I talked to Paul at TAD and couldn't resist the price on those Hibachis so I grabbed a pair. Received them yesterday and out of the box they sound pretty good. I'll get some hours on them over the weekend and hear what happens. Also sold my MMF-5 and am picking up an MMF-7.1 with Ortofon 2M Bronze in a couple of weeks. Going with a good moving magnet because I like the MM phonostage in my Doge 8 preamp better than the MC section. I'll probably end up using the Hibachis in a second system with my Consonance Cyber 222 preamp.

Have you loaded your VS VR4jrs with shot? I have 50lbs. in each and it makes a huge difference.

dpatterson April 22, 2011 09:27

Consonance Cyber 800 monoblocks. EH6CA7x4 in each. 78wpc.

dpatterson April 16, 2011 12:08

I have to agree with your comments on the EE Minimax DAC. I have added that component to my system and was pretty surprised at the jump in performance. I'm also using the VS VR4jrs but powering them with tubes. Nice room and system.

dpatterson April 08, 2011 13:45