Bigman80
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 20, 2019 21:13:08 GMT
I dunno Macca, when I heard the Chord Dave with Mscaler, the experience was enlightening. I haven't had as much experience with Digital as analogue but I would suggest the Dave would be as good a reference as anything out there. If you put the same Caiman I heard, on the same system as the Dave, you'd swear it was broken. I felt the same when I heard a Dave with and without M-Scaler (there's a pass-through button on the M-Scaler). The difference was so marked with M-Scaler engaged that alarm bells rang and as I wasn't in charge of the remotes, I felt maybe a subtle level change had been done. Nothing like proper hands-on here though and if the M-Scaler really was doing what I thought I heard, it totally answers the analogue lovers criticisms of the 'domestic' digital medium, albeit at mad money again - it gives the music more 'timbral textures' for want of a better term. Why does nobody else use the tech, which apparently can be licensed? Could I hear this if compared blind. I *think* I could on the right music, but no idea at all otherwise.
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Post by dsjr on Nov 21, 2019 7:33:32 GMT
The smallest difference in mean volume level is a killer though and it's so easy to skew opinions that way. I thought I was above that kind of thing until I fooled myself a few times here when trying to do comparisons using headphones and trying to use the volume control to match levels as best as I could (so a very amateurish way of A-B. I got confused as to which was which and kept preferring the ever-so-slightly-louder one, either 'A' or 'B' so forgive me my scepticisim for now at least... For this bod, a lesson learned. I remain open minded on the M-Scaler, but price rules it out for me...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 8:13:50 GMT
I have seen you mention this before when I was still allowed to play on AoS. I have tried various coax cables, and noticed very little difference. Any recommendations? I am currently using a Canare LV61-S made by Mark Grant, and I also have a Belden coax made by Blue Jeans, Without spending more on the cable than the DAC, what should I be looking for? I like Belden video grade cable. Works very nicely and sounds better than most. Can't recall the cable code number and I don't have any immediately handy without ripping the system apart. It sounds better than a quite costly Townshend cable I have. If it is the RG-6 version, it is likely to be the 1694A? Same as my Blue Jean's cable. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 8:57:24 GMT
When I had my AV setup I bought some of the Blue Jeans 1694 and the 1505. Don't think I used the 1694 as I just found it too stiff. I used the 1505 until recently when I swapped them out for some of the Mark Grant stuff as I just fancied a change.
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