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PS Audio NEW Huron Firware upgrade. 😩😫😩

I was greatly anticipating this new firware upgrade for the direct stream ,and Jr dac.
i downloaded and applied this new huron so called upgrade   Was a Major letdown for me .
i love the analog like presentation before and row 6-8 perspective. Now it  is in your face town 1-2
to the 5 who heard it in my system Pass labs  class A mono blocks,DHT 4P1L Vacuum tube preamp,Silnote  upper cables 
Sonus Faber Olypica-3 speakers  Aurender 100-H  player AQ Diamond USB   
Core power technologies 1800 for line voltage.   It looks like I may have no choice but go back to the last 
generation of firmware  What a let down ,a few others online on other forums agree .i am sure some will like it  some of the musicality and flow of music are gone  it sounds more like a Sabre dac .
only 1 out of 5 at my house liked the change .how about  a happy medium .
for sure a revision should be in order . The analog smoothness was always welcome just a bit more bottom end and detail  back off the upsampling some ,maybe too much of a good thing.  In another setup 
that is all tubes it may be a good thing .
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kdude66
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Hello all,

I'm glad to hear some positives on this new upgrade from some more experienced users.

I own the ds and the jr and will try the upgrade on one or the other first and get plenty of time and see.

I have several changes going on with my main system and I like to take my time and only change one thing at a time.

Best,

Kenny.
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lancelock
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Try it Kenny, you can always go back. I'm sticking with Huron.

Lance
kdude66
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Lance,

You do find Huron to have lwr noise anything other changes,
Would you say the dac still maintains its neutral character or is it to early to tell.

I'm going to upgrade the jr for now and let it play continuously in my 2nd system for a couple of days and then try it.I use the DS in my main system and as you can see I do like them.

I can see that you and I like some of the same qualities in a system.

Thank's for the info,

Kenny.
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lancelock
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Kenny,

I would say Huron is still neutral but with tighter bass and slightly expanded soundstage. More micro detail, a little better midrange.

"I can see that you and I like some of the same qualities in a system."

Yeah, that why I will be ordering the DI's soon.

Lance

kdude66
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Lance,

I did install Huron on my Jr and have it running continuously in my 2nd system,I will check it out in a few days,won't have the time anyway.

I never have told you that I owned the Janzen Valentina's for about six month's and just recently sold them on the Gon.

I thought they were a very good sounding speaker and David is the nicest guy you could ever met.But they weren't the best match for me in my main system and I just can't keep everything.

Even though I think we both would agree they do have such a magical midrange but for me in a larger room they sounded a little small in image size and a very small sweet spot.

In the end I did seriously consider moving them to my 2nd system in a smaller room but I did'nt.

I hope you can yourself a pair of Di's you might really like them.

Best,

Kenny.
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