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RE: TEAC VRDS-701T

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sleeper

In Reply to: RE: TEAC VRDS-701T posted by Mats Gunnars on February 28, 2025 at 18:38:31

I have been running one of these for about a year and really like it. It feeds a Denafrips DDC and thence to a Laiv Harmony DAC. Best sound from my CD collection that I have ever heard.

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OT: DDC! I had no idea - Mats Gunnars 18:57:24 03/01/25 (2)
Thanks for mentioning the DDC.
I was unaware of this technology.
Reviews are impressive. With so much
going on, do you ever get the feeling
something has been taken away from the
original sources? Or is the recording simply
presented without artifacts? Did you gain
emotional impact?
My Abbas is pretty old school, with lovely tone.
Knowing what you know, might the Hermes be
something to explore?

/ Mats
- RE: OT: DDC! I had no idea - sleeper 19:44:36 03/01/25 (1)
  I initially bought the Hermes DDC to reclock the USB output from a Bluesound Node streamer. The signal from the Hermes travels via an I2S output to my Laiv Harmony DAC. The sonic improvement in streaming was immediately evident. I experienced the same thing when I ran the COAX output from the TEAC transport to the Hermes. Both sources were much improved: streaming sonics from the relatively cheap Node going thru the DDC and DAC are almost indistinguishable from CDs, but CDs still sound the best to my non-professional ear. The Hermes is a little pricy at $1200, but I like what it's doing in my system. I would characterize the improvements as an increase in midrange clarity and better spatial definition of instruments and singers. Music overall seems more precise with the Hermes in place.
  - Thank you, very much (nt) - Mats Gunnars 07:43:59 03/02/25 (0)
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