Esoteric P03 / D03 vs MSB Platinum Data cdIV transport plus Signature power base

[infinitely baffled]

Thinking about it, what I'm hearing sounds like the Entreq effect ramping up.
More space, stronger bass, more musical.

I grounded the dac chassis, and the dac to pre amp interconnect run is Entreq Atlantis with flying earths for each channel, so they would all improve over the month (as I've only just grounded the Esoteric chassis, i although im using the ic i had hooked up to the YBA, i haven't had working digital for over three months.)

Additionally it had been at least six months, maybe a year since using the nbs interconnects. I remember reading in a discussion about cable burn-in one of the industry experts saying that if a cable is unused for three months, you will go through the burn in cycle when next using

 

[infinitely baffled]

Damn my system is sounding awesome
I must be doing 6 hours listening per night, minimum

On the upgrade front, I've traded in the YBA, now aiming for a Grandioso K1x.
But it's a stretch....

With a clock in the meantime, either G0rb or the one you guys are using, I'm guessing because it does the same job and is better value.....or is it better than the Esoteric clocks?

 

[spiritofmusic]

Good news on the result. Always rewarding when you get a component to sing. Entreq a small but valuable uptick on my Eera cdp, Apollo RCA to Silver Tellus.

 

[infinitely baffled]

It was a significant factor here.
I've grounded both chassis to olympus tellus, and each signal i/c has a flying earth.

Did you ever try entreq interconnects?
They are astonishing

 

[spiritofmusic]

They didn't quite work for me. Impressive in isolation, but Sablon has the edge. I'd call the Entreq on the cool side of neutral, the Sablon equally neutral more fleshed out.

 

[infinitely baffled]

Wow.
I hear organic richness, with a surprising but unmistakable increased bass clarity, extension and drive.
Cool....neutral...definitley not.
Rich, magical, transcendental....these would be my keywords

Which cables did you try, and did they ground to you Silver Tellus?

 

[spiritofmusic]

IB, this is the joy (or is that curse? Lol) of this hobby.
What you need to be aware of in my case is my previous room was an extremely harsh, reflective space. Hence my previous Audience Au24 cbls proved too sparse, Zu Event too bland, Nordost trial too tipped up.

The first Sablon I tried was a gold plug Sablon QGC, and it was too warm and effusive. I was about to go down the Entreq PC auditioned at the same time, but a non gold QGC came thru, and it matched the Entreq for neutrality, but had the edge in natural warmth. And this was then replicated and enhanced as I completed my first all-Sablon loom, reinforced w second full loom, and nailed-on w Bocchino connectors.

IB, cables really are a personal choice, but as my gear has become better melded and my acoustics and power grid way more open and cleaner, the Sablons have truly allowed my sound to flower.

As Entreq has for you.

 

[Barry2013]

It was a significant factor here.
I've grounded both chassis to olympus tellus, and each signal i/c has a flying earth.

Did you ever try entreq interconnects?
They are astonishing

I have been using Entreq i/cs, speaker cables and power cables for some years now in addition to their grounding boxes and have been delighted with them. There is an intrinsic musicality to them without any compromises on transparency and dynamics. The Apollo cables IME are the sweet spot in the range and two of my Apollo i/cs were upgraded to Infinity with noticeable improvements in sound quality resulting
I have just sent back to Entreq an Apollo 2012 power cable for upgrading to Infinity and I am very much looking forward to its return.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Entreq Silver Tellus
Apollo grnd cbls to Straingauge energiser, Eera cdp, 2 to Nat Utopia pre, Nat SE2SE monos, Zu Definitions 4 sub amps
Silver Cleanus plugged into one spare duplex, grnded to Silver Minimus.

 

[infinitely baffled]

Just played.
Correction,
just experienced Oto by Fluke
Possibly the best engineered album ever?
They specialise in vast, sweeping soundscapes, the big fade-in, and the massive reveal
Scale is off-charts humongous. Bass is subterranean, gigantic

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In the final outro, it's as if you have been released from the slipstream of city- sized deep sea creatures, to see them slide off into the distance,
reverberating through and illuminating the depths as they leave you behind