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BlueFox
BlueFox Posts: 15,251
edited December 2012 in Electronics
Looks nice, but a bit out of my range. I guess I will wait for the $500 Emo that will be just as good. Of course, I will be dead of old age by then. :rolleyes:

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/review-preview-dcs-vivaldi-digital-playback-system/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-52
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited December 2012
    I thought of you when I saw the dCS stack. Thought you would just pull out the checkbook.:eek:
    integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
    server Wolf Alpha 3SX
    phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
    turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
    speakers Rockport Mira II
    cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
    rack Adona Eris 6dw
    ultrasonic cleaner Degritter
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2012
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Looks nice, but a bit out of my range. I guess I will wait for the $500 Emo that will be just as good. Of course, I will be dead of old age by then. :rolleyes:

    http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/review-preview-dcs-vivaldi-digital-playback-system/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-52

    I'll be taking one of these with me on my round trip to the "moon" for $1.5 billion! lol

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited December 2012
    I was going to order one, but the shipping wasn't free so I passed.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited December 2012
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Looks nice, but a bit out of my range. I guess I will wait for the $500 Emo that will be just as good. Of course, I will be dead of old age by then. :rolleyes:

    http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/review-preview-dcs-vivaldi-digital-playback-system/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-52

    Now you're learning!!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Obsession18
    Obsession18 Posts: 191
    edited December 2012
    And after spending all that money - me thinks a $1000 to $1500 vinyl setup probably still sounds better!
    2-Channel System
    Analog: VPI Traveler TT, Audio Technica 150MLX, Pro-Ject Tube Box DS
    CD Player: Jolida JD-100 Preamp: Cambridge 840E Amp: Odyssey Kismet Stereo
    Spkrs: Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature Systems
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited December 2012
    Obsession18 wrote: »
    And after spending all that money - me thinks a $1000 to $1500 vinyl setup probably still sounds better!

    So, in other words, you have no idea how either sounds. :rolleyes:
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited December 2012
    BlueFox wrote: »
    So, in other words, you have no idea how either sounds. :rolleyes:

    Touche'
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2012
    all that money to play a $12 CD that sounds like a 2nd grader mastered it. I'm thinking not.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited December 2012
    But it is also a DAC, and an SACD player. :lol:

    Seriously, while it is cutting edge for those who are unaffected by cost, what I hope is that the DAC technology trickles down, which it will at some point, to less expensive DACs. We are in a great transistion period where after 30 years designers are finally understanding how to get digital right. How many years, and technical evolutionary changes, did it take for Edison's wax cyclinder to finally start sounding great?
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2012
    steveinaz wrote: »
    all that money to play a $12 CD that sounds like a 2nd grader mastered it. I'm thinking not.

    :lol:
    Jake
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  • outlander
    outlander Posts: 218
    edited December 2012
    Obsession18 wrote: »
    And after spending all that money - me thinks a $1000 to $1500 vinyl setup probably still sounds better!

    I have to agree with Obsession!
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  • Obsession18
    Obsession18 Posts: 191
    edited December 2012
    BlueFox wrote: »
    So, in other words, you have no idea how either sounds. :rolleyes:

    Your right about me not knowing what a $1000 to $1500 vinyl setup sounds like becuase I'm currently using a cheap early 80's Akia TT with a $39 ART DJ PRE II phono pre and it is making my Jolida CD player its B-tch.
    2-Channel System
    Analog: VPI Traveler TT, Audio Technica 150MLX, Pro-Ject Tube Box DS
    CD Player: Jolida JD-100 Preamp: Cambridge 840E Amp: Odyssey Kismet Stereo
    Spkrs: Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature Systems
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