Posbwp555, until a week ago I had a very similar system to yours - Audio Logic 24MXL, Cat Ulitmate MK II, and CAT JL2. I use an ARC CD3 MKII as a transport and Merlin VSM-MX speakers. Two months I bought a Placette RVC and I sold the CAT pre after six weeks of A/B. You might want to consider trying it. It also worked very well as a volume control, which gives remote control volume and very fine gradations of volume level. Any way just my experience. I still have not heard any comments on the 34MXL, so I too wait for some comments on the new edition. Jerry Ozment seems like a straight shooter and if he makes a change it would probably for a good reason -- so if anyone has heard the new version - please pipe in...
Audio Logic 24MXL compared to Audio Logic 34MXL
I currently own the 24MXL and would like comments from people who are familiar with this DAC and have heard the new 34MXL. I had intended to wait a year or two and save money for the APL NWO 2.5 (single box player) which is really expensive. The rest of my system is CEC TL2 transport, CAT Ult MK2 preamp,
CAT JL2 amp, Avalon Osiris speakers all wired with top of the line Stealth. I know that the digital front end while not bad is the weakest link in this system and the next target for an upgrade.
Bart
CAT JL2 amp, Avalon Osiris speakers all wired with top of the line Stealth. I know that the digital front end while not bad is the weakest link in this system and the next target for an upgrade.
Bart