Anyone have the DMC-30SS?

[mullard88]

Hi phillipk,

I use a pair of Gotham interconnects between my DMC 30SS and my subwoofers and I am very satisfied with the results.

 

[dan31]

I have the new DMC-30SS and DMA-260 set up. First impressions are great. I do have a question for DMC-30 SS owners. When I get about a foot from the preamp I can hear transformer hum. I have never heard transformer hum from any components in my system. I did verify the hum with the preamp isolated from the system with no other components connected to the preamp or power conditioner. I wanted to get a take from other 30SS owners before I consider a humbuster or other component to eliminate potential DC leakage?

 

[dan31]

It seems the transformer hum has subsided. I can barely hear it when my ear is 6 inches away. Preamp and amp are fantastic. It's only been about a few days.

 

[ack]

Although this may sound like a break-in issue, I seriously doubt it - I believe all of their products are broken-in in house. To me this sounds like a lot of noise in the AC line, perhaps harmonics, or something like that. Talk to your dealer - they probably have a techie on board to help diagnose this.

 

[dan31]

It will be interesting to see what I changes are planned for the DMC-30SS series 2. It's on spectrals site as a new product for 2011.

 

[ack]

Just a wild guess, but I believe the so-called SHHA gain modules in the DMA-260 are even faster than the SHHA2 in the 30SL and 30SS - so perhaps they have a SHHA3 in mind for the 30SS Series II or something, and I hope I can retrofit them back into my 30SL.

 

[dan31]

Looks like Spectral has posted a bulletin for the new series II. It will be interesting to see how many owners committ to the upgrade.

 

[ack]

No real surprises, other than the "marketing" pitch at the end against the competition; I particularly liked the extra 10dB gain, which should bring it back to 30SL levels. Sounds promising; appears re-architected around the new SHHA modules.