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In Reply to: RE: New to DACs here...for better sound, get better CD player, AC for current player? posted by mtrot on October 04, 2016 at 21:12:40
> It's just that the system I heard sounded so much more like live instruments, especially high frequency sounds like cymbals, as well as
> the scale of the sound. Granted the system I heard was using Legacy Focus SE speakers, and around $60,000 of tube amplifiers and a $6,000 DAC.
You don't need $60,000 of tube amplifiers and a $6,000 DAC to make cymbals sound real. My system is one of the most transparent and realistic sounding system I've heard and my power amplifier is a $2500 Parasound Halo A21 with a $1000 TASCAM DA-3000 DAC. Of course, I do have a Vacuum Tube Audio preamp.
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Thanks, and that is encouraging to hear! That being said, if you happen to be attending Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this weekend in Denver, you ought to stop by the Legacy Audio/Raven Audio room and see if they have the full Raven amplification system set up with either the Focus SE or Aeris speakers. I'd be interested in your impression of the scale and quality of the sound. I badly wanted to attend RMAF, but family obligations prevent it this year.
BTW, do you have 5.1 or greater surround sound integrated into your setup in the pictures?
Unfortunately, I won't be going to RMAF this year. I've been to six or seven major audio shows in the past and my interest in attending audio shows has diminished.
My system is strictly stereo with subwoofers. However, it sounds awesome to me with DVD movies and I don't seem to need surround. I have a pretty good idea how my system stacks up against other more expensive systems because I have some audio buddies with systems twice as expensive as mine. I've also heard some very expensive DACs and I like my TASCAM DA-3000 as well or better than anything Ive heard. Therefore, I was just pointing out what might be a much less expensive DAC option if you don't want to spend the big bucks.
The major disadvantage of the TASCAM DA-3000 being used as a DAC is that it doesn't have a USB input, only coax and AES/EBU except for its professional SDIF-3 input for DSD. However, I use it as a digital player by putting my music on USB flash drives and plugging them into its front USB port. Another disadvantage is that it accepts up to 64-GB flash drives only, but it sounds so good to me that I put up with its limitations.
Best regards,
John Elison
Thanks! Good info.
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