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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 4, 2021 18:27:38 GMT
But never certain where he's going  |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 4, 2021 18:53:56 GMT
It's wiggled a bit but mostly straight and true |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 4, 2021 21:27:05 GMT
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Post by brettj on Oct 4, 2021 22:50:51 GMT
The way the tech is moving and considering Martin's itchy feet you can have a second hand one, maybe Martin's Had thought about his LKS. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2021 5:16:18 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 5, 2021 8:31:11 GMT
New DAC sometime next year |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2021 9:52:16 GMT
New DAC sometime next year I already have a new DAC! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 5, 2021 12:39:34 GMT
New DAC sometime next year I already have a new DAC! The newness is wearing off as we type |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 5, 2021 12:54:09 GMT
LOL - the technology with DACs seems to be faster changing than other aspects of audio, so I'd be comfortable changing a DAC more often than other components for sure.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 5, 2021 15:45:35 GMT
From my perspective DACs seem to be changing very quickly indeed
Some punters have even worked out its not just 1s and 0s !
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2021 19:15:17 GMT
I've disconnected the external clock from the Gustard and reverted to its excellent X2 internal clock. It sounds just as good and, all things being equal, has removed a splitter and cable from the system.
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Post by John on Oct 5, 2021 19:41:01 GMT
Thats good Martin
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 5, 2021 20:05:35 GMT
I've disconnected the external clock from the Gustard and reverted to its excellent X2 internal clock. It sounds just as good and, all things being equal, has removed a splitter and cable from the system. Sounds good Can you hear a difference ? |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2021 20:53:58 GMT
Ah, but jitter (time-based noise) isn't the whole story. Phase noise (frequency-based noise) is just as important.
As for 'straight wire with gain', wasn't that Quad's motto? Hmm, I've heard better amplifiers.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2021 20:56:03 GMT
Sounds good Can you hear a difference ? Yes, but describing it is very difficult. Having got used to the external clock for a couple of weeks, I think internal is just a smidge more coherent. Or fluid. Or something. You'd never know in an A/B comparison. It creeps up on you. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 6, 2021 8:59:31 GMT
Similar to the Quartz grounding boxes
There is a fullness, joined up ness or something
Things I wasn't expecting
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Post by MartinT on Oct 11, 2021 18:32:46 GMT
I received my second Aucharm grounding box today. That's gone in place of the Black Ravioli connected to the EtherREGEN. I'm quite taken aback as I can immediately hear the improvement in note decay and, more interestingly, dynamics and clout.
So that pretty much completes my journey into grounding boxes. Transformative as a whole? Yes, I can honestly say that they lift sound quality considerably, fully enabling the latent SQ of my individual components. My digital streaming system is performing at a high level with music simply bursting from the speakers.
Throughout all of my musical journey from LP/CD/SACD to streaming, the Ushers have remained a constant and are the sole survivors of all the upgrades. They just got better the more my system has evolved. I have huge respect for their abilities.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 11, 2021 19:12:07 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 11, 2021 19:55:46 GMT
Have you tried granite coasters on the grounding boxes or one of your doorstops ?
A granite placemat improved my RTZ 3
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Post by MartinT on Oct 11, 2021 20:08:26 GMT
Yes, I will do as I have a few spare. BR Pads underneath work, too. It's pretty inexplicable as I don't even have a thought experiment to explain why.
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