Aragon D2A...I like it...sorta...



I own and enjoy several pieces of Aragon equipment. Recently, I just picked up an old D2A (not the MkII) converter. I hooked it up to my 24K preamp and found that it greatly increased the transperancy and detail in the midrange and highs. However, there was a simultaneous effect on the bass as well and I found that it made the bass much more muddy than running directly from my Cd player. I'm not talking less strong, but clearly less controlled and looser than running directly from CD. Muddy is the word. Now I'm aware that this unit was superceded by the Mk II unit. I was wondering if the changes in the unit were significant or whether it was simply a matter of changing out power supplies. Is it possible to still get an upgrade on this unit or it's power supply? If not, can you suggest how I might clean up the bass response? My associated equipment is a Nak CD4 (used as transport), Aragon 24K preamp, Dynaco St-70 amp, Audioquest Midnight cables (biwire), and Vandersteen 2ces. Don't tell me that my amp isn't good enough, I've heard much better bass out of this baby. Todd
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I think the D2Amk.II has a beefier (outboard) power supply. There's also a D2A2, that's the latest version. Not sure what the changes were there.
IF your d/a is giving more information, then maybe muddy is what's there.
Hi Todd, hope your doing well. Have you tried a different cable between your transport and DAC ??? Between the DAC and Preamp ??? Did you know that cables can make a noticeable difference in your system : ) Sean
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You might also want to keep in mind that digital gear needs to be on for a while to sound / perform best. Leave it on continuously even if not playing anything through it. I've also found digital gear to be more susceptible to power cord changes than analogue sources, so keep that in mind. Sean
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