deardai
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Evening all,
Not a "prolific" poster here, due to not always being able to keep up with the threads, but always logged in and do scroll through the threads frequently.
As I'm being furloughed this week, and with Apple's announcement of its Hi-Res Audio have given me some time to research on how can I enhance my listening "experience" at home.
Have been playing with an idea of Bluesound Node for a while, but with the latest announcement from Apple and as being a subscriber already, that would certainly make things easier if you are willing to move into Hi-Res territory, right? After I watched John Darko's video on covering the subject, thought that the route to Hi-Res in my case should be very simple, just add the Lightning audio to USB adapter + Dac to amp. Today though I've decided to play and see how does Aplle's cd quality compares to the cd unit I own. Connected out of the iphone 11 through Lighting to 3.5 jack dongle (supposed to transmit cd quality) , then fed to amp via rca. My system is a budget Marantz 5001 cd player and Marantz 7001 amp driving Monitor Audio RS6 floorstanders. After listening for about an hour or so to Metallica's Load and Radiohead's The Bends, my two "guinea pigs" auditioning albums I've noticed pretty much straight away that cd player sounded may be not so much, but certainly better - more attack/punchy, could hear the sticks actually bounce back of the drums skin rather than just hit, and the overall sound coming from iphone was more flat.
So the question is would the DAC improve the sound quality coming from a phone/ipad or would a better cd player suit the job (obviously no Hi-Res in that case). As if comparing a cd quality alone, it certainly cannot beat a dedicated player, even a budget one! Probably a silly comparison as one may say that the phone even with a cd quality output should not be considered as a source, but then again there aren't many sources that support itunes either ! Would be interested to hear your opinions!
I'm not an expert in any way, can only judge by what I hear.
Please excuse my grammar -not native language
Cheers, Den
Not a "prolific" poster here, due to not always being able to keep up with the threads, but always logged in and do scroll through the threads frequently.
As I'm being furloughed this week, and with Apple's announcement of its Hi-Res Audio have given me some time to research on how can I enhance my listening "experience" at home.
Have been playing with an idea of Bluesound Node for a while, but with the latest announcement from Apple and as being a subscriber already, that would certainly make things easier if you are willing to move into Hi-Res territory, right? After I watched John Darko's video on covering the subject, thought that the route to Hi-Res in my case should be very simple, just add the Lightning audio to USB adapter + Dac to amp. Today though I've decided to play and see how does Aplle's cd quality compares to the cd unit I own. Connected out of the iphone 11 through Lighting to 3.5 jack dongle (supposed to transmit cd quality) , then fed to amp via rca. My system is a budget Marantz 5001 cd player and Marantz 7001 amp driving Monitor Audio RS6 floorstanders. After listening for about an hour or so to Metallica's Load and Radiohead's The Bends, my two "guinea pigs" auditioning albums I've noticed pretty much straight away that cd player sounded may be not so much, but certainly better - more attack/punchy, could hear the sticks actually bounce back of the drums skin rather than just hit, and the overall sound coming from iphone was more flat.
So the question is would the DAC improve the sound quality coming from a phone/ipad or would a better cd player suit the job (obviously no Hi-Res in that case). As if comparing a cd quality alone, it certainly cannot beat a dedicated player, even a budget one! Probably a silly comparison as one may say that the phone even with a cd quality output should not be considered as a source, but then again there aren't many sources that support itunes either ! Would be interested to hear your opinions!
I'm not an expert in any way, can only judge by what I hear.
Please excuse my grammar -not native language
Cheers, Den
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