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pinkcunt123 t1_j6ce5du wrote

Forward vocals and a wide soundstage sounds like on oxymoron to me.

The bluesound node DAC only has about 87dB SINAD. I think that's good enough, honestly. ASR does not though and recommends adding a DAC to boost performance. Even something like a schiit Magni should do the trick.

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qmz007 OP t1_j6f9lgd wrote

Fair point. I need to explain better, remember I come from speakers more than headphones.

Many amps/speakers I have listened to can lose the front/primary vocal in the imaging/soundstage. The real strong systems do a better job of separating that vocal and placing it in front of everything else, so you get a wide soundstage with the perception of the vocalist being front middle. Obviously the recording has to be done right, but this is one of the things I look for in higher end systems.

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