@yowser Congratulations on the MU2. I have had a chance to listen a little bit yesterday (20 hours), and I must say that even as green as it is you can tell that it is going to be very special. Let me know your initial reaction to the sound.
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@yowser Any preliminary impressions? My Roon over the weekend was painfully slow sometimes buffering for >1 minute and hanging up. Are you having that issue? |
My early impression mimics yours and the multitude of the reviews out there. Vocals are lifelike as you said, just as the music in general is more lifelike. I remember one reviewer likened it to opening a window. It sounded great right out of the box and continued to improve over the last 100 hours. I've had it playing 24/7 with playlists and Radio Paradise, then listening in the evenings for 1-2 hours. I'm impressed with the micro details in the music without being analytical. I'm always a little skeptical of reviews, but they were so overwhelmingly positive on the MU2 that I had to listen in my home and I'm glad I did. In answering your question, I did not have any buffering issues over the weekend. As to your ground loop issue, I noticed on the last paragraph of page 7 of the supplied manual that Grimm states the MU2 "relies on safety earth in the mains cable to guarantee your safety. It also needs this connection as low impedance path for mains leakage current to prevent hum or sound quality degradation" and suggests consulting an electrician. |
For those of you that have the MU2 how's it going? I have a MU1/Weiss 501 DAC combo and love 'em. I don't know but image the streamer part of the MU2 is much the same as the MU2? How to sort that one? Am considering the MU2 in my other system that will replace a Lumin X1 (nothing to kick out of bed for eating crackers). Nothing beats the Grimm's 2x and 4x oversampling. I have an integrated (KWM-88 MK2 Integrated Amplifier using KT170's ) I very much like but (the itch) was considering just using the MU2 as the pre into AGD The Audion MkIII Monoblocks or other monos. I like separates but.......??????? |
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