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Hows the sound compared to the dac on your c audio cd player? You tried it through a set of floor standers? Thats when i noticed a big difference in mine.
Originally Posted by Normality /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is my setup at the moment: (tweaked) Cambridge Audio D300SE CD player -> cheap but not so bad optical cable supplied with the Zero -> Zero -> solid core 4-wire-braid silver interconnects -> Pioneer A-209R integrated amp -> Gotham (a Swiss pro brand) 4mmq speaker cables -> Polk Audio Monitor 30 bookshelves. Admittedly the amp/speakers are not the best you can get by a long shot In any event, the sound from the Zero is very good out of the box, genuinely natural and clear. A bit heavier on midbass than my CD player; overall a little smoother and slightly more transparent. Tonal quality is a little bit behind right now, but you have to listen closely; I'm sure it'll improve. Overall, it's already (with no burn in & crappy digital interconnect) a pretty subtle yet real, I think, improvement on my already very good sounding cd player. Which, btw, has a very good transport & all related circuitry and this makes me even more glad I went with the Zero. So...the Zero is burning in. Will listen again later, naturally. |
Hows the sound compared to the dac on your c audio cd player? You tried it through a set of floor standers? Thats when i noticed a big difference in mine.