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Old 06-05-2014, 01:34 AM
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Hi jfrech,

Congratulations !

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Joe Ling
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Source 2 - Avid Acutus SP reference + Thales Reference tone arm + Benz Micro LPS (DS Audio Master 1 broken tip repaired but cost me USD2k. Still having issues - channel imbalance - back to dealer. However, channel issues not withstanding, sounded very very nice. Need to get it back soonest)

Source 3 - DCS Vivaldi + Antelope reference clock or Cybershaft Op18 (not floating my boat so far)

Source 5 - ROON ROCK with Aurender W20 as NAS & 2 units of SOTM switch with 10M input (the new frontier but still cannot beat CD for now) - ROON endpoint - Vivaldi upsampler

Amplification - Naim Statement

Speakers - ProAc Carbon 8 + JL FM113 x2 (replacement purchased - Stella Utopia EVO but due to lockdown, could be a year's wait)

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Old 06-05-2014, 06:19 PM
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48 hours on the clock now...It honestly bettered the Scarlatti DAC after just a few hours...separates out the instruments from one another so much better....lost a leading edge...edge that you didn't realize was there...better resolution, tighter more textural bass...and just a zillion inflections to every note at every frequency.

For a vinyl guy...this will make me think about firing up the tubes on my phono stage...I can see why so many have so many good things to say about dCS



Speakers: Rockport Altair 2
Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R
Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus MM2 & Trans Ref MM MM2 Intcnct.
Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9)
Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC & dCS Scarlatti Clock & Transport with Transparent Reference XL Digital cables
Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Schroder LT arm, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS
Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:26 PM
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Now you just need the other three Vivaldi boxes!

It is an amazing set up, every time I listen it seems to just get better and better.

Enjoy the journey :-)
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:41 PM
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Now you just need the other three Vivaldi boxes!

It is an amazing set up, every time I listen it seems to just get better and better.

Enjoy the journey :-)
Marc.
The problem with dCS and Transparent...it's like drugs...you try it and want more and you might sell off a body part if you have too... Every step up is 100% improvement from before..most changes are like 6 steps ahead and 1 or 2 back...not these two brands...from my experience at least

Thanks Marc!

Speakers: Rockport Altair 2
Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R
Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus MM2 & Trans Ref MM MM2 Intcnct.
Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9)
Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC & dCS Scarlatti Clock & Transport with Transparent Reference XL Digital cables
Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Schroder LT arm, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS
Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)
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Old 06-07-2014, 04:16 AM
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Totally agreed. The other thing is that when you have all 4 pieces the combination really takes it another significant step up.
Better start selling some body parts :-)
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Old 06-07-2014, 05:35 AM
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The problem with dCS and Transparent...it's like drugs...you try it and want more and you might sell off a body part...
I think this applies to lots of brands and I have no body parts left to sell. Oh, yes the wife says there is one bit left but it's so small it can't be worth much...
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Old 06-07-2014, 07:37 AM
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I agre after puccini i just upgrade from scarlatti to vivaldi full stack
Awesome with 60 hours of playing
The cables are a nightmare
Any opinions about powers cables ?
I vê mixed ones from transparent dac, shunyata phyton upsamplerpler , furutech ref clock and mit oracle z3 transport and i m wondering the results by adopting one Brand


Is The ref xl a big improvement over my ref digital cables ?

Tks
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I think this applies to lots of brands and I have no body parts left to sell. Oh, yes the wife says there is one bit left but it's so small it can't be worth much...


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I agre after puccini i just upgrade from scarlatti to vivaldi full stack
Awesome with 60 hours of playing
The cables are a nightmare
Any opinions about powers cables ?
I vê mixed ones from transparent dac, shunyata phyton upsamplerpler , furutech ref clock and mit oracle z3 transport and i m wondering the results by adopting one Brand


Is The ref xl a big improvement over my ref digital cables ?

Tks
I have not heard the Ref XL vs the Ref on digital cables. If you have the older Ref digital...then the newer ones are significant improvement I suspect. Also, Transparent does have a great upgrade program allowing you easily to trade up. With your Vivaldi, I know you'll hear a marked improvement with Ref XL digital...especially the clock cables !

As for power, I've gone all Shunyata, and yes I do expect picking one brand will help you....

I have about 85 hours playing time now...just lovely music :-)

Speakers: Rockport Altair 2
Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R
Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus MM2 & Trans Ref MM MM2 Intcnct.
Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9)
Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC & dCS Scarlatti Clock & Transport with Transparent Reference XL Digital cables
Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Schroder LT arm, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS
Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)
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Old 06-07-2014, 08:27 AM
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Ivan I tried that once. They returned her back to me...however I need to be careful here...she might ship me off next and enjoy my system w/o me!

Speakers: Rockport Altair 2
Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R
Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus MM2 & Trans Ref MM MM2 Intcnct.
Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9)
Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC & dCS Scarlatti Clock & Transport with Transparent Reference XL Digital cables
Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Schroder LT arm, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS
Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)
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