I
connected the Mcintosh ms750 music server
digital out into the Dac and hooked it up to the
line 2. and let the Mcintosh still directly
connected to line 1. that is to get a
split-second A/B comparison.
Warmed up the dared vp-875 which was delivered and set up by john few weeks ago (analog audio labs, whom i also highly recommend for excellent after-sales service) sporting a Psvane 845T and Psvane cv181T from Art Audio.
I cannot talk like an audiophile reviewer as being a newbie myself, the most i can do is to describe what i can notice in a layman's description.
listened to line 1 to the Shostakovich symphony no 5 from my ms750 directly connected to the set amplifier. its the familiar sound i used to be listening for few days.
Switched to line 2, the first thing i noticed is the drastic reduction of volume. after i cranked it up from 9:00 to 11:00, the volume i am accustomed to. the realism of the instruments is up another level! listening to line 1 is like the instruments were outside, beyond the curtain, beyond the window, right to the other block, they play a bit louder so i can hear the very well.. with the Lndemann usb Dac, they are closer, so they don't need to sound louder for me to enjoy the warmness of the music.
My sister ripped the best audiophile voices vol 4 into her Macbook air (yet to check her settings) which supports usb 2 out of the box. (yes, the Lindeman is a dac with category 2 usb sporting xmos chip). I played the cd and the flac file saved in my ms750, and the mp3 from the Macbook air... there is a very slight difference that shook me, a very slight difference that is to tiny to question myself why do i need to keep a US$6,000 cd player-music server into my system, we may be seeing a Mcintosh ms750 music server up for sale in the marketplace anytime in this next few days..
Thank you very much Robert! very glad to know somebody like you.
Warmed up the dared vp-875 which was delivered and set up by john few weeks ago (analog audio labs, whom i also highly recommend for excellent after-sales service) sporting a Psvane 845T and Psvane cv181T from Art Audio.
I cannot talk like an audiophile reviewer as being a newbie myself, the most i can do is to describe what i can notice in a layman's description.
listened to line 1 to the Shostakovich symphony no 5 from my ms750 directly connected to the set amplifier. its the familiar sound i used to be listening for few days.
Switched to line 2, the first thing i noticed is the drastic reduction of volume. after i cranked it up from 9:00 to 11:00, the volume i am accustomed to. the realism of the instruments is up another level! listening to line 1 is like the instruments were outside, beyond the curtain, beyond the window, right to the other block, they play a bit louder so i can hear the very well.. with the Lndemann usb Dac, they are closer, so they don't need to sound louder for me to enjoy the warmness of the music.
My sister ripped the best audiophile voices vol 4 into her Macbook air (yet to check her settings) which supports usb 2 out of the box. (yes, the Lindeman is a dac with category 2 usb sporting xmos chip). I played the cd and the flac file saved in my ms750, and the mp3 from the Macbook air... there is a very slight difference that shook me, a very slight difference that is to tiny to question myself why do i need to keep a US$6,000 cd player-music server into my system, we may be seeing a Mcintosh ms750 music server up for sale in the marketplace anytime in this next few days..
Thank you very much Robert! very glad to know somebody like you.