[Karl Maga]

Originally Posted by GW1800

Not sure either but I do know I preferred the Bricasti M28's over the 536 mono's. I was looking to update from the Parasound JC-1's (which by the way are a great amp - will warm your room also!). So auditioned them side by side and the M28's just sounded so much better. Now it maybe a little unfair since at the time I had the Bricasti M1 DAC and for those who know Bricasti combining there DAC's with the M28 are a very very good match. The other thing I wanted is to have a all black unit and not that silver plate but black and they refused to even consider. Bricasti had no issue in suppling.

2 Channel: Bricasti M12 DAC & M28's Mono's Black / Aurender N10 Black / Treatments: RPG BAD ARC panels (F, S, Bass Trap & R walls)
Speakers: Martin Logan CLX ART (Dark Cherry) w/30# weights / 2-ML 212's Subs tuned w/PBK
Grounding: Nordost QKore 6 (2-M28, 1-N10, 1-M12, 1-QB8, 1-Router) / 8' Earth Ground Rod / Bricasti M12 w/Acoustic Revive RGC-24
Nordost: 5-QV2 & QK1, 2-QX4 / 12-TC Kones, 27-Sort Fut & 28-LIft / O2/V2 Pwr / O2: SC, Digital & XLR's / H2 Network / V2 RCA Sub's
Misc: Mini iPad / Furutech GTX-DNCF / LED lighting / Aurender AMM / Lovan Rack / SR Quantum Blue Fuses & Black Box
Media Rm: ML: 13A's, 2-Descent i's, 6-Vanquish, Focus / Parasound: 3-A23 &1-31 / Entreq SM /65" LG 4k OLED / Anthem AVM60/ Nordost Tyr 2

Perfect example of listening to vastly different sound characteristics and selecting the one you prefer. Like you, I like how my “matched” amp/preamp units sound together.