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Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC

Hello, I am new to this forum but I have a question. I am trying to pair an amp + DAC with my Wilson Sabrinas. I have listened to Jeff Rowlands integrated with the Aeris DAC. And the VAC Sigma integrated with the Aeris DAC. Price is a factor and so is space. Does the 625 need a pre-amp? Any suggestions or thoughts? 
rinpoche
rinpoche OP
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Inna, you are too funny. 
guidocorona
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Not sure what Bodhidharma might have enjoyed, as he seems to have decamped some 1500 years ago... But I might ask my cousin Luca about it.


As for WAL, I hope that RIMPOCHE will let us know soon about its synergy with Aeris and M625 S2... As far as I know, this might be a World's first application in this particular context.

 

Saluti, G.

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almarg
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I'd feel pretty certain that the AQ cable will work fine, but given its very short 0.5 meter length I'd be hesitant to read too much into such a finding. Given also that the Transparent cables and perhaps also Crystal cables that were used initially were probably significantly longer (the degree of most analog cable effects is proportional to length, as I had mentioned), and break-in of one or both components may be ongoing.

Best regards,
-- Al
rinpoche OP
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Hi Almarg, Would you mind translating this for me? Are you saying that .5 m cable is not good in terms of sound? And what do you mean by 'but given its very short 0.5 meter length I'd be hesitant to read too much into such a finding'? I am not sure what you are saying?

Also, the DAC is definitely broken in, and I think the demo 625 is well on its way.  I don't know for sure how many hours of operation. 

R

 
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almarg
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Hi Rinpoche,

Apologies for my post not being stated more clearly.

No I was definitely not saying that the 0.5 meter cable would not sound good. As I indicated, "I’d feel pretty certain that the AQ cable will work fine."

In the post just above mine Guido expressed interest in learning from your forthcoming experience how well the AQ WEL synergizes with the Aeris and the 625 S2. When I said "I’d be hesitant to read too much into such a finding" I was simply saying that given the AQ cable’s short length, and given (as I said in that post and also earlier in the thread) that the degree of most (and probably almost all) sonic effects an analog interconnect cable may introduce is proportional to length (meaning that the degree of the sonic effects of an analog interconnect will be proportionately less for a short length than for a longer length), and given that the cable(s) you are in a position to compare the AQ with (the Transparent and perhaps the Crystal) were probably significantly longer, the data point your findings will provide relative to his question will be less than conclusive.

Best regards,
-- Al

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