NAPALM!!!

Jay S · « **Reply #40 on:** 29 Sep 2003, 07:42 am »

By the way, we thought the Napalm matched well with both the Mensa Plus DI/O and the Scott Nixon TubeDac. The "regular" digital cable is now out of the main system.

I've started to switch between the 2 dacs to get a good read on their sound, but will be using the Napalm for all future listening tests. I didn't hear too many differences when I first switched to the SN, but now after spending a few weeks listening to the SN the differences are starting to emerge. Both seem to have great strengths, at least in my system.

bubba966 · « **Reply #41 on:** 30 Sep 2003, 03:41 am »

Well, I've not had a whole lot of time yet to play with my new Cryo'd Napalm Ultra. Nor will I this week as I've gotten busier than I could possibly imagine.

But I did try this when I got home from work today.

I compared the Cryo'd Napalm Ultra on my Pioneer DV-AX10 DVD/DVD-A/SACD player running The Fifth Element Superbit DVD, and my old Bolder Digital that's Cryo'd w/Silver Bullets on my Pioneer Japan HLD-X9 Hi-Vision LD/NTSC LD player running The Fifth Element (Pioneer US pressing) LD.

Now those of you who've experienced Dolby Digital on LD directly compared with an identical DD DVD will know that the LD will sound better than the DVD. Why? I don't really know. But that's the way it's been every time I've run that test.

Well, this time it didn't go that way. This time, the DD on the DVD sounded better than it did on the LD. I could tell before that the CNU digital sounded better than the Cryo'd Silver Bullet design w/out Bybees or ERS. But this just proves it all the further to me. I guess at some point soon I should try the experiment reversed and run the CNU on the LD player.

So far I've only experienced positives with the Cryo'd Napalm Ultra. More testing to come...

Hantra · « **Reply #42 on:** 30 Sep 2003, 04:05 pm »

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what about the high frequency rolloff that people like Sa-Dono/Hantra/Xi-Trum can not tolorate because of the use of Bybee`s in the digital cable?

Yo Sat:

I am still unsure that the HF rolloff was a direct result of the Bybee. I think perhaps it had something to do with the Bybee being an "Inline" and adding another connection to the picture. As you know, the Nixon DAC has a very low output, and doesn't necessarily have the same input/output features common to more conventional DAC's and I would imagine that didn't help either.

I'd like to try another Bybee perhaps in the DAC, or on the Napalm. I'd be interested to see how it compares to the "Inline" aproach. I think Inlines probably work better on analog.

L8r,

B

Wayne1 · « **Reply #43 on:** 8 Jan 2004, 05:43 pm »

At long last, the Napalm Digital Cable has made it to the website!

Napalm Digital Cable

Jay and Jerry have one and Bubba has a custom Double Bybee version.

I have sent one to Brian Cheney to use at CES, this year.

bubba966 · « **Reply #44 on:** 8 Jan 2004, 06:00 pm »

Quote from: Wayne1

At long last, the Napalm Digital Cable has made it to the website!

Napalm Digital Cable

Jay and Jerry have one and Bubba has a custom Double Bybee version.

I have sent one to Brian Cheney to use at CES, this year.

Ahh, I finally have some place to send people that inquire about my Napalm.

I've been most pleased with my Cryo'd Napalm Ultra. It's been a better cable than any I've compared it to. I've no plans to get rid of it as it...

And someday I'll have to order a couple more for my LD player.