Stone said
Quote:I was worried about the ZMA not providing those details an Ambient Retrieval....with the CSP3. I have not lost these aspects. So, it begs the question why you lose this aspect of playback LR? I would say cables matter an Speakers. You're in the Rabbit Hole now...you need to persue high end cables an different Speakers
I think you are "qualified to comment" also because you had the DS for a month.
This is really interesting to me Stone. Are you suggesting that you had
no loss of micro detail, including ambient information?
Maybe our builds were a little different, but using the same cables throughout with the addition of some really good Grover silvers the CSP3 did not cut out micro information, but it masked it enough that I did not like it. The MKIV may be a factor being family, but pretty different from the MKIII, exceptional micro detail being a notable factor, especially with it enhanced by the reconstructive feedback circuit.
Anyway...this is all good cables, a DAC that was defined in large part by amazing micro detail and ambience in development, and my very revealing, tweaked HR-1s...the only change was the CSP3, and it took away enough micro detail for me to seriously consider selling it.
More burnin and mostly tubes solved it, now the sound being a little different, but without masking the excellent micro detail the Tranquility and MKIV could pull. And all else was the same.
My system is crazy good at micro detail and all that it brings to the presentation. Good cables throughout, good fuses, good room, good vibration control, and tubed to pull the most from the music, with micro information a priority in the balance, not just for great ambience, but for all it does throughout the spectrum.
So I don't understand why the CSP3 made such a difference here and not there. Any thoughts?