my system is so much better than i ever dreamed when i started this journey about 30 years ago.never did i think i would be possible to achieve the sound, i currently hear, in my listening room.My amps are superb...the speakers are amazing...the network player sounds better than the SACD player that preceeded it.I have 2 Silent Source 'Music Reference' power cords.My new Silversmith 'Fidelium' speaker cables are truly amazing.The addition of the Uptown Audio 'EtheREGEN has significantly improved the sound.The addition of the Salon ethernet cable has improved the sonics.I changed my previous modem/router setup to a single Actiontec product.Have just added 2 REL 212 SE subwoofers. The addition has significantly improved the soundstage and midrange....as well as the bass.I have recently replaced the Symposium Platforms that were under my speakers..Tidal and RELs, with AV RoomServive EVP HDR isolation devices that have significantly improved the sound.Upgrading my Lumin to X1 level was a great idea.....Have replaced the Psvane WE 300B tubes with Psvane ACME 300B tubes.My 845s are Psvane WEs.Have also added a LessLoss Entropic C-MARC power cord to my Lumin X1.Have also added a LessLoss C-MARC RCA interconnect..Stay tuned..
soliver...yes i have the MK 2 PWD with about 100 hrs on it now..it is a lot better then the previous version.. it still is improving but the difference is amazing. better transient attack..better soundstage..better vocal intonation...better imaging...to my ears it is a winner..my new PS Audio P-10 is also a great product and better then the Audience best conditioners...i have not compared the PWD to other DACs as i chose to go with the PWD from the outset.you may be able to get better but it would probably not be as easy to use and set up as the PWD and i can attest to the GREAT professional attention you get at PS Audio...if you find a good place to buy Echole cables i would greatlt appreciate it..thanks..dave
Soliver.....now I understand and you are correct..they are amazing..thanks...I will be slowly replacing my 'obsessions' as I find used / demo versions..dave
Ha, perhaps I mispoke, but you misunderstood me. Either way, as you say the Signature line is really good cable.
So good that if you hear it, then you are left crunching numbers trying to come up with ways to afford it.
Thus I meant your ears have a hard time going back to other cables even if it is the regular Obsession, thus they've been poisoned by the remarkable nature of the cord.
Or like the Sirens song it entrances one with the most beautiful sounds, but crashed you against the rocks in financial ruin, seeking that sound. I jest of course, but again yeah it is really good.
soliver...'don't poison your ears'....hardly....the 'signature' i/c i do have is much better...in my system...then the 'obsession'...and the Echole cables themselves are better...again..in my system...then the argento cables were..my audio friends agree also.....there is no hard and fast rule as to what will or won't sound good in a given system...
System edited: the addition of the Isoclean 'Supreme Focus' powercord on my PS Audio P-10 has , again, elevated the sound of the system..it is a great pc..
Charles1dad...when the 'new and improved'...Bartolucci transformers are installed i am told the bass will have more 'punch' and quickness'...and move more air...both of which will be nice...he, Bartolucci, apparently works with Chalice, to , from time to time, improve the transformers as he comes up with, what he thinks, are improvements on his previous model.as long as the upgrades are an 'improvement' and the benefit vs cost is reasonable, then i am all for it.i'll let you know what i hear after they are installed..maybe a month or so..
Calloway, Yes I suppose there`s always room for improvement, I`d just be curious to know what sonic advancements you`ll notice. Transformer quality can`t be overstated.
Calloway, I thought these amplifiers were already ultra performers, I`m surprised there`s that much more to be gotten out of them. It must be exciting, how much better than they become?
argyro..yes..pres edmunds explained the upgrades to me and they made sense. they have significantly improved the sound. there is one more upgrade to do and that involves replacing the Bartolucci transformers with a newer design that is ~ 40% heavier with thinner laminations and a tighter gap ( more Henry's ) resulting in more output power and better control of the low end.this will also benefit the soundstage and give more dynamics...
System edited: have just received my amps back after an upgrade to the input chokes..an addition of a permanent bias regulator..soft start device ..complete cardas rewiring and other additions..they sound amazing..
System edited: with the recent addition of the echole i/c...speaker cables and pc the sound is even better..did not think it was possible to improve upon the argento cables but in my system the echoles' have made a significant improvement..
