Audiomeca Enkianthus.X DAC...Anagram mkII

Lawrence

I did things in a slightly different fashion because of where I live. Drop me a note or I will write you.

Gary

What about the supposed "softness" or reduced dynamics of the Enkianthus/Mephisto that gets remarked upon sometimes? Is this trait real? Is the issue resolved with the Anagram MKII? How much does it affect the character of the sound?

I have heard this commented on before and confess I did not appreciate it to a significant extent when I had the original version. In fact other gear which people thought was void of this issue seemed too much in my face, to me. I would add however that I felt it did not equal my vinyl rig in terms of dynamics and presence. After living with the mk II for several months I realized this was an issue which was much improved by the new chip. It was much more life like than the old chip. It is still not vinyl, but much closer and very lovely to listen to. There is a good review of this on tnt-audio which does capture the essence of the change. I hope this answers the question if not let me know and I will try to explain it better, the kids are attacking me

Gary

Jazzdude,

As Gary said, the Enkianthus with the new chip is sounding more solid and dynamic (put the chip in myself in 20 minutes, no problem). But this change in sound became more obvious when I upgraded the transport to the X-version......

Regards, Peter

Where can I get the chip for the upgrade and how much is it?
Anybody know?