hodgjy
Headphoneus Supremus
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I think I finally got my setup singing the way I want it. I started out with the Woo 3, a sort of inexpensive Teac CD player, and Beyer DT880/250s. It was certainly a good little setup. Surely, it was leagues better than what I been using most of my life.
But, over the course of the last few weeks, I swapped out my cans and CD player. I got the DT990/600s and the Onkyo C-S5VL. Got the cans, listened to them for a few weeks. Then, got the new CD deck. Getting that at different times allowed me to assess each piece's role in my whole system.
All I can say now is, "Wow." The music is much more engaging. It feels more alive. I hate the term, "PRaT," but this setup now has a lot more of it. Also, the music is a lot more smooth. It sounds very analog. Before, even with my tube amp, my source left a lot of the digital graininess in the music. This new setup is very smooth, yet highly engaging and alive. Also, it is completely non-fatiguing. I am very excited about these swaps I made.
I did a mini-review of my new CD deck if anyone is interested in reading that as well:
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/510777/my-mini-review-of-the-onkyo-c-s5vl-sacd-player#post_6903741
But, over the course of the last few weeks, I swapped out my cans and CD player. I got the DT990/600s and the Onkyo C-S5VL. Got the cans, listened to them for a few weeks. Then, got the new CD deck. Getting that at different times allowed me to assess each piece's role in my whole system.
All I can say now is, "Wow." The music is much more engaging. It feels more alive. I hate the term, "PRaT," but this setup now has a lot more of it. Also, the music is a lot more smooth. It sounds very analog. Before, even with my tube amp, my source left a lot of the digital graininess in the music. This new setup is very smooth, yet highly engaging and alive. Also, it is completely non-fatiguing. I am very excited about these swaps I made.
I did a mini-review of my new CD deck if anyone is interested in reading that as well:
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/510777/my-mini-review-of-the-onkyo-c-s5vl-sacd-player#post_6903741