25-May-2015, 10:33
(This post was last modified: 25-May-2015, 10:34 by GuillaumeB.)
(24-May-2015, 00:00)bobertk Wrote: Well, I just did the 7.1.3 upgrade and it's wonderful. As in holy crap: More liquid, coherent and natural, with better detail, depth, dynamic contrast and bass integration. Crazy good.
Y'all scared me away from 8.0! LMK if anyone has done both and preferred 8.
Well I had to revert to 7.1.3 last night since bypass mode was doing some odd stuff on 8.0
Listening to Madeleine Peyroux's Careless Love now I am also hearing a more liquid and coherent sound. For me the best way of describing it is more musical. It's easier to follow a tune and the experience is more enjoyable.
I actually didn't mind 8.0 and my experiments with DSD have been very positive. However 7.1.3 wins the musical crown.
Guillaume
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