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In Reply to: RE: I saw that review a while ago but.... posted by AbeCollins on November 04, 2020 at 16:34:02
Versus the Topping DX7s I was using just before, the D90 is very similar perhaps with a tiny bit more resolution.
I like the D90 but then I'm a transparency/resolution fanatic when I comes to not only DACs but equipment in general.
Does the D90 lack "air"? I can't compare it with the Denafrips, but I don't find it lacking in "air" if by that one means transparency and fine detail -- on the contrary. I owned an R2R DAC years ago but in fairness I wouldn't assume it was equal quality to modern DACs.
I have used the D90 ahead of my Freya + in Tube Mode. All I can say is that I rarely used Tube mode but instead mostly Passive Mode. Here let me be blunt: I regard the "air", "soundstage", and "holographic" effect of tubes to be "fake". I find it detracts significantly from the sound in case of Classical music, though when I listen to Jazz and other mainly solo voice and instrumental music, the effect is generally pleasing.
I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...
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as it is a recreation of a 'live' performance.
when I go the symphony, I do hear soundstaging, air and get a holographic sense of being in a large space. Triangles and upper wind tend to "float" above the orchestra.
I don't find the sense of realism "detracting" from the performance in any way. ;)
So what I hear from a clean s/s system given I'm listening to a recording, is more genuine transparency, air, and soundstage than I get listening through tubes.Grant me than when you are listening to tube playback you too are listening to a recording. You are entitled to you preferences of course, but the tube effects are artifacts caused by distortion -- of course I'm not able to judge your VTL MB-450 Signatures never having hear them as a specific instance of tubes.
I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...
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So what I hear from a clean s/s system given I'm listening to a recording, is more genuine transparency, air, and soundstage than I get listening through tubes.
So you do hear T,A and S. Good start!
What constitutes "more genuine"? I'm a classical enthusiast as well. I'm curious as to what you hear as compared with live.
Note that my ARC preamp is a 6H30/JFET hybrid.
"I don't find the sense of realism "detracting" from the performance in any way. ;)"
True, BUT you will never achieve full realism, so you have to pick your preferences ;-)
but the characteristics Feanor finds *distracting* are exactly what I hear at every symphony performance I've attended!
Do find the natural sense of air and soundstaging found with live, unamplified music "fake"?
Even in a small room, the sound of wifey's baby grand has that elusive quality of live music.
The Topping D90 doesn't lack air or soundstage in my larger system, but some reviewers have concluded the Denafrips Ares II to produces more of it. My point is that it would be interesting to compare them side by side in my systems since they are almost identically priced. Sub $1000 DACs have come a long way in the past few years.
Edits: 11/05/20
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