Ok so , i've just changed my audio setup , bought a pair of dynaudios hooked them up to my old HK AVR - they sounded great , nice imaging ( didn't had that befeore and was WOW ) nice soundstage pleasant sound to my ears .
I was so happy with my new sound and was curious what can i do to make it even better... then when i started to ask for advice on audiophiles fb group all hell broke loose .
1st my AVR was not good , i needed better Stereo amplification - everybody knows that dynaudio's need more power to sound good .. so i got myself a xtz edge a2 - 300 class D poweramp ... and since i don't listen very loud it made absolutley no difference to my ear. BTW nobody approves my class D .. "it sounds like shit, buy a 6000e class A 45kg to hear the diferences "
2.nd i was left with no money for a "good" DAC so i bought Yamaha WXC-50 ( sh on the cheap) , the difference between my avr and the yamaha - absolutley 0! A friend gave me a Pro-Ject pre box s2 ... i sold my yamaha and avr with the old speakers and was looking for a better dac with a nice price/quality/performance so i started reading reviews and topping d70 was the chosen one for the "bigger soundstage, intrument separation , etc"
When i received the Topping D70 and listen to it vs Pre Box S2 i didint heard any difference .. switching from one to another and trying to find some difference.. and then i started searching on google form " whats the best affordable dac bla bla etc. " to " why can't i hear a difference between 2 Dacs .. and found more info and blind tests and etc. So i listed my D70 for sale and ordered a DX3 Pro ( cheaper , has BT and headphones amp) . BUT THEN after more listening to both Dacs i could hear a difference ... Pre box has more tweeter/separation ( i don't know the audiphile terms) .. but D70 sounds more "complete" the music instruments are better matched it's like a "whole", and to my ear.. i like it more it sound's better.
Now i understand that if i do a blind test with maching levels and so on i can't tell them appart .. BUT ... tell me what's the difference when there's no matching levels ? It can't be just volume .. since i tried to set the volume louder on the dac that i "don't like" and has nothing to do with the musicality. What are the other aspects of a dac that make it sound "different" tone? amplitude? volume? akm vs ess? Or it's just my brain playing tricks? .. ( i found myself listeing to the same random song on both and D70 makes me move my head )
p.s. sorry for bad english
I was so happy with my new sound and was curious what can i do to make it even better... then when i started to ask for advice on audiophiles fb group all hell broke loose .
1st my AVR was not good , i needed better Stereo amplification - everybody knows that dynaudio's need more power to sound good .. so i got myself a xtz edge a2 - 300 class D poweramp ... and since i don't listen very loud it made absolutley no difference to my ear. BTW nobody approves my class D .. "it sounds like shit, buy a 6000e class A 45kg to hear the diferences "
2.nd i was left with no money for a "good" DAC so i bought Yamaha WXC-50 ( sh on the cheap) , the difference between my avr and the yamaha - absolutley 0! A friend gave me a Pro-Ject pre box s2 ... i sold my yamaha and avr with the old speakers and was looking for a better dac with a nice price/quality/performance so i started reading reviews and topping d70 was the chosen one for the "bigger soundstage, intrument separation , etc"
When i received the Topping D70 and listen to it vs Pre Box S2 i didint heard any difference .. switching from one to another and trying to find some difference.. and then i started searching on google form " whats the best affordable dac bla bla etc. " to " why can't i hear a difference between 2 Dacs .. and found more info and blind tests and etc. So i listed my D70 for sale and ordered a DX3 Pro ( cheaper , has BT and headphones amp) . BUT THEN after more listening to both Dacs i could hear a difference ... Pre box has more tweeter/separation ( i don't know the audiphile terms) .. but D70 sounds more "complete" the music instruments are better matched it's like a "whole", and to my ear.. i like it more it sound's better.
Now i understand that if i do a blind test with maching levels and so on i can't tell them appart .. BUT ... tell me what's the difference when there's no matching levels ? It can't be just volume .. since i tried to set the volume louder on the dac that i "don't like" and has nothing to do with the musicality. What are the other aspects of a dac that make it sound "different" tone? amplitude? volume? akm vs ess? Or it's just my brain playing tricks? .. ( i found myself listeing to the same random song on both and D70 makes me move my head )
p.s. sorry for bad english