Steve Deckert
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The Audio Gods have shoved me down another rabbit hole that I really didn't see coming, as usual. Presently I am hearing in most ways the best sound I have ever had to date... so perfect it just boggles the mind. It's lucid X 3.
Seriously, I didn't know it could get this good. I really didn't. In a way it has humbly restored my faith in the recording industry who I have falsely blamed for lackluster sound at least 60% more than was deserved. It was me. My lack of discovery, that in part came from lack of time and funds like all of us, prevented it from manifesting like it is now.
Over the past 6 weeks or so, I have been listening more than ever before. Never missing a night, and can't get enough. I feel embarrassed that as a so called audio guru I have never heard anything this good before... makes me wonder what planet we're on.
So each night I'm hearing this miracle happen in front me and thinking... boy I should be recording this for Youtube. And at least ten times I've asked myself why an I not doing this? It's because I haven't been given permission yet. I'm still in school. (Audio Gods - don't test them)
I can't even believe what I am hearing, and it is still improving and here we travel through this worm hole... They told me it was a rabbit hole and it was a frikin lie, it's a worm hole.
Just so you know, it's not another holy grail DAC, but so far less than a grand of additional investment in my vinyl rig, but in exactly the right stuff. I'm ashamed to say that once I got into 5+K DACs my vinyl rig was being seriously challenged. Right now with the help and fortitude that comes with bonding with Audio Gods, I don't see any amount of money in a DAC being able to achieve what I am hearing from my vinyl rig. There is just no way it can happen. This is actually back to being in a whole new league and we're only half way through the worm hole.
I am in school, and one of the thrilling outcomes is hearing Decware gear for the first time. OMG is the ZP3 good. And presently my ZP3 has no anniversary mods, not even copper foil caps. Nothing. Bone stock. I would be scared to change it, frankly. And the Sarah 300B amplifier is insane driven directly from the phono stage. And just to show there is no ego involved, the speakers are Bob Zigler's HR2's. Setting in the middle of a forrest of my own designs. This is part of the reason why the Audio Gods visit so I have been told. They are really putt off by ego and narcissism.
The Audio Gods as I've described before have a betting pool. A clear pool of water where they all sit around like a bar and watch us like a TV show and bet on the outcome. Since they can put urges into your mind, they get a great deal of satisfaction from seeing those urges and ideas or pictures or seeds sprout into a two way communication and then of course they enjoy speculating on which way it will go... and the ultimate outcome. Most people ignore the urges and simply don't receive the signal. Personally I listen with the greatest of faith because I'm not smart enough to be an audio guru.
Anyway, you haven't heard from me in awhile and you won't hear from me in awhile because I'm being educated, I'm in the middle of a worm hole and holy crap is it good so far!
Happy listening
Steve : )
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