Fra spøk til revolver;
1. Tidal via blåtann? Det er et hån mot anlegget ditt. Må i det minste spille via wifi. Lydkvalitet på blåtann er begredelige greier. Da kan du like godt bruke Spotify til halv pris i det minste
2. Akustikk? Her vil etterklangstiden i bassområdet smøre til så fælt at man prøver å kompensere med mer bass. Med bedre akustikk vil det (slik jeg forstår det) oppleves som mer bass på samme nivå, så kanskje det beste er å begynne der?
3. Kone nekter? Skru opp lyden. Hun klarer ikke å overdøve de kassene der
Tar denne først: 1:
Det har ikke blitt nok tid til egolytting foran anlegget og så har disse vinylplatene tatt mye fokus
Men skal begynne å eksperimentere med dette, blir gøy
I en test av Cary SI-300 så virker det som i hvert fall en tester ikke opplevde stor forskjell, men vi får se (høre)
Cary Audio has included a DAC from their premium products in this integrated amp. The chip itself, an AK4490EQ from the Asahi-Kasei Microdevices Company, has a good reputation. It sports proprietary TruBit™ up-sampling and OSO™ re-clocking features. The intent of up-sampling is to increase the frequency of the audio signal so that more gradual filtering can be employed. The DAC also increases the bit depth of an incoming signal to 32-bits for greater resolution. The purpose of re-clocking the digital signal is to prevent jitter from affecting the audio output.
Eventually, I hooked up some analog sources via XLR to try different, outboard DACs. I also tried out the TOSLINK optical connection. The SI-300.2d sounded just as good either way.
Digital inputs include Cary’s XMOS USB input, capable of true native DSD signals up to 256kHz and PCM/DXD up to 32-bit/384kHz. The integrated amp also offers two coaxial inputs, one optical input, an AES/EBU input and Cary’s aptX® Bluetooth input. All S/PDIF and Bluetooth digital sources allow for 10 TruBit™ selectable up-sampling rates and PCM-to-DSD conversion options.
I also took the time to pair my phone with the Cary via Bluetooth to stream some CD-quality audio. The sound was indistinguishable from the other inputs. So even though I was initially highly skeptical of sound quality over Bluetooth, the amp surprised me again.
The back panel is well laid out and easy to hook up. I particularly appreciated the availability of not one but two XLR inputs. I tried the Cary’s DAC with both coaxial and TOSLINK optical inputs – no audible difference. Those wishing to drive more than one pair of speakers might wish for a second set of speaker terminals, but I didn’t find that to be a concern.
If I had to judge, I’d say that the preamp/power-amp section is very neutral. The DAC has some voicing available via its many oversampling and DSD options, and some experimentation is probably needed to select the option that best matches your speakers.
I did try all of the up sampling and DSD conversion options of the Cary’s DAC. I couldn’t say which was best, because all sounded close, but I generally preferred the highest available up-sampling without DSD conversion. Could I have picked out my favorite in a double-blind test? Probably not, but spending some time with each of the options (and keeping good notes) can help.
