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I will be able to tell in literally eight notes.
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Has anyone yet been able to compare the dCS Bartok to the Lumin X1 played in the same system, thereby affording a very good A/B comparison?
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Jonathan "Do not go quietly into that good night, . . . Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Main System: Theta Casablanca V preamp/processor; Wadia 8 CD transport and Digimaster DDC 2000 DAC (w/all updates); Theta Compli CD transport; Oppo UDP-203 disc player; Lumin T2 music server/DAC; Roon Nucleus+ core (w/Teddy Pardo LPS); SOTA Sapphire turntable (w/ Premier FT3 arm and Hana SL cartridge); SugarCube SC-2 non-destructive "click and pop" removal device; PS Audio Stellar phono preamp; Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM tuner (w/MD-205 Signal Sleuth FM antenna amplifier and ST-2 FM antenna); McIntosh MC 611 (3), Krell FPB 200C, and KAV-250a power amplifiers; Revel Ultima Studio (2 - L&R), Voice (1 - center), and Embrace (2 sides and 2 surrounds) speakers; SVS PB-16 Ultra (2) and 3000 Micro (2) powered subwoofers; WireWorld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables; various Kimber Kable, MIT, Shunyata, and WireWorld interconnects; Shunyata Denali 2000/T (2), Denali 6000/S, Hydra [original], Hydra 2, and Venom PS10 power conditioners; various Shunyata Delta, Venom, PowerSnake, and Sidewinder power cords, and Venom Defenders (2); Richard Gray's Power Company Substation and 400 Pro; Luxul AGS-1024 Ethernet switch; Sound Anchor amplifier stand; VTI (2) and Billy Bags (4) equipment racks. |
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Listening to a Bartok now.
At least comparing with CDs I'm not impressed, the S7i is still better. We'll see later today after it has some more warm-up time. I am using the S7i as a transport and am comparing AES/EBU on both, with the output run back into the input on the S7i so the latter can't take advantage of ClockLink. Update: Nope. Even though I have the Bartok on loan through Tuesday it’s already back in the box. For 16/44.1 Red Book it’s bright and a bit harsh compared to the S7i. Great soundstage and articulation but not quite as wide as the S7i. I’d say it’s definitely second best now, making my “DACs to buy if my Wadia dies” now: 1) dCS Bartok 2) Moon 780Dv2 3) Ayre QX-5 Twenty 4) ARC Ref CD 9 My dealer is getting a Rossini Player in, so I will definitely want to compare to that. Last edited by BillK; 11-17-2019 at 05:34 PM. |
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Excellent question.
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Agreed...
Im also very curious about lumin x1 vs bartok vs rossini dac comparisons? |
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Good question, I'm very interested, although I already have an X1 on the way.
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_____________________________ Power Amp: Vitus Audio SS-010 Mk2 DAC: Chord Qutest w UpTone JS-2 Power Supply; SOtM tX-USBultra w UpTone LPS1.2; Apple Mac Mini w UpTone DC Conversion Kit & UpTone JS-2 Power Supply; Squeezelite w Logitech Media Server 7.9.0 Speakers: Triangle Magellan Concerto II Cables: AudioQuest WEL XLR, AudioQuest Everest, AudioQuest NRG Wild, AudioQuest NRG-1000, AudioQuest Diamond USB Power: Gryphon PowerZone Rack: Solid Tech Hybrid Tweaks: Omicron Stabilizzatore Armonico & Gold Evolution SE; Furutech FT-SWS (R) AC Outlet; Synergistic Research Blue Quantum Fuse Last edited by johndoe21ro; 02-13-2020 at 07:35 AM. |
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FYI...price increase coming in April (according to a local dealer).
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Any word on what the increase might be?
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If I heard right, the headphone model was going up $1500 USD. Not sure on the other model.
Don’t quote me on this... |
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