mceljo
Responses from mceljo
| Subwoofer Hum Offset? I'm not sure that I'm familiar with the term. | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? @bigtwin - I took the negative approach because it's hard know if the improvement is a result of truly being real or if it's just different colored by expectation bias. If someone paid for a product that they expected to be better and found that ... | |
| To all our Veterans here, Thank You! Indeed a huge thank you to our veterans! | |
| Rolling Mullard 6DJ8 into GE 5670 Application The results are in and the Denafrips Ares II DAC is a clear upgrade for me. It makes sense as I auditioned the Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC against the Schiit Modi Multibit and determined that the Modi sounded the same as the tube output on th... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects Well, the new DAC arrived last night and I anticipate being satisfied with it for a long time to come. It was a clear step up across the board, so if balanced cables can make a further improvement, that time will come. | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects @holmz - I'm the head of the AV team and might have even donated most of the cables. I could borrow them at any time, but don't want to mess with 6 long cables! | |
| Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System? I certainly don't go out of my way to let people know what my system is worth, but I have talked numbers with several of my friends. In those cases, we are all generally on an equal playing field financially and we all just choose to make differe... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects To clarify, my ultimate goal is to utilize the fully balanced design of the DAC and Pathos (fully balanced preamplifier section). I don't have any XLR cables at the moment and will have to wait a while before purchasing anything else that smells ... | |
| Rolling Mullard 6DJ8 into GE 5670 Application After putting the 396A tube back in and having mixed emotions about the results, I talked myself into taking a different approach all together and scratching another audiophile itch. I've purchased a used Denafrips Ares II DAC that I hope will be... | |
| Rolling Mullard 6DJ8 into GE 5670 Application If anyone is interested in the results so far, there certainly seems to be some added clarity, instrument separation, and air around the highs, but the bass also seems to have taken a backseat with some harshness in the upper bass and upper mid ra... | |
| Looking for Advice on Focal Speakers @suboost - I think you should get the Arias and try to just enjoy them with the rest of your setup. I would expect them to benefit from better amplification, but I'm a huge fan of maximizing your enjoyment by listening to them with your current s... | |
| Looking for Advice on Focal Speakers @suboost - My setup uses a home theater receiver in parallel with my pathos integrated. Both amplifiers are connected to my speakers through a custom switch to make it as convenient as possible. A better setup would be to have an integrated ampl... | |
| Looking for Advice on Focal Speakers @suboost - I think @mtbiker29 and I are thinking along similar lines. My thought process was that if you think the Focal 936 is a significant upgrade over your current speakers and you're setup for both stereo and home theater that the Kanta's wo... | |
| Cost effective power cables recommendations, low and high power My first power cord upgrade was a Waudio cable that I picked up on Amazon for under $50. It made a nice improvement on my Pathos Classic One Mkiii. It didn't seem to do anything for my Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC, and actually seemed to do b... | |
| Looking for Advice on Focal Speakers As an owner of Focal 836v speakers, I think you'll be more than satisfied with the newer Focal 936 and will find that you'll have a lot of untapped potential with the rest of your setup. I used mine for a long time with an Integra 50.1 receiver a... |