Well it's been almost a year and still not much info on these products (from people who have used BOTH Air Matrix and Revelation). I'm in the process of upgrading my BL-1 to Air Matrix (or better) so I'm curious about this comparison, especially now that they come with the new Ultimate RCA connectors.
DH Labs IC's - BL-1 vs. Air Matrix vs. Revelation
I presently have a pair of DH Labs BL -1 series II IC's that I use from my source (Pioneer Elite DVD/CD player) to my integrated amp which is a Musical Fidelity A300.
The amp powers a pair of ACI Sapphires 25th Anniversary Edition Speakers and I also have an ACI Titan sub that is connected from the preouts on the MF A300 to the sub.
I am using DH Labs Silversonic T14 speaker cable.
I have Crump design power cords I am using with the amp and the source.
My question is whether there is a difference worth paying for by moving up the DH Labs line in IC's. If so, maybe someone can comment on what that difference might be. I am pleased with the sound I presently have with my system, but like everyone here, you want to tweak some things to see if it might make a difference. Sound is presently neutral, open, and balanced across the sound spectrum with no real problems that I have noticed. The amp and speakers are relatively transparent so the recordings sound true to their production, maybe a very slight warmth to the sound which I attribute more to the speakers than the MF A300 which seems to stay out of the way pretty well.
Used the Air Matrix looks to be around 100$ and the Revelation around $200 based upon what is listed right now on Audiogon.
Any comments are welcome.
Thanks.
The amp powers a pair of ACI Sapphires 25th Anniversary Edition Speakers and I also have an ACI Titan sub that is connected from the preouts on the MF A300 to the sub.
I am using DH Labs Silversonic T14 speaker cable.
I have Crump design power cords I am using with the amp and the source.
My question is whether there is a difference worth paying for by moving up the DH Labs line in IC's. If so, maybe someone can comment on what that difference might be. I am pleased with the sound I presently have with my system, but like everyone here, you want to tweak some things to see if it might make a difference. Sound is presently neutral, open, and balanced across the sound spectrum with no real problems that I have noticed. The amp and speakers are relatively transparent so the recordings sound true to their production, maybe a very slight warmth to the sound which I attribute more to the speakers than the MF A300 which seems to stay out of the way pretty well.
Used the Air Matrix looks to be around 100$ and the Revelation around $200 based upon what is listed right now on Audiogon.
Any comments are welcome.
Thanks.