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In the Thread: Digi Redux; Drive 1 transport and iDAT-44+ DAC
Post Subject: Confirmation and ReliefPosted by Paul S on: 2/1/2024
As I reported at GSC, my CD transport started acting up (skipping) quite a while ago, at a time when I was unable to deal with it. I thought at first I had ruined several CDs by playing them in my car, but that turned out to be a coincidence. When I finally squarely addressed and fixed the tracking problem and played CDs again, the sound I was getting was not up to the standard set by my LP playback. It wasn't really bad, it just wasn't really good, and I started to wonder if I needed a new digital front end for use with The Loudspeakers. Today it rained and I listened to CDs. After about an hour the digital front end cleared its throat and began to really sing. The DGG CD of von Karajan/VPO was the best Bruckner I have ever heard from my system (or anywhere else, for that matter). I am relieved that my digital front end is still special via The Loudspeakers. I like the idea of repeatability; it's important to me. Years and years down the road, this digital front end still "works".
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