I am using Aric Audio‘s new Super KT Parallel monoblocks with EL34s in triode mode (40 WPC) with my Giya G2S2s. These replaced a big, heavy SS class A amp that cost twice as much. To my ears there is no comparison, the tubes are significantly better.
The wife and I spent the day at the Florida Audio Expo. To our ears the Lampizator room by far had the most natural/musical sound. Great system synergy. We could have spent the whole day there listening. Looking forward to the arrival of our Horizon. The Tobian loudspeakers are also very intriguing.
In my system I did not experience restricted current when the amp was plugged into the 3000, but I also did not experience any noticeable improvements. Using a 640X with the amp plugged into the wall there is a slight decrease in the noise floor, but not nearly as great as adding them to the...
I have the Niagara 3000 and use four 640Xs. At some point in your experimentation I recommend you plug one 640X directly into your streamer and the other directly into your DAC. Then plug both components directly into the wall. I found that bypassing the Niagara with this configuration resulted...
The above was with the Essence Stereo amp. The pairing of the VAC Renaissance pre with the Essence was dependent on the DAC used.
MSB DAC > VAC PRE > Essence = Good pairing in my system
Lampy DAC > VAC PRE > Essence = Not a good pairing in my system
I tried a VAC Renaissance pre-amp with my Essence stereo amp.
First I tried it with a MSB Discrete DAC with VC and dual power supplies. This was a very good combination in my system. One that I could easily live with. Significantly better than using the volume control on the Discrete DAC with...
I went all in on the LessLoss C-MARC technology when it first came out and have upgraded to the newer series as they were released. My recommendation would be to contact Louis at LessLoss and see if he will let you try the Firewall for Loudspeakers. That may be all you need.
I am using RK KR-242 output tubes and the RK KR-5U4G rectifier in my Pacific. My system has a touch of hardness that I would like to get rid of, preferably by rolling in a different rectifier. Looking for thoughts on rectifiers to try that will remove the hardness without impacting the positive...
I have gone through the first 300 items on Elliot’s List. They are in a public playlist in Qobuz named “Elliot’s List - Vol 1”.
There were 31 items I could not find in Qobuz. If anyone would like to see if they can find them, let me know and I will send you the list.
Where an album was...
I was planning on ordering an Extreme tomorrow until I saw the following in the online Extreme manual this morning;
“At a minimum it is suggested that the AC connection be capable of delivering 2 KW of continuous power without neither wiring or plugs and sockets getting warm.“
If I remember...
Azizz - On your browser go to http://myantipodes.com. Click on the manage button. Click on settings and then on the Roon Ready icon. Make sure the DSD Support window has Native DSD selected and not DoP. I may be wrong, but I believe DoP only supports up to 256. The screenshots you posted in...
A quick update on my GG2. I have 200+ hours on it and no longer hear significant changes. In my system notable areas of improvement over my upgraded GG include 1) reduced noise floor and all the associated benefits that come with it, 2) improved dynamics, 3) increased weight/heft to the music...
Jupiter caps in my original GG. Did not look to see if they were changed as part of the GG2 upgrade.
For tubes I switch between:
JAN RCA 5U4G Blackplate (VT244 Military Style) with PSVANE 101Ds (Metal Base)
And
KR Audio 5U4G with KR PX-4s.
In April of this year I had my GG upgraded to include the R2R, superclocks, 512 DSD, Etc.. Subsequently a relay failed on my volume control that required me to send the GG back to Poland for warranty work. While it was there I heard about the new Pacific and the Golden Gate 2. As I am now...