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Hands:
--- Quote from: Anaxilus on September 24, 2015, 03:30:37 AM ---My first impression hearing everything I had heard before was that pretty much most of the gear seemed a bit warmer or thicker and a little less incisive than what I had remembered hearing at various meets in the past. I think I mentioned that to Tyler/Hands right away and he can confirm whether that's true or not. So right away I knew I was going to have to adapt a bit and sort of reconfigure my sights and maybe even listening protocols.
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Those points came up in some form or fashion over the weekend, yes. You definitely talked a lot about having to adapt to the setup and tracks. I recall you more wondering what the whole setup might have been doing rather than mentioning anything specifically about it being warmer or less incisive than you'd heard before. There was a lot going on, though, so I may have misheard or misremembered. I do know you definitely weren't crazy about most of the HD800 cables Tyll had on hand. ;)
I actually thought the Zodiac sounded more tonally similar to the Yggy without the clocks. With the clocks in place, it sounded less strained and more relaxed while simultaneously sounding more precise and clear overall. Bigger stage than without clocks. A bit thicker too, but not in a more-slam sort of way. I thought they were easier to tell apart with the clock in place than without. Yggy sounded more like the more forward DAC to me with the Zodiac clocks in place, where as they were more similarly forward without clocks (though this forward nature didn't work as well on the Zodiac...see my "strained" comment). Something like that...
So, even if they sounded exactly the same, why would I pay the price for the Zodiac when I could get the Yggy for much less? DSD capability sure as hell ain't worth it either.
Anaxilus:
--- Quote from: OJneg on September 24, 2015, 04:34:30 PM ---Yuck really?
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Based on 'studies' the proper length for a loop is 10-20 seconds with anything more leading to fatigue or confusion based on the conversation I had with Tyll. I wanted to try to stay within the parameters of the test as setup for everyone. Which is why i should have probably stopped at pass #8. :P
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