ESS ES9008/9018 Sabre dac

[squeezethatbuffalo]

Coming on nicely Alex, well done Glad to see you got the faulty reg sorted too

Hi Leo,

Can't think of praises to sing about the Buffalo II, other than "it didn't disappoint". I did have very, very high expectations though

For lack of a better way to put it, I'm just happy with my new Buffalo. It's the first piece of equipment that has allowed me to simply enjoy music, and not worry about further modifications/upgrades at all. Very unaudiophile-like!

Btw, how do the MKP2000s sound on your BufII after more run in? Do you like them?

Cheers,

[leo]

Hi Alex,

Mission accomplished if your happy

The MKP2000's seem to be improving slightly after continuous running in , they are still a little light in the bass but quite sweet in the high's. For such a low price they are very good, certainly better than the Wima's

[squeezethatbuffalo]

Hi Leo,

I was doing my best to not sound like a complete fanboy. But I guess it was way too obvious. Mission accomplished indeed

I chose the MKP2000s because they're the "best" compromise I can find. There are many better sounding caps out there, but those that I'm aware of are either pricey or sized and shaped like a coke can (often both).

Glad that they sounded okay to you!

Cheers,

[needsp]

Hi

These might be a good alternative, and they're a similar size to the MKP2000's-

Obbligato Premium 10.0uF (250V)

http://www.diyhifisupply.com/node/733

I've had excellent results with Obbligato Gold Premium caps in my valve amps, speaker crossovers and lower voltage gear too. (For example, I much preferred them to Hovland Musicaps, despite the latter's film and foil construction). So have many other people! All of these caps are polypropylene types, but the 10u/250V is physically much smaller, as it's rated at 250V, not 630V.

Hope this helps

Paul

[Marco]

Hi Paul,

Welcome to AOS

Could you please pop into the Welcome area and introduce yourself to our community, tell us what system you've got and about your music tastes, etc, as this is the requirement for all new members joining AOS.

Cheers!

Marco.

[domo]

Just running in Legato output stage, they use discrete for the differential and op-amp for the differential to line, of course you can easily run it discrete out for balanced and run it into say a transformer converting it to SE if you don't want to use the op-amp.
I've already briefly tried Legato I knocked up on vero but will run in the proper one before commenting on the sound

Hi,

I just joined here, mainly because of this thread. I ordered a Legato a month or so back but it looks like the package has been lost, hopefully I should get a replacement this week, or next, and am looking forward to trying a few things - Jensen JT-11-P1 transformers for Bal/SE conversion, upgraded coupling caps, paralleled transistors, etc.

I like the use of the SIL sockets for capacitor swapping/comparisons, great idea I think I will do the same. I see you are also using the Hynes sregs, how do you think they compare to the standard avcc reg. And have you also tried/compared them to any of the other 3pin regulator replacements that are available such the Tentlabs shunt regs, DEXA series regs, etc?

[Marco]

Hi 'domo',

Welcome to AOS

Could you please pop into the Welcome area and introduce yourself to our community by supplying your first name, system details and music tastes, as this is the requirement for all new members joining AOS.

Cheers!

Marco.

[Spirit]

Alex - I presume you mean RG, in which case, yes

Marco - Will do, shortly.