound quality, won out over the 45 RPM LP.
They mainly showed a little pile of LPs vs. the huge pile of 78s containing the same amount of music. Couldn't argue with that. "HiFi" pretty much came later, in the early/mid '50s. Still mono at that time.The fact that LPs were unbreakable -- at least compared to shellac 78s -- was also a strong selling feature. Couldn't argue with that either.
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I'm with you. An other word that drives me nuts, is the overuse of 'quantum'.
Mike, I had the same transport, but used a different DAC. I liked the CEC model 1 better and sold the PS Audio. The CEC was more open and less mechanical sounding.
Its a very good transport. Needless to say, it works very well with the PWD, especially via the I2S connection.
Enjoy.
Jack
It looks like you have a PW DAC as well. Do you have them connected by their I2S ports (via HDMI cable)?
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Ken Newton
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Hi Ken, no this is the P5 Power Plant you see on top. My PWT is connected to a custom made Blue Circle DAC via AES/EBU.
Cheers,
Mike
I noticed a few spelling mistakes after I posted. Sorry...I take it that you can't go back modify your post?
Mike
it has to be before someone responds to your post.
You can edit a post after it's been replied to. You just can't delete after 24 hours or if it's been replied to.
marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
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There is an Edit buttonSelect your post and look directly above the title.
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Music is the Bridge between Heaven and Earth - 音楽は天国と地球のかけ橋
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Thanks! When you learn to navigate a new Forum, you often can't see the forest for the trees. :)
That is particularly true of trees.
Observe, don't think
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