discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig

Posted by dazzdax@xs4all.nl (A) on March 25, 2006 at 06:43:58

Hi folks, I would like to what is your opinion about the following. I have a digital rig that consists of an Accuphase DP-90/DC-91 and analog rig that cosists of Acoustic Solid high mass turntable + Fidelity Research tonearm + SPU cart. Phono is Graham Slee. There is a discrepancy in sound between those two rigs. The analog set up sounds very warm and full towards the midrange and also very spacious, the digital set up sounds detailed, but also lean towards the midrange. The sound is a bit closed in and laid back (missing some liveliness). In my opinion both a good analog and good digital set up, although there are differences, should have the same basic sound characteristics. At my friend's home, the sound of his analog (Denon turntable and Empire cart) is quite similar to his digital (Sony DVD/SACD/CD player). What could be the reason for this discrepancy in sound? Could it be caused by a defective capacitor in the DAC or power supply aging? Should I sell my Accuphase gear and buy a warm sounding CDP, like Marantz, Audio Note or Naim? I don't know. I hope you have some suggestions to help me out. Thank you in advance.

Chris

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Topic - discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - dazzdax@xs4all.nl 06:43:58 03/25/06 (18)

Band aids will only take you so far... - mjda12 12:17:12 03/29/06 (0)

Maybe not analog vs digital per se - just different rigs? nt - Presto 19:50:09 03/28/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - PAR 22:45:12 03/26/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - audioengr 10:19:21 03/26/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - fmak 22:01:51 03/25/06 (3)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - bublitchki 23:26:27 03/25/06 (2)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - fmak 09:40:19 03/26/06 (0)

Acoustic feedback. - Al Sekela 08:00:54 03/26/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - dazzdax@xs4all.nl 11:46:13 03/25/06 (4)

Isolation transformers. - Al Sekela 07:58:30 03/26/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - Dawnrazor 16:00:51 03/25/06 (2)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - dazzdax@xs4all.nl 01:59:16 03/26/06 (1)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - Dawnrazor 10:12:24 03/26/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - Dawnrazor 11:07:35 03/25/06 (0)

Forgetting for a moment the generic differences.... - Chuck Y 10:56:48 03/25/06 (0)

Re: discrepancy in sound between analog and digital rig - porziob@aol.com 10:22:11 03/25/06 (0)

Could be RF noise in your digital setup. - Al Sekela 10:07:41 03/25/06 (0)

It's not unusual at all. - KT88 09:43:08 03/25/06 (0)

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