In article , Wally
wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:

My own view is that the 'better' the dac, the more closely it is
recovering the waveforms specified by the information on the CD/DVD.
Thus 'better' dacs should sound similar since they are all trying to
reconstuct the same pattern from a given CD/DVD.

A bit like amplifiers, I suppose.

In my view, yes. However in both cases the user might *want* the player or
amp to alter the sound in a specific way as they may prefer the sound that
results. In this case 'better' may mean something that does not approach
the same common ground. Matter of personal choice and circumstances.


Buy electrostatics. 8-]

Aren't they rather big?

No, no. Your room is too small. :-)

Having said that, yesterday I moved a pair of ESL63's into our living room
to try out with out TV/DVD system. This room is quite small, so the
speakers dominate the room. Placed either side of the TV, they span about
90 percent of the width of the room, and the room is wider than it is long.

Despite that, SWMBO likes the appearance[1], and we both found the sound on
last night's broadcasts (BBC4) of Chopin and (BBC) Nutcracker! to be
superb. At last, pianos that sound like pianos when we watch TV/DVD!!

[1] This is a turn-around. She resisted having large speakers in the living
room for some time. Then a week or so ago she suddenly suggested we give it
a try. I think she has over time become accustomed to good sound, and hence
fallen victim - like myself - to the idea that the sound matters more than
the clutter. :-) The down-side is that I'll now have to buy another pair
of ESLs for the main hifi in the other room.

Slainte,

Jim

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