I like my stereo set-up. To my ears music sounds great and instruments/vocal are nicely separated two-dimensionally . In order to test the three-dimensional presentation of my set-up, I played a Chesky Audiophile Test Recording. According to this recording my set-up is capable of generating the illusion of a three dimensional stage. However, when I am listening to music I have so far never experienced a three dimensional/holographic separation of vocals and instruments. Am I expecting too much when it comes to soundstage depth? What would be a good track to test that?
BTW, because of so many excellent reviews of the Denafrips Ares II, I ordered one from Singapur. According to the reviews, the Ares II is supposed to be capable of presenting music similar to a tube amplifier with lots of spacial/ambient information. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the reviewers’ impressions. To my ears the sound of the Ares II is indistinguishable from my Hegel H120…
Ralf
BTW, because of so many excellent reviews of the Denafrips Ares II, I ordered one from Singapur. According to the reviews, the Ares II is supposed to be capable of presenting music similar to a tube amplifier with lots of spacial/ambient information. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the reviewers’ impressions. To my ears the sound of the Ares II is indistinguishable from my Hegel H120…
Ralf