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RE: Warmer and more natural sounding DAC than Neko Audio D100?

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In Reply to: RE: Warmer and more natural sounding DAC than Neko Audio D100? posted by Mr Blue Sky on September 26, 2016 at 22:12:44

I was using a CEC TL3N transport with an EE Minimax with a Valvo redprint E80CC with goldpins instead of the stock ECC81.
I can not imagine anything warmer for CD playback.Ah yes,I used battery power with an inverter for the transport and DAC.Recharge every 2-3 hours and sparks flying every time you reconnect to the battery's terminals after recharging.But sound comparable to the best R to R or TT.Just as warm.

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Please try to explain what "dark and natural" might mean... - genungo 12:17:00 09/27/16 (2)
What do the two traits have in common?
- RE: Please try to explain what "dark and natural" might mean... - r17 20:53:47 09/27/16 (1)
  Tricky.Explained above in my 12:05 post.Sometimes,a lack of overtones,i.e. higher frequencies can create an illusory feeling of balance and neutrality.Sometimes having more overtones present will convey fullness of tone,hence subjectively darker,and more neutral and natural.Not easy to differentiate between the 2,and my guess is that,the first sometimes I mentioned has gotten the upper hand in mosts quests for good sound at home.But Marantz 1s,2s 5s and eights with the right speakers and equipment,command the prices that they do for a reason.Used with the right tubes and caps,they do not roll off in the highs.
  - RE: Please try to explain what "dark and natural" might mean... - r17 22:53:22 09/27/16 (0)
    This is a can of worms,but, what we are all up against trying to recreate events that happened in different acoustic spaces in our living room.Remember the LEAK TL12.1 experiments in recreating with one loudspeaker events that took place in the same acoustic surroundings:The audience had great difficulty in knowing what the the real event was ,and what the recording was(Ferrograph?Studer?).LEAK TL12.1 with triode run KT66s,eF37,ECC33,a great amp,and one mono BBC speaker(a big fellow with 15 inch woofer),which was made to hold the amp.

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