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In Reply to: Didn't work for me AJ posted by Ozzie on March 22, 2012 at 18:17:21:
Hmmm...I know that it most helped the midrange, helping instruments and vocals stand distinct from other instruments, plus there is a more air and expansion. I'm sure it partly depends on the system and how sensitive it is to changes. And it also depends on what you are listening for. I have classical music trained ears, I listen for things and hear things not all hear. My wife sometimes has a difficult time hearing the things I hear, but I have been playing music seriously and sometimes not so much for about 45 years. I listen, for example, for if a vocalist sounds a bit emotionally strained, or whether a system is allowing an instrumentalist to convey a particular musical nuance that I know is there on the record. And hey, if you can't hear it, it's obviously not worth it.
A HUGE power cord difference I made last year was swapping out the OEM power cord from my Art Audio Vinyl phono stage with a used Shunyata Python Alpha. The sound just opened right up, with greater color and dynamics. Pretty much night and day. I put back in the OEM power cord and the soundstage and dynamics closed right down.
I can still hear that the Saturn lacks a little bit of delicacy and air on the top end than I know there to be on certain recordings, and colors are just a hair less vivid. We are talking small percentages here, and, again, it IS a $2500 retail CD player, not a $5000 setup. That $5000 setup I had is no longer twice as good as the Saturn is (I couldn't say that two weeks ago.). I paid considerably less than retail for the Saturn, so I can say that, at this point, I'm happy. Great bang for the buck, so if you can pick up one of these at clearance prices as they are, you'll be getting a really good deal.
What is the rest of your system?
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- RE: Didn't work for me AJ - AnalogJ 20:09:52 03/22/12 (1)
- RE: Didn't work for me AJ - Ozzie 21:16:45 03/22/12 (0)
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