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| Borderpatrol Dac SE It's been burning in in my office system all week. I'm going to warm it up in my main system tonight and have another listen. I may even get out my Umik-1 and take a few measurements to see if they confirm what I'm hearing. | |
| Borderpatrol Dac SE Thanks guys, I'll continue the burn in for a couple of days then give it a clean slate to evaluate it. | |
| Borderpatrol Dac SE I'll report back in a few days. It's going to have to undergo one heck of a transformation. | |
| My exp. with Focal Sopra No.2 , Harbeth 40.2, Passlabs XA30.5 and Hypex NC400 Same experience I had with Ncore (NAD M22) and Sopra 2's. They werent bright or harsh, just sterile and uninvolvimg. The dealer even said "that's the best Class D I've heard in here" which was quite the indictment of previous class D because the... | |
| Martin Logan speakers I owned the Montis for a while.You can sum up those speakers by listening to two consecutive Fleetwood Mac songs in Rumours.The simple acoustic song "Never going back again" sounds as open and transparent as you could ever want. Simply gorgeous.B... | |
| Perla Audio + Focal! Glad you're enjoying alta!I don't know how exactly they're doing it, but a handful of companies like Pass and Perla have really taken solid state amplification to new heights lately. My experience is limited but I feel like they are bringing perfo... | |
| Perla Audio + Focal! What speakers will you be driving btw? | |
| Perla Audio + Focal! I leave it on all the time since it draws such little power in standby. I'm not sure it makes a big difference. I was struck at how good it sounded brand new and cold out of the box, so it doesn't seem very sensitive to burn in and warm up. | |
| Perla Audio + Focal! https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/best-of-the-year-perla-audio/The write up is for the separates based on the same design. I havent heard the Vinnie Rossi but have always admired it from afar. It looks really good and like the... | |
| Hypex N core module I really liked my NAD Masters M22 which was based Ncore and most agreed sounded much better than the standard hypex kits, until I did numerous A/B tests in a highly damped room, with reference electronics and Focal Sopra 2's. The NAD was rendered... | |
| Perla Audio + Focal! No, class AB. | |
| guarneri memento vs olymica 3 Big thing to keep in mind: Guarneri list price was from when the Euro was 2-3x the USD. Don't over pay. You should be able to get Guarneri Evos for less than an Olympica 3, and they are better than mementos. | |
| Goldenear Reference Vs. Focal Sopra #2.....pocket the $5k difference and don't look back? Hmmmm,All in-house designed and hand built in France vs. subwoofers and drivers slapped in a box and made in China. For that kind of money, only you can decide. You could also buy some Sopra demos for $10k or so to bridge the price gap. | |
| Sopra 2 soundstage height Since living with them they sound MUCH better in my listening room than they did in an overdamped room. They feel like they're tailored for a real living space.They are very amp dependent and this will definitely show up in soundstage width, heig... | |
| Vincent SV 236 evolution The 236 was only 100 WPC into 8 ohms, the 236 MK is 150 WPC into 8 ohms. Not sure what changed internally to make that jump.I believe the 236MK and MKii are just referring to the same thing (there is only one MK model after the 236, it’s just call... |