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In Reply to: RE: keeping things in perspective posted by MattNC on July 7, 2015 at 10:15:39:
All of your equipment is on the sonically 'lean' side, including your DAC, preamp, cartridge (I've just bought an Ortofon Red too, very detailed sounding) phono preamp, and speakers, so I am not surprised.
It's a tough balance in this hobby...there is almost no way to optimize one area without making another area less apparent or seductive.
To answer your original question, buying a different transport and using it into your current DAC is not going to solve the problem you describe! And definitely buying a $400 reclocker won't either.
Though either option wouldn't hurt (well, except for your pocketbook).
I would still play with speaker and listener positioning.
And I still think the 1.6s are generally lean sounding.
I also suggest:
-a tubed preamp with a suitably low output impedance. Even if your digital is not perfect this may improve it.
-lose the Nordost cables. They may be picking up excessive RFI and to me, they always seemed to lack in 'body'. Cardas are equally expensive but go another direction, which may complement your system better.
-plug all of your components into the same outlet strip, and try losing the Monster conditioner for a few weeks. Unless you're worried about
thunderstorms, you may not need it.
-you may be dealing with excessive room reflections, though the Maggies are very directional. Still, this is a sorely underappreciated topic: you are not only hearing the loudspeakers, but the room they're in along with them.
-finally, if you want more 'body and smoothness', don't expect it from electronics :)
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Follow Ups
- RE: keeping things in perspective - Tom Schuman 05:29:16 07/08/15 (2)
- RE: keeping things in perspective - MattNC 22:45:06 07/08/15 (1)
- RE: keeping things in perspective - Tom Schuman 02:35:05 07/09/15 (0)
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