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The lash-up reported on above was sounding so good it's now all been sorted and put in place properly.
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...pshhs8f2qf.jpg
In the distance, Muse USB converter and Behringer digital upsampler.
Up close, APart Champ One power amp, Philips Black Tulip 270 pre and Audiolab M-DAC.
Very nice indeed. :)
On its way Jerrywards ...
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Quite excited about this.
I have very fond memories indeed of my XLM mk1 from, oooo, 40 years ago ish. :eek:
And I remember my disappointment with the mk 2 and 3 - nowhere near as sophisticated and musical to my 20 year old ears.
Probably not an ideal match with my medium mass arm, but I just couldn't resist. :D
Alleged to be posted today ... :popcorn:
That will sound very nice.
Been looking at this for some time... I thought it was a joystick:doh:
Glad to see you're having fun as usual, Jerry, and that you're getting some nice sounds :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
Just a quickie (as these things always catch my eye).... You may find that separating your pre and power amp from each other, by placing the former on the shelf where the duck picture is, improves matters significantly, in a sonic sense, as the huge transformers inside the latter, and the magnetic field generated, will be interfering with the preamp circuitry.
Always best, IME, for that reason, to put pre and power amps on separate shelves. Just a thought, although perhaps you've tried it already and couldn't hear a difference? :cool:
Marco.
Yes, I know what you mean, Marco.
And as you can deduce by peeking at post 1670 above, I originally had the pre and power separated, but bringing them together seemed to have no detrimental effect on the sound. And they do look kool as well as neat and tidy together.
... and yes, I'm having a lot of fun! :thumbsup:
Yeah, I kinda thought that, but wasn't sure. You'd probably only really notice it if there was a phono stage inside your pre (as it would likely cause hum with vinyl playback), which I don't think there is?
Anyway, as you were, muchacho. Keep up the good work! :cool:
Marco.
A well separated Audiolab 8000PPA does phonostage duty.
Coolio :thumbsup:
Marco.
She's arrived :) - set up and sounding very nice and cleanly articulate at 1g vtf.
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psxqbs2gs1.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psu4tn6yap.jpg