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I think this is another example of how close the difference is between good digital dacs or players - very small differences - not the huge differences that we are led to believe.
Johnny is the auraliti worthy of the price for an upgrade in your opinion? Thanks
Key differences between the RE7 and Tranquility (which is the bee's knees model so I"m told) lie more in the presentation, more specifically the tonality.* Both dacs sounded very enjoyable, and I would say definitely ahead of entry and most mid level stuff* The tranquility is more in your face. More exciting. This was initially very pleasing and beguiling. The Re7 was more subdued and "neutral", calling nothing out or emphasizing anything. * Deeper into the listening, some of the key things coming out was that the initial excitement and aliveness of the Tranquility felt (to me) a bit designed or tailored. This mind you was fairly subtle but my take is that this would be more obvious in a more resolving and/or exciting system. In a more laid back system lacking in excitement maybe this would be beneficial...(?)* So far, I'd call it very close but then a couple of things were also cropping up that would put the tranquility behind the re7 in my books* Tonality of the tranquility is a bit suspect - perhaps due to the slightly "tailored" sound signature. This was not apparent on unfamiliar music, but on the piano it lent a slightly digital sound to it. A bit like listening to a classical performance (no amplification) Vs a jazz piano with amplification + speakers to increase the volume of sound. This is not obvious (the suspect tonality of violins in the jadis/quad combination was blatant in comparison) but then, I'm a bit sensitive to the piano and it does "bug" me.* The tranquility presents a "fuller" sound but this slight bloom is at the expense of separation - in dense orchestral mix, the sound is very slightly mushed up but only in comparison to the Re7 here (could be the Re7's overkill power supply design). Would surmise that there could be a larger degree of difference in a more resolving set up but this is a bit speculative and needs corroboration.Put it this way, if I came in without any knowledge of the dacs and someone told me that the tranquility was $1k and the Re7 was $3k, I'd say that the Re7 would be amongst the best in that class and the tranquility was a giant killer that delivered 90% of the performance at one third the price. Stuff the aesthetics, and I'd buy it over the Re7. The fact that this tranquility actually costs more than the Re7 would mean that a more careful audition in your system would be warranted.
... when I turned off the dithered volume control in PureMusic the other day, the extra detail, definition, and bass articulation I got was like night and day. I would have considered the sound I was getting before this change to the best my system has ever sounded, but thiis just took it to another level, and I don't even have hog mode enabled yet.-- Jim
Jim, What is the exact procedure for actually turning off the dithered volume control in PM. I found the Audio Settings Menu Page called "Signal Modifiers" and have unchecked the "dithered volume control." However, it doesn't seem to really disable it. Even with that box unchecked, the volume control +/- tabs still work when they are clicked with the mouse. Am I missing something? Thanks. Din
I have MBP with SSD+8Gb Ram. Amarra & Ayrewave. I like the Auraliti more.
I would like to hear more about the Auraliti. I don't want to get this thread off topic so maybe a new thread about it?
We've been working our tails off trying to catch up and fulfilling the demand for new Tranquility Signature DACs
At this point, we've still found the Mac Mini to be the Top Dog sonically and then some.
elusive delicate inner harmonics that define analog fluidity, massive soundstage air and amazing depth cues
Yup.
