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My Rega, Squeezebox + Diapason system.

Baldo

Baldo

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My first post in the members system corner:

My small and humble, though highly enjoyable system consists of:

Rega Brio-R (2 days old), Squeezebox Touch + better PSU, Diapason Micra mkIII speakers on sand-filled Target HR60 stands.
(Chord Cobra Plus interconnect and brandless speaker cable)

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Future upgrade will probably be a dac.

best regards,
Alco :)
 
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Wonderful pics of a fabulous system. Refined and simple beauty. A music lovers delight. I always enjoy your setup and room, Alco
 
Thanx, Rome and Art! :) I wasn't that sure about the quality of the pics myself, but I better leave 'em as they are then.

I hope to add a dac in the (hopefully not to distant) future.
(possible candidates are: the Rega dac or the Dutch Metrum Acoustics Octave)

The Rega dac would probably be the most logical partner, but I've read somewhere that the Rega dac is a bit of a smoothy.
(I prefer my music lively, open and crystalclear, kinda like the way my Brio-R sounds so far)


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Ok, one last time then. My new, little pride & joy, the Rega Brio-R.
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Hey Alco, I'm definitely going to add a DAC as well. Not for use with the CD player but for streaming and the like. I probably won't go with the Rega DAC either. When I've listened to it it simply didn't have the get up and go that the Apollo-R has. It has a bit weightier sound...and the Apollo-R sounds just right to me. My leading candidates are the Simaudio Moon 100D and the Heed Audio Dactilus 2.
 
I use a Bel Canto DAC1.5 with my Touch. It's the only DAC I've owned so I can't compare it to anything else. I do know a quality dac with the Squeezebox is a worthwhile investment.

cubdog
 
My leading candidates are the Simaudio Moon 100D and the Heed Audio Dactilus 2.
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Thanks for mentioning these 2 candidates. I'll do some investigation on the net.

@Cubdog.
I must confess I really likes the looks of Belcanto gear. Haven't heard it so far though.

The best vfm dac I heard with my SB Touch was this very small dac, from Metrum Acoustics: http://www.nosminidac.nl/NOS_mini_DAC_English.html

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(unfortunately not available with a black front)
 
The Bel Canto is a beautiful piece. Over my budget for sure as I'm not going over 1k for a DAC.
 
Hold it guys, hold it... I can only take so much compliments. :o :ntwrthy:

Just kidding, thanks very much for the kind words y'all.
I kinda like simple, clean setups with just 1 amp and 1 or 2 sources.

I came from 13 years of Naim ownership, and never really liked their big systems with all the pre-power combo's, seperate power supplies for amps + CD-players, including all the cable spaghetti that came with it.
Therefor I had a preference for the integrated Nait amps, they're great vfm. (especially the older, shoebox models.

The Rega Brio-R reminds me of the good ol' Nait 1 and 2, but without the wellknown downsides of these classic amps.

The little Diapasons might lack a little in de bass department, but (for me) make up for that by throwing in a lovely 3D soundstage. They do the 'dissapearing act' very well. They have a direct-drive woofer, which means there's no cross-over inside the cabinet. This probably contributes to the open/transparent sound of most Diapason speakers. Treble is crystalclear and detailed.

I'm curious towards the Rega turntables, like the RP3 or even RP6, but then again... with only 65 vinyl albums left, I'm not so sure it's the way to go. Common sense tells me I better concentrate on a dac upgrade! (I have around 600 CD's, ripped to flac vs 65 LP's)

we'll see....

cheers,
Alco
 
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