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Give an example of a "bad recording".One man's bad might be just fine to another.
Folks, Can anyone suggest a way to improve the sound of harsh recordings? My current setup is as follow: Bolder SB3 digital out -> Aberdeen Modified Tact 2.0S -> Moscode 401HR - Salk HT3 On good recordings, it sounded real good.. very good..like music from heaven. But on bad recordings, but it's too revealing, sounded harsh and thin at times. I was thinking of adding a little flexibility into my current system, maybe insert a tube buffer between the Tact and the Moscode when I'm in the mood of listening to some bad recordings? I'm even thinking of getting an NOS DAC and a tube preamp so I can run the digital out from the Tact into this NOS DAC and tube preamp before going into the Moscode 401HR. Any suggestion is welcome. Thanks! Regards barry
You already have a "tube buffer" in the Moscode 401HR.
...you won't have clinically "flat" response, but that's overrated anyway.
. . . I'm also tempted to try the Paradisea, but I need to find a preamp to go with it, which is another headache.
Why would you want to add a tube (additional distortion as you say) that may be more to your liking on a few recordings, but is sure to worsen the better recordings?This sounds like a perfect task for an equalizer -- tailor the frequency response to the specific recording. Isn't that what the Tact will let you do?
On good recordings, it sounded real good.. very good..like music from heaven. But on bad recordings, but it's too revealing, sounded harsh and thin at times.
Sure, you won't have clinically "flat" response, but that's overrated anyway.
My point merely was that few people would choose a purely flat frequency response for any reason but dogma - same reason "tube distortion" is so popular. Random deviations from flat are generally undesirable, while controllable adjustments are highly desirable. Spending time with a TacT proves this to be true. I like a curve that's a little fattened in the bass and a few db down through the presence band, 1k - 3k.
If you already have EQ capability looking for a tube buffer is like hammering a screw.http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/hearing.html