What did/did'nt you llke about the amps? |
I don't have a 24 MXL but i will have my Altis upgraded which will be the equivelent of the A.L. Jerry say's any upsampler into the MXL will degrade the sound since the dac upsamples automatically. I bought a DCS Purcell and sold it two months later because of this fact. |
Elberoth
It was late when i posted this morning..i know it's not an upsampler. Is anyone using any type of Isolation device with their dac? |
Sutts
Are you from Ontario and have you used the 1009 mono's? |
There is a simple mod for the BB. The Toslink connection is disconnected. I think i still have the email that states this. |
He said it will have no improvement...Drat! |
Yeah, now i just have to worry about digital IC's. I know this has been addressed before but, i have to ask... what do you like? I asked the salesman at Music Direct, what he thought of the AQ Eagle Eye compared to HT's Cyberlight IC. He said the AQ is slightly better(and cheaper too!). I've thought about Audience's offering and the Stealth Varidig. Oracle Audio likes HT cables but i don't know which way to turn. I have another problem. I don't know if i should purchase the GPA F-1 shelf for the transport($850)or get the standard HRS Isolation Base($1450)? |
I wonder if my DL will be detimental to the sound too! |
RCP
As you know, JO designed the Altis. I don't know if Howard Mandel tweaked the dac to sound better with ATT, but that was his preference. I just had an epiphany! If i don't upgrade the dac, i can then spend extra on the BB+ cables versus just 1k for the upgrade. YEAH! Wait a minute... |
I was joking when i said that. An upgraded Altis is the equal of the MXL and is better looking too. |
I have to be honest, i love little black boxes. I have six pairs of Audit and Tactics(RCA and AES/EBU). If i have to give those up, i'll quit. Have you tried Bybee inside the dac? What i like about the Altis is that it's modular and the boards can be swapped out with little trouble and there's lots of room to breathe. If Jerry can do DSD in the future, there's no way we owner's can lose. What PC are you using? I have a UPC 200 on my mono amps and will purchase another for the digital section. |
One thing that the DL would be good for is for speed correction. My old Lambda read "0ppm" while my friends Marantz 36 read "250ppm" which freaked him out. |
Dang! Now i have to sell the Lens too. This unit was originally used in an all DCS system(Verona included) and was factory modified to pass 48khz. here's a queston that i have'nt seen: what analog cables and PC do you use with the dac? I'd like to have the Wolff cables, but i might have to settle on the PSA Statements. |
Sutts
Did Jerry agree that the RCA's were better sounding? I wonder if he designed the new Jadis 3 transport? |
Sutts
Which statement are you referring to? "Better looking" or "being equal to"? JO said himself that the upgrade will accomplish. |
RCP
Did JO like the 5.2 or the 5.7 digital cable? I was thinking of the Forsell before i lucked-out on the Oracle which i'm thinking of having it modded by GNSC. A problem that i'll face is that, all my equipment will be new: Merlin's, ASL amp/pre, upgraded dac and cables. I'm not going to know what item is doing what! Can you recommend any cheap tubes for burn-in purposes? |
Buggy
I'm glad i sold my TL-1X. Do you know who will fix CEC's now? The Marigo is expensive but worth it i guess. |
Were your pair the same shape as the 1006? The "Vertical" 1009, weighs around 75lbs each. |
Already taken care of. I sold my Digital Lens and I'll go straight into the dac with nothing in-between but some Audit/Tactic boxes. My Altis is being upgraded right now. |
