Seoul Audio Show
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any more feedback you can give on the effect of the clock? was it a one button on-off sort of thing, or did they need to plug and un-plug cables?
With remote, he can turn it on and off.
Very handy.
The difference is quite noticable.
I quit vinyl 30 years ago.YES
But that's my interest bias too
But I got the feeling that decent 10k$ vinyl setup may sound better than 40k$ digital setup.
thank you. very interesting.With remote, he can turn it on and off.
Very handy.
The difference is quite noticable.
if you think of any other impressions about the clock please post them.
One Korean gentleman made magnetic planar units from the scratch.
He also got the patent right of it.
The proto type speaker shows lot of potential, clear and fast sound driven by Hifirose one in all streamer and int amp.
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Avalon Isis speakers driven by Vitus monoblocks sounds very musical and stable.
The noticable thing is that 5k$ SME turntable works well with this 500k$ setup.
To me SME turntable sounds more natural than Merging Dac digital setup.
A portable system sounds pretty nice at open space.
The pair of speaker cost 800$ and portable amp connected to your laptop cost 200$.
Interesting try!
I will
Esoteric turntable has lot of other features.
Thus you may want to try it with your system.
It will be fun!
I had never listened to Devialet spherical speakers in person before Seoul Audio show.
Small spherical speakers filled the pretty large space.
Although it is not for pure audiophile like me, it will get favor from young people.
This is my first encounter with Perlisten speakers driven by Block amps.
They sound natural and stable in pretty big room.
I have owned the Devialet Phantoms for over 5 years now. I got it for my spouse who uses it everyday. I have to admit they sound quite good. I have a pair of large Quad 2905 electrostatics next to them, which look a bit silly next to the Phantoms. Of course, Quads have a special sound, particularly the 5” tall 2905s. But the Quads are ugly as sin, and a pain to drive. If they go bust, they’re expensive as hell to fix. It starts to add up eventually.View attachment 105540
I had never listened to Devialet spherical speakers in person before Seoul Audio show.
Small spherical speakers filled the pretty large space.
Although it is not for pure audiophile like me, it will get favor from young people.
My Phantoms have a 5000 watt class A/D amplifier, built in DAC and streamer. They will comfortably produce 110 dB from 15 Hz to 25 kHZ. At that sound level, my Quads would have melted.
Speakers like the Phantoms or the newer Kef LS 60 Meta are the future of high end audio. Plug in the speakers into the wall and stream music. What’s not to like? Oh, wait, you can’t roll tubes! You can‘t use $20k Nordost cables with them. Or $5000 USB cables. All the “fun“ in Hi-Fi is gone.
If a turntable controller sounds much better with an external clock we can be tempted to think there is a problem with the internal clock ...
What is the reason they present for such difference?
External clocks are much high quality than internal one.If a turntable controller sounds much better with an external clock we can be tempted to think there is a problem with the internal clock ...
Thus they give better control of speed of platter spinning around.
this review gets into the weeds about what is special about this particular clock. i'll be interested in how your much greater technically informed viewpoint than mine sees this.If a turntable controller sounds much better with an external clock we can be tempted to think there is a problem with the internal clock ...
then watch this video.
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Sonus Faber speakers are pretty popular in Korea
Many Korean audiophiles are listening to classical music.
It may be why.
Overall Sonus Faber driven by either Dan D'agostino or Mcintoshi sounds pleasing to ears.
Thank you for the report, thomask.
Very good coverage?!
All the best
/ Jk
Very good coverage?!
All the best
/ Jk
Well, clocks for digital DAC's are a well known, well explained and accepted subject, both technically and subjectively . But we do not see any connection between the 10 MHz clock stability and turntable motor drive stability. All I see is a nebulous try to associate their well known DAC performance to their turntable performance.
We are addressing am electromechanical inertial system, not a DAC supplying an analog signal to the amplification
a question, just for sh*ts and giggles;
lets just say you first heard the T1 turntable and were impressed with it's speed stability and flow. it was awesome sounding. and you've owned the EMT 927, so you know your turntable flow.
then someone brings in this clock and clearly it's takes things to another level. easy to A/B and no denying it.
do you then assume that the basic speed controller is flawed and this clock is fixing it? or is it just an over-the-top enhancement? at what point do we give the separate clock it's due, verses knocking the power supply clock design?
why wouldn't turntable speed precision be as significant as dac speed precision?
Yes, unless there is an acceptable technical explanation I consider that something is wrong with the design of the controller. The same way I would consider that a turntable that sounds better at sun shine than in cloudy days is flawed ...
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