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Completely disagree. I have a little experience with tubes and have owned three different models of TacT preamps. If tube-magic was merely tweaking the FR graph, everybody would have equalizers and nobody would have tubes. They are somewhat of a pain, but people put up with them. It has very little to do with frequency response and everything to do with the soul of music.I use my TacT to dial in the frequency response. Then, I use my SET amp to give size and shape to instruments and to let them breathe. It brings the wood of instruments into the room instead of just the strings. Voices are attached to physical, quavering forms. Drumheads have amazing decays that I have not heard through all SS systems.Tubes are fairy dust, not equalizers.
"What target curves will give tube sound"? I asked this question in the Tact forum long time ago and people just told me to roll-off the high. But it didn't work. I rolled-off the high, but the music still remain sterile. When tube roll-off the high, it also gives you some kind of "air", and some seductive smoothness, which add "soul" to the music.
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
Folks, Can anyone suggest a way to improve the sound of harsh recordings? .......
Quote from: 95bcwh on 19 Nov 2006, 05:19 pmFolks, Can anyone suggest a way to improve the sound of harsh recordings? .......Having owned it for several weeks now, I sincerely believe the the Paradisea dac will help in this regard.It has in my system, allowing thin, hard and aggressive recordings to be more listenable.Overall, the sound it produces is very "analogue-like". Vocals are especially natural and sweet.Call is softening...call it embellishment...call it distortion...call it whatever you want.I don't care what it's doing. In my view, the objective is to make the music more pleasant and more enjoyable to listen to. The Paradisea does just that, so I just call it good!
Quote from: toobluvr on 22 Nov 2006, 05:02 pmQuote from: 95bcwh on 19 Nov 2006, 05:19 pmFolks, Can anyone suggest a way to improve the sound of harsh recordings? .......Having owned it for several weeks now, I sincerely believe the the Paradisea dac will help in this regard.It has in my system, allowing thin, hard and aggressive recordings to be more listenable.Overall, the sound it produces is very "analogue-like". Vocals are especially natural and sweet.Call is softening...call it embellishment...call it distortion...call it whatever you want.I don't care what it's doing. In my view, the objective is to make the music more pleasant and more enjoyable to listen to. The Paradisea does just that, so I just call it good! John,If the DAC sweetens the harsh or less pristine receordings, it must be doing the same for the better recordings...Does it get too sweet? George
It's hard to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Starting with a bad sounding recording will only end up with frustration. Live with it or don't listen to it....That's my advise. P.S. No equipment will fix this ill. Period.W
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 HT3On 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. ...Any suggestion is welcome. Thanks! Regardsbarry
But the music it produces is warm and organic, and just washes over you...like waves lapping at the shoreline. I listen to relax, and the Paradisea gives that. This is not to say that it can't rock, cause it can. Just that it is free of glare, edge and digititis.