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TACT RCS 2.0 Users Group

I've recently purchased the TACT RCS 2.0 unit. As I've been wrestling with getting the optimum performance out of it, I keep thinking there must be other owners out there that have ideas to share, as well as those who could benefit from what I've learned.

I was hoping this thread would provide a forum to introduce us to each other.

Anyone interested in sharing what you've learned?

I for one have found the unit difficult to get a true grasp of how to optimise, but once learned, it has produced the best sound of any component I've ever added to my system. My system currently consists of a Sony SCD1 to the TACT 2.0 RCS with internal DAC and D/A converter. Signal is then fed from the TACT in analog format to my Art Audio Jota and then to the Avantgarde Duo Hornspeakers.
I'll start by stating I've found the suggestions in the TACT documentation for speaker placement to be contra to good sound. I've gotten the best results by using George Cardas's Near Field logic and using the TACT Nearfield target curve as the beginning point to custom build my personal target curves.

This resulted in a sound stage this is awesome and the clarity of the frequencies is without compare in my experience.

However, it took over 100 hours of experimentation to reach this result - a lot of lessons learned. At this point, I feel I know just enough to be dangerous!
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raider
11 posts
 
Hi,

I've been using the Behringer Ultracurve room correction system with positive results and I am looking to move to the full TACT AA.

However, I have a question about the analog to digital conversion. When using the Ultracurve and feeding it a variable analog in from my prepro, there is a distinct quantization distortion at low volume levels.

This is caused by the low level of the signal the unit receives.

Has anyone found this to be a problem with the TACT?

Thanks
metaphysics
192 posts
 
Does anyone see any drawbacks when using the Tact as a preamp, i.e. sonic degradation? This is a common complaint with other digital preamps, e.g. Wadia 27ix. As a point of reference, I'd be eliminating a BAT VK-50SE.
pls1
432 posts
 
I assume from your question that you would be using the Tact as a DAC also. The DAC portions of the Tact or the Sigtech are not as good as the best DAC's out there. The combination of a DSP and an MSB Platinum DAC (which I used for the last year) will give you a better sound. Th choice of volume control could be in the preamp or a Z-Systems (which is also an excellent unit).
metaphysics
192 posts
 
Actually, I will be using a Tact RCS 2.0 AD with an external DAC (Sonic Frontiers Processor 3). This means that all volume control will be through the Tact. I spoke to Tact yesterday and they said that they add bits so that lowering the volume does not affect things. However, this is also what Wadia says and many owners feel that Wadias sound OPTIMAL over a narrow volume range.
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drubin
3,274 posts
 
If you can, hang on to your BAT preamp for a while and try it in and out of the system, see what you think.
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