Half the battle is admitting you like collecting toys" It is going to be much easier now going forward!DaveF wrote:The summary so far would be that all of the DACs/CDP's I've listened to this past few weeks all sound very fine but not all that different from one another. Perhaps the Lampi and dCS stand out in their own way from the pack.
Best bang for the buck would be to stick with the Arcam and waste my money on a flashy TT and new cart. But in a way I do like the toys and a nice rack of equipment really floats my boat so I'm likely to buy one of the above for that reason. No shame. :-)
You posted elsewhere what probably needs to happen before you jump. The speaker position and maybe bass traps behind them
are needed to get the full potential of the Quads. You have the room. Ivor was telling me today when I was in buying some edible and drinkable toys that you have a set of cerubals under the Quads. They with the traps and careful positioning should get you a tighter sound. Also GoldLion KT88's or try and get Steve over to try his KT120's(just check with Jadis that they will work I am nearly 100% certain no issue there but be safe/sure)
This has been said many times especially by the bodies who have lost lots of money on CA! You need to get a proper pc setup to take full advantage of these dacs.
Kinda surprised the Wadia was not met with more glowing views and wonder is it the speaker positioning that is clouding the virtues of the Wadia. When it hits the price of a Meridian 596 I would be very happy to buy one!