Finally went diamond. I considered the new D3 804's but they don't go on sale in the US till January, plus I was already in love the 805 D's. Couldn't wait :B 805' plus a DB1 is more expensive than a pair of 804's but the bass extension is worth it. I matched them with a McIntosh MAC 6700 200 watt receiver and a Marantz NA 6005 streaming player.
The results are simply extraordinary. The soundstage is unbelievable. I'm discovering layers of musicality from things I've heard for decades that I didn't even know existed. I have discovered that even some of the MP3's downloaded from Amazon from the Verve collection are exemplary, Ella's smooth voice and sub tonalities are perfectly and vibrantly preserved.
I'm new to any sort of streaming music and I'm amazed at how perfectly and superbly high fidelity the whole process is. Simply rip your CD's, or download from the net on the PC and go. No appleplay or other doodas necessary! The Marantz does all the work for you through your own WIFI network using your computer as a server. It will take USB sticks, LAN connections, digital inputs from other devices, you name it! It also streams from Pandora, satellite radio or any internet streaming station of any possible bit rate. I have it connected to the McIntosh through toslink so the Mc does all the DA conversion after sampling the signal at 32bit/192! Finally joining the 21st century and let me assure you, its all good!
More connection details: The DB1 is running off the #2 pre out. This week I'm planning to test running the 805s through a 70hz high pass filter to see if I don't have to worry about ever overdriving them with the monster amp. The DB1's default crossover for the 805 is 70hz though you can select any frequency you want. Ill report back to report how that goes. Though I'm not a cable prima donna I wasn't going to spend all that dough to connect it with lamp wire so I opted for Audio Quest solid conductors all around. Still probably snake oil but they look "pretty".
Some may think that Macs are overpriced but you cant argue with an 80 some pound good looking monster that is absolutely silent in operation and barely gets warm regardless of how long or how hard you drive it.
If you hadn't noticed it, Im thrilled!
The results are simply extraordinary. The soundstage is unbelievable. I'm discovering layers of musicality from things I've heard for decades that I didn't even know existed. I have discovered that even some of the MP3's downloaded from Amazon from the Verve collection are exemplary, Ella's smooth voice and sub tonalities are perfectly and vibrantly preserved.
I'm new to any sort of streaming music and I'm amazed at how perfectly and superbly high fidelity the whole process is. Simply rip your CD's, or download from the net on the PC and go. No appleplay or other doodas necessary! The Marantz does all the work for you through your own WIFI network using your computer as a server. It will take USB sticks, LAN connections, digital inputs from other devices, you name it! It also streams from Pandora, satellite radio or any internet streaming station of any possible bit rate. I have it connected to the McIntosh through toslink so the Mc does all the DA conversion after sampling the signal at 32bit/192! Finally joining the 21st century and let me assure you, its all good!
More connection details: The DB1 is running off the #2 pre out. This week I'm planning to test running the 805s through a 70hz high pass filter to see if I don't have to worry about ever overdriving them with the monster amp. The DB1's default crossover for the 805 is 70hz though you can select any frequency you want. Ill report back to report how that goes. Though I'm not a cable prima donna I wasn't going to spend all that dough to connect it with lamp wire so I opted for Audio Quest solid conductors all around. Still probably snake oil but they look "pretty".
Some may think that Macs are overpriced but you cant argue with an 80 some pound good looking monster that is absolutely silent in operation and barely gets warm regardless of how long or how hard you drive it.
If you hadn't noticed it, Im thrilled!
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