Bobesku
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Hello. I have received my amp yesterday. It looks really nice and my first SUBJECTIVE impression is really good. The sound is incredible. I have discovered some new details on my tracks. The power is clearly a step up and the control and "grip" is right there. Compared to my former amp Arcam SA20 it has more finesse, plays every note like a Swiss clock and power - more than I ever need in my home. It never lost control on levels of around 80-85 db... Which is way to much in my enviroment!
And I will be a bit sad this winter, because my other amp was working as a small heater, this one is barely above room temp and only when playing loud.
But until taking these conclusions I had one thing that I needed to fiddle with. And did not find a way to suit my listening style for both very low and normal to high volumes last evening. When I was listening at normal levels or a bit above it sounded good. But when I was listening at lower levels (below -30db from the dac) the bass seemed to be weaker and also some details lost. I have tried both Low and Mid gain and the result was just a bit better on the Mid gain.
Last night I was using a Cordial CFM MV which I found to be used for mics! Today I received another cable that I have ordered just in case, a Sssnake Audio TRS-XLR. This one is used for mixers or other pro audio electronic equipment. Plugged it in and voila! The mids are even and much present and the bass is there on the whole usable range of my dac's preamp volume. I know cables do not "sound" different but this is a clear case of something gone wrong on the first cable (either construction, soldering, etc). And by the way, these are cables that do not cost an arm and a leg, honest cables...
I have also ordered the RCA-XLR cable from boXem which seems a step up from above cables, clearly. But I didn't use it. It was more like a fool-proof buy in order to make sure I have all connectors in place. Too bad there is no TRS-XLR cable in their offer... yet ? However, if the second cable did not performed well, that would have been my next attempt with the RCA-XLR cable.
So Wow! If I didn't ordered several cables I could have thought that the amp is not performing quite perfectly! BUT IT IS PERFORMING GREAT!
I LOVE IT!! I can only recommend it.
And I will be a bit sad this winter, because my other amp was working as a small heater, this one is barely above room temp and only when playing loud.
But until taking these conclusions I had one thing that I needed to fiddle with. And did not find a way to suit my listening style for both very low and normal to high volumes last evening. When I was listening at normal levels or a bit above it sounded good. But when I was listening at lower levels (below -30db from the dac) the bass seemed to be weaker and also some details lost. I have tried both Low and Mid gain and the result was just a bit better on the Mid gain.
Last night I was using a Cordial CFM MV which I found to be used for mics! Today I received another cable that I have ordered just in case, a Sssnake Audio TRS-XLR. This one is used for mixers or other pro audio electronic equipment. Plugged it in and voila! The mids are even and much present and the bass is there on the whole usable range of my dac's preamp volume. I know cables do not "sound" different but this is a clear case of something gone wrong on the first cable (either construction, soldering, etc). And by the way, these are cables that do not cost an arm and a leg, honest cables...
I have also ordered the RCA-XLR cable from boXem which seems a step up from above cables, clearly. But I didn't use it. It was more like a fool-proof buy in order to make sure I have all connectors in place. Too bad there is no TRS-XLR cable in their offer... yet ?
However, if the second cable did not performed well, that would have been my next attempt with the RCA-XLR cable.So Wow! If I didn't ordered several cables I could have thought that the amp is not performing quite perfectly! BUT IT IS PERFORMING GREAT!
I LOVE IT!! I can only recommend it.
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