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Originally Posted by brownbear
George, are you able to compare DSD to PCM over AES vs. native DSD over USB?
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I probably can. But the WE20se triggered a major upgrade cycle. At this point I think I have upgraded almost all the boxes and the turntable. I had demo equipment for a couple months as the new equipment arrived and now is breaking in... and cabling. It is actually too bad I did not make the comparison on my old system with the Sim DAC and Pass x350 amp. That system I thought of as my “reference system”, it really highlighted differences in recording and mastering... just laid them bare. My new system is a order of magnitude better, it is overwhelmingly musical... the detail is there, but it is hard to concentrate on details. Overall, I find that differences in mastering and recording vastly out weigh the impact of the playback format. My system has great midrange bloom and rhythm and pace which really detracts from the detail of recording space... it is so involving it is hard to want to care about details... just for fun I have listened to hear a musician move his foot... it’s there, just listening I don’t care.
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George
Main: Aurender W20SE music streamer, ARC REF 9SE DAC / CD, Linn LP 12, Koetsu Rosewood SignCartrige, ARC REF 3 Phono Stage, ARC REF 6SE Preamp, ARC 160s amp, Sonus Faber Amati Traditional Speakers,Transparent Ultra IC & SC Library:Aurender N100, Ayre QB9 2020 DAC, Woo WA5-LE amp upgraded tubes, Focal Utopia HP, Sennheiser 800s HP, LCD HP.
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