Majestic DAC impressions

Well, I didn't get to listen a lot last night; just the one album and was interrupted by a phone call from my mother and dinner. FWIW, my immediate first impression was that it is so easy to listen to. A couple of years or so ago I brought home, for a few days, a Cyrus DAC/amp from the local Audio-T. I put on Queen's Innuendo and we were gobsmacked by how good it sounded ... for 5 or 10 minutes, before it sunk in that we actually hated its harshness and couldn't possibly live with it. I'll listen to Innuendo through the Majestic later today.

Last night as TAAB2 was nearing the end (I hadn't made any comment), SWMBO said, "it's really very good isn't it? How much is it"? I lied (exaggerated the value of the members' discount) and was told, "it'll have to wait until after we've done the kitchen". All in all, not a bad result for one interrupted album.

Tonight the Reflex M will have to do its stuff with a brand new copy of The Best Years Of Our Lives, which was delivered yesterday. Larks Tongues In Aspic might arrive today too.

Edited by ICL1P - 20 Aug 2014 at 11:19am

I've done no more listening yet, but at lunchtime I found an old CA Atlantic interconnect and have used it in place of a couple of digital coaxial leads; one cable to connect my Cyrus CD 8SE to the Majestic and the other to connect the cheapo Philips DVD player to the Majesctic. I'm now wishing the loan Majectic wasn't fixed output level on the RCA outs. If it were variable I could neatly switch between the Cyrus onboard DAC and the Majestic to compare them. Not so easy when the Cyrus is louder.

earwiggo wrote: Ifor, You mentioned  'Best years of our lives' - would that be the Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel album?

It is.
Tonight's music plans have gone to pot.   

Ha! I decided to do a Sinatra session tonight. Both studio albums with Count Basie, Live at The Sands and LA Is My Lady. My beer got warm from being ignored.
Mick.