update - my amp apparently needed a day or two to sort itself out. when i first connected it, the right channel had a very low volume "whoop whoop whoop" repeating noise. it was noticeable from seating position but it faded quickly to the point where you had to press your ear to the tweeter to hear it. but it was there. (this is no source, just amp and speakers, i do this to see if the amp itself makes any noise, absent of any other variables)
that whole first listening session - the amp was too hot up top. if anyone here is a headphone person. my speakers sounded like giant beyerdynamic 990s or old grados from 15 years ago. they sounded great, but ... hot in the 'Sss' region.
now today? i connected the smsl to power and speakers and powered on - no noise, no pop.
been listening to everything from kim dracula to claude bolling. the channel noise is gone and the amp sounds beautiful. i've ran it balanced and single ended, with and without a sub - played with all the DSP modes (SDB is interesting to say the least, it's like a loudness button on crack) - sorry about jumping the gun early but ... i'm back on team da-9, this thing is awesome.
that whole first listening session - the amp was too hot up top. if anyone here is a headphone person. my speakers sounded like giant beyerdynamic 990s or old grados from 15 years ago. they sounded great, but ... hot in the 'Sss' region.
now today? i connected the smsl to power and speakers and powered on - no noise, no pop.
been listening to everything from kim dracula to claude bolling. the channel noise is gone and the amp sounds beautiful. i've ran it balanced and single ended, with and without a sub - played with all the DSP modes (SDB is interesting to say the least, it's like a loudness button on crack) - sorry about jumping the gun early but ... i'm back on team da-9, this thing is awesome.