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Berning ZH270 - Wiring Upgrade

I've owned my Berning ZH270 about 6 weeks now, and have made some other notable changes to my system as well - adding new power cables (Electraglide), a new First Sound Presence Deluxe MK II and new Stereovox IC's and biwired spkr cables. These are still breaking in and are already sounding marvellous - silky smooth, highly resolving with very nice, believable imaging and soundstage (though I expect some further improvement in sounstage as thngs break in).

Anyway, I am going to do the "no-brainer" wiring upgrade through Allan Bhagan (quite a useful and friendly "purveyor" of audio knowledge and goods, btw), and I would like to hear from other Berning owners who have done it - what specific improvements they noted. Thanks - Art
artg
artg OP
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If you go the AA route, you should spendf the extra for the SE version, which adds cryo'd tubes and upgrades the key capacitors. As I said, there is slight drop of in "goose-bump factor", but only slight, and I'm hoping it will continue to narrow the gap as both berning and AA break in.

I guess what im saying is it would have to be one damn good preamp to provide that little tiniest bit of extra magic sauce without robbing clarity and that "nth degree" of openness.
artg OP
362 posts
 
update: I need a preamp. No matter how good the AA is as a source, no matter how wonderful the upgraded Berning is, the system is lacks that extra "soul" a good tubed linestage delivers...... No real suprise though, right?
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sbank
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Art,
I'm not surprised at all. To my ears, the Berning definitely sounds better with a good active tube preamp, and that goes for a modded or stock Berning.
Nonetheless, while you're shopping for one, the sound is probably still probably pretty darn good. Cheers,
Spencer
84audio
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Art, Do you want your First Sound back?
artg OP
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not yet. I might some day. for now, i'm going to try some other things, knowing I can always go back to FS (though if i did, i'd go paramount). How's you DK, Joe?
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