Hi All, It's actually quite tough for me to just yet give a good evaluation on the mini Grunge Buster, as over the last week since I've gotten the Mat, I've also installed on my Cal Alpha DAC a pair of matched NOS Mullard CV4004 Tubes with the Herbie's PEEK Tube Dampers.
I've definitely gotten myself a much smoother, enjoyable sound out of the Alpha DAC since doing these changes, as before with the Phillips JAN 5751's it was virtually unlistenable in my system. Sounded just too hard, brittle, bright, and unbalanced.
I'll need more time with the Mat before I can give it an honest evaluation, but I suspect it does wat it supposed to, and I suspect one can assume that the mat will offer a subtle improvement. I certainly wouldn't expect the mat to transform my CAL DAC into a top of the line Mark Levinson DAC.
About Steve's Herbelin's service, yes I agree, he's absolutely top shelf in my book. The paperwork that came with my quickly recieved goods were all personally adressed to me, and service just doesn't get any better than this IMO. Mark
I've definitely gotten myself a much smoother, enjoyable sound out of the Alpha DAC since doing these changes, as before with the Phillips JAN 5751's it was virtually unlistenable in my system. Sounded just too hard, brittle, bright, and unbalanced.
I'll need more time with the Mat before I can give it an honest evaluation, but I suspect it does wat it supposed to, and I suspect one can assume that the mat will offer a subtle improvement. I certainly wouldn't expect the mat to transform my CAL DAC into a top of the line Mark Levinson DAC.
About Steve's Herbelin's service, yes I agree, he's absolutely top shelf in my book. The paperwork that came with my quickly recieved goods were all personally adressed to me, and service just doesn't get any better than this IMO. Mark