17-May-2016, 21:14
(This post was last modified: 17-May-2016, 21:17 by GuillaumeB.)
(17-May-2016, 20:40)GuillaumeB Wrote:(17-May-2016, 17:15)rwjr44 Wrote: If @GuillaumeB were to report that AIR3 is significantly better than his TotalDac rig
Ok guys after a few days of really enjoying AIR 3 I am back on the totaldac d1 server, connected to the Devialet master via AES/EBU.
As good as AIR 3 is - and it's very very good - my d1 server is better.
It's not really adding any more detail, and the sound is very similar. But the totaldac just sounds a bit darker, a bit calmer, a tiny bit more natural.
But lets put things into perspective here - we are talking tiny differences.
Guillaume
Erm... TINY differences! To be fair I don't think I can even trust myself now, it's just too close to call!
So there we have it... AIR 3 is pretty much within spitting difference of the totaldac.
Now that it is one hell of an achievement.
I should add I've been testing a 16/41 track. Perhaps with 24 bit material things will change a little.
Guillaume
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