Hi, I am a Danish citizen living in Germany since 39 years.
I have been into HiFi since more that 45 years. Here a short list of my equipment:
Regards
Rino
I have been into HiFi since more that 45 years. Here a short list of my equipment:
- Cambridge CXC DC drive
- Audio Note DAC1
- Audio Note M1-Phono preamp
- 2 Audio Innovations S800 power Amps (by-amping)
- Martin Logan Aerius (not i)
Regards
Rino
Thank you Osvaldo and stv for welcoming me. Much appreciated.
Question: is it possible to post pictures of my Stereo to my account?
If yes, where and how?
Question: is it possible to post pictures of my Stereo to my account?
If yes, where and how?
Welcome to the forum.
Look in the section about the gear you want to post. Many of the sections have galleries where you can post your photos.
Look in the section about the gear you want to post. Many of the sections have galleries where you can post your photos.
Hi Rino, welcome aboard! I, too, have been involved with this hobby/passion for over 40 years, vaguely recall the ML Aerius from my days selling Martin Logan. Matter of fact I had the pleasure of attending a training at ML which finished up with a trip to Gayle Sanders house to experience his Statements(?), and it was a memorable experience.
As @Jacruzer787 mentioned, I have an Audio Note DAC 1.1, which was 1 of my first kits and sits waiting for me to get back to troubleshooting it 🙁. Perhaps I could live vicariously through you describing how it sounds 😀, sort of kidding, but not really!
Mark
As @Jacruzer787 mentioned, I have an Audio Note DAC 1.1, which was 1 of my first kits and sits waiting for me to get back to troubleshooting it 🙁. Perhaps I could live vicariously through you describing how it sounds 😀, sort of kidding, but not really!
Mark
@Toys4Boys
"Perhaps I could live vicariously through you describing how it sounds 😀, sort of kidding, but not really!"
Up front, I have to admit possibly being biased when it comes to Audio Note gear. I have known Peter Qvortrup (founder and owner of Audio Innovations and Audio Note UK) for nearly 40 years. I lived in the UK at the time the first Audio Innovations S800 Pre and Power Amp set. I have spent quite some hours with Peter and know his sound philosophy.
That having said, with the right tubes the DAC 1 produces a very clean, analytic and most of all natural and pleasant sound. I have Telefunken smooth plate NOS tubes in my DAC and also in my M1-Phono. The Telefunken was quite an improvement to the stock tubes.
I am very happy with the sound.
I must admit that I do not have a lot of experience with other DACs. Before my current CD-Drive/DAC combination I had an Arcam Alpha Plus CD player which I had modifies with a Non-Oversampling board and a better clock. It sounded grate but not as good as the Cambridge - AN DAC1 combination.
Rino
"Perhaps I could live vicariously through you describing how it sounds 😀, sort of kidding, but not really!"
Up front, I have to admit possibly being biased when it comes to Audio Note gear. I have known Peter Qvortrup (founder and owner of Audio Innovations and Audio Note UK) for nearly 40 years. I lived in the UK at the time the first Audio Innovations S800 Pre and Power Amp set. I have spent quite some hours with Peter and know his sound philosophy.
That having said, with the right tubes the DAC 1 produces a very clean, analytic and most of all natural and pleasant sound. I have Telefunken smooth plate NOS tubes in my DAC and also in my M1-Phono. The Telefunken was quite an improvement to the stock tubes.
I am very happy with the sound.
I must admit that I do not have a lot of experience with other DACs. Before my current CD-Drive/DAC combination I had an Arcam Alpha Plus CD player which I had modifies with a Non-Oversampling board and a better clock. It sounded grate but not as good as the Cambridge - AN DAC1 combination.
Rino
I'm a bit surprised at the use of analytic to describe a non-oversampling tube DAC, especially one by AN. Although, I will say that I find differences in DACs are often not as significant as other components and I am not looking for a euphonic sound. Actually, I'd be happy with any sound right now 🙄
Well, as English is not my mother tongue, I possible used the wrong expression to describe what I meant.
What I wanted to express was that the sound is well detailed, not compressed and very natural.
I must admit that I am not very good at expressing what I hear in words, sorry. I am very happy with the sound of my DAC.
What I wanted to express was that the sound is well detailed, not compressed and very natural.
I must admit that I am not very good at expressing what I hear in words, sorry. I am very happy with the sound of my DAC.
Your English is pretty good, even for native speakers it can be difficult to put into words what we hear.
That says it all!