In Reply to: enhancing detail of sound posted by bartG on November 24, 2010 at 03:19:09:
improving your speakers as the first step (some research and buying used can lead to significant upgrades at a reasonable cost - don't forget to look carefully at Magnepan MMGs - $600 new, $400 used generally) but one other thing to add is that I've found upgrading the power into the upstream components can also lead to more sound detail. When I say upgrading the power, it can range from acquiring a more powerful amp or better power cables to getting a bigger and better outboard power supply.
For example, I recently upgraded the power supply of my outboard tube DAC. As a high-end newbie, my expectation was that the DAC would gain more "slam" & dynamic power. I was surprised and pleased to find that the biggest effect of the better power supply was actually more detail. My conclusion is that the DAC was losing signal due to a lack of power. I would expect that the same occurs repeatedly across the audio chain. Best of luck.
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- I agree with brzi that you should look at - jult52 08:12:32 11/24/10 (0)