New Cambridge Audio DacMagic 3

Arrival of new Toy, i.e Cambridge Audio DacMagic 3, it is an external Digital Analog Converter, convert digital signal (from CD player or digital streaming music) to analog signal, then amplified to speaker.

First impression with CA DacMagic (no fully run-in yet), it delivers a wider, deeper and more dynamic soundstage, better clarity, i can hear different depth of music with ease, it provides a very good and clear 3D sound imaging especially at mid-range (vocal) frequencies. I tried them at both digital sources, i.e. CA 540C CD player and Squeezebox Classic.

Normally during daytime i listen at volume 35 (displayed from Krell) with unbalanced RCA analog , now with new DacMagic and balanced XLR (increased +6dB gain), i only listen at volume 30 and 20 during daytime and nighttime respectively.

I believe it would be more warmer and musical after full run-in. I am very satisfy with its performance though it's just first day of audition.

New Original Sonus Faber Concertino Domus Speaker Stand

Finally, the original Sonus Faber Concertino Domus speaker stands had been arrived from Italy (As this model is no longer in produced, i was told it is now difficult to search for new speaker stand)

After getting the bookshelf speaker fixed onto the speaker stand. I am really delighted with the obvious sound improvement, i.e. wider sound stage, less noise distortion (could be due to the weight of speaker stand), also the music instruments played are more well-defined.

It's really worth and value for money. Not only sound improvement but also its aesthetic appearance. Photos are attached, not good quality though.