I own an Axiom II passive and I understand your comment. In my experience, ever, a thin sound could reflect how the sound of your source is is playing nice, or not, with the rest of your setup.. FWIW, as I improved my transport and DAC, the Axiom II sounded better. I plug it in occassionally and listen for a few days and then switch back to tubes. Just like the texture and body I get with tubes. Dsper.
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Here’s an interesting read for you good folks on the Don Sachs/Supratec fences. But you need to read the whole thing to see what the OP ended up buying and why. Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go?
And here’s a pre amp for those on a budget or you want to get something to hold you over until you get that one. It also comes with a plethora of dac inputs that some preamps lack and costs as little as a good pair of interconnects. Parasound NewClassic 200 Pre Stereo preamplifier with built-in DAC
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@oddiofyl yes well originally Don's preamp was the end game. So I feel like I'll wait and see if that happens, the question is what to do in the meantime. Gotta be better than waiting on Decware haha |
@oddiofyl I am also considering Supratek as it has adjustable gain and the Sachs has even more than my current (16db which is way too much). |
I do not miss tubes at all ( this is just me ). My gear is on 24 / 7, and at full volume w / o signal, not a peep out of my 104 db speakers ( no hiss, no hum ), and I am ready to go, anytime. I have plenty of gain, as I could never imagine reaching the max level from my Luminous ( this is likely due to my speakers ). Enjoy ! |
