dagordon;183721 Wrote: > Just wanted to add a strong vote for the Citypulse DAC. > > I'm using a Citypulse with TCXO upgrade with a SB3, and the results are > impressive. I was VERY skeptical upon first hearing it -- it sounded > very digital, and not as resolving as the SB3's analog outs. > > But then I remembered all of these reports about break-in with the > Citypulse DAC, some saying that it requires up to 300 hours to fully > settle down. Now, I have no idea what the physical basis for this > phenomenon is, but all I can say is that it's very real, at least with > this particular piece of equipment. I've left the DAC on pretty much > constantly since receiving it, and the difference is absolutely night > and day. > > My system is pretty modest: SB3 w/ Bolder modified Elpac, Citypulse > DAC, Creek OBH-12 passive preamp, Charlize amp, Klipsch RB-61 speakers. > I'm running Blue Jeans cables (optical to the DAC) and a Monster > PowerCenter HTS 2000 for power conditioning. It's shocking how good > this sounds.
I have received mine as well and I am experiencing exactly the same thing! First: absolutely rubbish, but after 100 hours there is significant improvement. Sound is opening and music is getting more involving, but not yet even near to my ex-cd-player, Arcam CD33. I hope that it will get better and better over the time. -Fkuti -- fkuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fkuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9713 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32336 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
