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GeertN

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  1. Hand. Cannot. Erase. — Steven Wilson This is already an all-time favorite of mine. And, for me, probably the very best of all things made by Wilson.
  2. I'm not really great at describing sound and this is my first DAC. I agree with everything Johnny said. But I listen with the solid state output, haven't used the tube a lot, so at the moment the — in my case stock— tube sound a bit 'muddy'(?), I prefer the solid state output. Eventually i'll dig into opamp rolling and replace the tube, just out of curiosity. And I'd like to emphasize the lack of listening fatigue, it really is not there. And since I payed less than the old model, I'm really a happy MM Dac+ owner. Johnny, or somebody else, could you explain the 'Phase' button, I turn it of as I turn on the dac, because i believe it did some annoying things to some of my music, but I'm rather clueless of it's function.
  3. Hi, I'd like some feedback on the system I'm going to build. I haven't bought anything so far so changes can be made. As it is now, I'm planning to use my Macbook Pro as the main source for music, this will not change. Next up is a Stello DA100 Signature 96/24 as my choice of dac. A Naim Nait5i as amp and a pair of Dynaudio's X12 on a pair of Dynaudio's Stand 3. 1. Could you give me some alternatives for the 3 main products; dac, amp, speakers. 2.The Dac is around 900, the amp around 1000 and the speakers around 800 with 200 for the stands. All prices in euro. So the total cost would be around 3000 euros( around 4300 dollar). Does the distribution of money over the 3 elements seem fair? Or should invest more in speakers and less in the dac etc, Im not sure where I can get the most value out of my money. I phoned a guy to inform about the dac, he said the dac is only 10% of the system, speakers and amp are – obviously – 90%. For some reason I don't think it's that simple. I keep thinking that I should send a decent signal to my amp and speakers. Please shed some light on this matter Any feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance, Geert
  4. I noticed the deep bass you were talking about, although it's rather soft in that song. If the first song of Slumdog Millionaire 'Jai Ho' is, I would say it's an ideal song to test them, very — I don't know how you say this — multidimensional(?) sound. You can recognize the instruments, it sound if you hear them individual instead of as one.
  5. Can i get something decent around €250-300 in total, or do I need to save some more? For people interested in the P5's, reviews on the U.K. store: http://store.apple.com/uk/reviews/TX584ZM/A?mco=MTcxMjU0Njg
  6. Well, I'm not really familiar describing how headphones sound. Bass is softer than the other ones I tried.I tried both the Apple Ears, the ones delivered with the iPod and the in-ears. Both are horrible in my opinion. The noise isolation is comparable to Bose On-Ear, it's passive isolation and it does this pretty good. I haven't use it in public spaces, so I'll tell you more about that as soon as I do. For the deep bass. Could you give me an example of a sing with deep bass. (I listen to rock: Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Rolling Stones, Metallica, Black Label Soctiey, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd.) If you now a song in my library which would be proper to test it with, let me know, I'll try it. You can test them in the Apple Store on Regent Street, but that's only in the U.K. G.
  7. ...interesting. That is the answer I was hoping for. So you say a headphone amplifier is a must and a DAC is optional but also increases sound quality. Does a DAC has the same effect as an amplifier on the quality? I understand that most people used these two combined. How much should I save to get some decent gear? And what connections are used? USB, Firewire, optical,...? Thanks for the quick reply. G.
  8. Hi there, this is my first post on this forum. This is my second day on the forum and normally I don't register quick on forums, but this one seemed to be very helpful and interesting. Not sure this is the right place for a headphone question, but I think it is. I bought a pair of B&W P5's Headphones. I'm very pleased with them, better than other headphones I listened to: Sennheiser PMX 100, PX 100, HD238 Precision and Bose On Ear. Of course these are, except for the Bose al low-range headphones. On the other hand it's strange to hear the sound without 'bass enhancement' an all that. The only thing I don't like is that things sound flat, but that's in general for my Macbook. Not as flat as with the other headphones, but playing with the equalizer can make parts sound better. Although it does more worse than good. I downloaded the Amara Mini Player and I can hear a subtle but welcome difference. Of course that is a lot of money for a slight difference. I was wondering what the exact function of a headphone amplifier is. Does it help driving the music or does it drives the music on its own instead of my Macbook Pro' soundcard or do I need an external soundcard for that? And is it going to make a big difference? Don't get me wrong, I'm pleased with my headphones, they are much better than the other ones I used and I needed headphones I can use with both my laptop and iPod. I just think there's more in it. Hope I didn't say anything stupid. Thanks , G.
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