lancelock
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| Tekton Double Impacts @brotw , the Benchmark AHB2 is a phenomenal SS amp and I recommend it highly. I also think you would benefit from a tube preamp. It's been said that the AHB2 is a perfect conduit so your front end will make or break it. Using my Modwright Oppo wit... | |
| A vote for the little guy suppliers I will stick with the small guys. I have had great experiences dealing with small American audio companies. The good ones have one thing in common, they love what they do. They are audiophiles like us. They are driven, dedicated and passionate.Muc... | |
| Tekton Impact Monitors @why0why , don't be fooled by the size. The monitors are not quite as sensitive as the DI's. The MZ2 might still be all you need however depending on the size of your room. | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables @wig , thanks for sharing. I'm even more excited now.Lance | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables As soon as I get a good burn-in on the Modwright umbilicle that Bob made me I will report back. | |
| Benchmark Dac3 I haven't heard either of these DACs but I also have the UDP205 and with the Modwright mods it is in another league. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @kdude66 , I put the MZ2 back into the chain. The MZ2 is almost completely transparent as preamps go and pairing it with a relatively noiseless amp shows no added noise or lack of anything. There is a slightly softer tone but beautiful, still fast... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts As I listen tonight, I still have the Modwright Oppo going direct to the Benchmark AHB2 and can it be getting better? The sound now has bumped up a notch. Maybe these speakers continue to improve over the first few hundred hours but they sound unb... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 @a25105 , I wished I could comment on the stock 205 but mine was sent direct to modding. The new ESS 9038 DAC chip is supposed to be superior to the older 9018 and from my experience having a modded 105, there is quite a difference. More analog li... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 @ozzy , I must chime in. Once the 205 has been modified, in my case Modwright tube output stage with separate power supply, the Oppo does come quite close to my DS DAC. It was extremely close before I loaded Huron.i think the UDP-205 has an excell... | |
| Musical Design D-150B amp- What"s its input impedance? Would a OPPO 205 directly in work? Not sure about input impedance but using the 205 without a preamp works well for me. The well executed tube output stage is very smooth and sounds great direct to my Benchmark AHB2. I have also tried a Linear Tube Audio MZ2 wth excellent results. ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @evolovist , with the AHB2 you won't be dissapointed.@kdude66 , the stock KT77's that come with the ZOTL40 are good tubes. They have excellent bass and make the ZOTL40 sound almost solid state, but the best SS ever.Mark Schneider came over one we... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @evolvist , I have the Benchmark ABH2 back in the system. I'm going direct from my Modwright Oppo 205 without a preamp and I must say it is spectacular. A whole different sound now that the DI's are well broken in.The ABH2 is well known for its la... | |
| JC3+ Anyone? @tgterm , before the JC3+ I had the phono section of an Audible Illusions Modulus preamp. Also a fine John Curl designed phono stage but attached to the Modulus. It was so good that I searched out another John Curl design. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @evolvist - I'm using a Modwright Oppo UDP-205 with great results.if you take a listen to the LTA MZ2 with head phones you might just change your mind about tubes and head phones.Lance |