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In Reply to: RE: I recently upgraded to the D90 posted by Feanor on November 05, 2020 at 07:59:50
as it is a recreation of a 'live' performance.
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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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