tomjtx;343786 Wrote: > I thought the TP was bright at first too. > > Try listening only to the TP direct to amp for a few weeks until your > ears become acustomed to the higher resolution and detail the TP > provides (which some may think is "brightness). > > > > That's what I did and when I put back my SF2 pre (like yours) I thought > the SFpre was too dark, muddy and lacking in detail . My Rowland pre was > better, but still I prefered the TP direct to amp. > > I found this same diff with my SF DAC which was updated , and new tubes > etc. > > Both the SF pre and DAC are unused in my closet now.
I shall try that, Tom. But first I'm gonna swap out the SAR amp for the SFS 80 and plug direct into it and see if things tame themselves down any. I've also got some darker sounding cabling I could try with the SAR which I'd prefer to keep in the chain as it is an amazing sounding amp. Thanks -Kerry -- Pneumonic Main: Transporter Squeezebox 3 > Roksan DAC/PS MODWRIGHT Sony SCD 777ES Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 Pre S.A.R. Labs MOS 450 Power Martin Logan CLS II Speakers Office: Squeezebox 3 > COEM Lite Audio DAC AH McCormack TLC-1 Pre Sonic Frontiers SFS80 Power Elipson Circee Speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pneumonic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50428 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
