I received my PS audio S300 amp on Friday. Initially, the sound had no bottom end and sounded THIN. At that rate it was on a fast track for a return if it didn’t open up with some more time.
I recently purchased a Marantz AV8802A which has balanced connection capability. This was one of my motivations for purchasing the S300.
I decided to remove my MIT single ended cables ($600 for comparison purposes) and switched to the balanced connections (Mogami XLT $80) which are the only balanced cables I own. HORKY FINORKY! and WOW! simultaneously!!!! Suddenly, the amp exploded with detail, bottom end heft and specificity of instrument placement. Once again, WOW! I had no idea an amplifier could be such a significant difference. This literally kicked sand in the face of my Outlaw 140 watt per channel amp. I had no complaints with that amp either. I was very pleased with it prior to this. It’s a great home theater work horse. 2 channel music listening? No comparison.
Speakers: Martin Logan ESL