audphile1
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| Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period? I had that exact amplification chain of RP1 and ST100 and compared 3 DACs - Qutest, Brooklyn DAC 2 and Bryston BDA3. The new DACs Qutest and Brooklyn 2 took around 200 hours to sound their best (closed in, murky and confused before they settled). ... | |
| Burn in period @yugebohner hahaha I was waiting for someone to pick up and further development on my asparagus post. | |
| Burn in period RCA cables are directional if they are designed with shielding connected to ground on one end. Usually that would be your source/signal originating end. Cable break in is real. I have experienced it with interconnects, power cords and speaker cab... | |
| inexpensive phono pre amp Mani is just ok…it isn’t great. Ended up selling that piece of schiit as it was noisy. MoFi is much better. Tried the Ultra but as far as I know the StudioPhono is pretty much the same minus headphone out. ifi Zen gets good reviews. I haven’t he... | |
| Phono preamp advice Sutherland KC Vibe MkII. It fits your criteria. Parks Puffin is DSP. If you can return it, worth trying out. | |
| What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please. I had AURALiC Aries G1 and switched to Lumin and to my ears it is more musical. Upgrading the streamer to something like Lumin U1 Mini should be a nice step up. It will give you the flexibility to try eith AESnor USB interface on your DAC. Since ... | |
| Mogami 2921 Bi wire vs Canare 4S11 Bi wire Opinions Canare 4s11 is a good cable. But as everyone said it’s unlikely to be drastically different than Mogami. If you’re looking to build a nice pair of speaker cables give Neotech cable a try. Yes it’s more expensive but it will give a lot of bang fo... | |
| Would my system benefit from cable upgrades? To answer your question yes the cables will make a difference. But a better path would be to sell the motion 40 then add your $2k-$3k to buy a better pair of speakers. Shop the used market. if you’re really itching to upgrade cables you can try... | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @mclinnguy @dalims4 Laughing at your posts….and Mr. van den Hul’s conclusion on copper vs. silver. He must be high on them brownies there…. | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @stuartk sounds dark and the only change is the addition of Absolute Copper? Give it a day or so to settle with signal going thru cables 24/7. Who knows when was the last time these cables were used. They may benefit from couple of days of play b... | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's I upgraded from AZ Matrix II to Absolute Copper. The Matrix II are awesome cables. Can’t call out any shortcomings until compared with the Absolute Copper. The Absolute Copper are more detailed than the Matrix with better texture and tighter bass... | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation @stuartk comparing cables without EQ in the chain and without tweaking the sound with an EQ is less than ideal test? I think you have it backwards. | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation @stuartk how do the absolutes compare to silver ref so fat? | |
| Benchmark DAC3 vs. Denafrips Pontus II @regismc Thanks! Yes the XP-12 is awesome. I’m running Rogue ST-100 tube amp and Martin Logan Montis speakers. I don’t find the Benchmark DAC3 analytical at all. I find it full and dynamic sounding with just the right amount of detail. It r... | |
| ARC LS15 tube replacement suggestions If you like the LS-15, before you do any work to it, seek out an LS-25. When I upgraded to LS-25 it was a huge step up from my infini caps version LS-15. Still regret selling it! |