Well, Sandra, we're very glad that you've decided to join our little
start-up group. You obviously have a great deal of experience and
knowledge to offer. For we who haven't yet had a chance to hear the
DQ-20s, your impressions are invaluable.
For sources, I use my computer occasionally using albums I've ripped
into the FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) format. I do still have a
few MP3s on my HDs from back in the day and for those I use the now
fairly old MAD plug-in that is a tremendous sound improvement over
conventional MP3s although it is a bit more processor intensive. For
the most part, I use a Toshiba SD-4960 universal player to play
mostly CDs with a handful of DVD-As and SACDs thrown in for good
measure. When I desire more critical listening, I use an old, but
still excellent Sony CDP-X111ES CD player with black Memorex disks
and use the variable audio out to directly drive my amp (makes for a
much cleaner sound than going through a pre-amp first). For the
analog end, I have an unusual looking, but surprisingly good Sony PS-
X500 Biotracer (found to be superior to the Rega P3) with a Grado
Gold or Grado Black cartridge depending upon, again, whether I
desire to listen critically and upon the condition of the vinyl
(save my good cart for clean, undamaged LPs). I am in need of a good
phono pre, though, so digital finds much more use than analog at the
moment.
Something that surprises me is how many Washingtonians have
Dahlquists. I'm in Ellensburg, WA or Central Washington to match you
Western and Eastern Washingtonians and found my DQ-10s fairly
locally. It would appear that Magnolia Hi-Fi made for an excellent
Dahlquist dealer back in the day.
- JP
--- In Dahlquist@..., "smw30" <smw30@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I lived in the Seattle area for a number of years before
I
moved back to Spokane. It is wet in the wintertime, but the
summers
are beautiful. I loved that area, I still miss it, but I'm here to
stay. It's been so long since I've heard the DQ10's that I
honestly
can't remember what they sound like. All I remember is that they
really impressed me with their sound, that's why I bought the
20's.
The 20's have very impressive soundstaging, the speakers just
disappear (especially with a good amp). They are very detailed
and you
really have to pair them with a good tube amp to sound their best.
They have excellent dynamics but some people think they are a
little
bass shy. Personally, I don't like a lot of heavy bass, it
overpowers
the rest of the music.
I want to have a computer based system, I think that it would
be
really convenient. If I add a really good dac, it should sound
great.
I like jazz, vocals, new age, the "older" country, some rock. What
does everybody have for their source? and amps, etc. I realize
there
aren't too many females on the audio forums, that' too bad as I'm
sure
most women like audio also. Sandra
