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Hey Guys,I joined the club and have a '45 on the way. It should arrive tomorrow....
The Mensa and SuperDac were first used with the AVA T7 preamp and the Audcom AP-120 preamp driving the AVA power amp. There were no DACs used with the Panasonic. We used Tyson's nOrh CD-1 as the source for both the DACs and the SA-XR45.I have used a modded Denon 2900, Sony NS-500 and a Cal Delta as a transport into the Panasonic. In comparison to the nOrh CD-1, the modded Denon sounded much better.
Then Wayne informs us that there were no Speaker level Bybee's inserted. So, in they go, and it was a revelation. Honky-ness was gone, everything smoothed out considerable, bass got signifigantly tighter. You could hear the suprise/shock reactions rippling through the room. Everyone was amazed. So was I. But I wanted to do some more A-B comparisons. So, back in goes the AVA gear. More listening commences. Back in goes the modded Panny for even more listening....
Two clear, concise, and to the point answers. Thank you, I appreciate that.Wayne, I'm going to burn my unit in a bit then contact you about your HT mods.Randog
The stock unit with bybees on the speakers and the digital input was. . . underwhelming. The modded unit with bybee on the digital input but not the speakers was much better than the stock unit w/all bybees, but it was still not up to the level of my main system (ava T7 and 550ex w/Mensa DIO). The modded panny with bybees on the digital input AND the speakers was the real magic. Only then did I feel it was worth considering replacing all of my main gear.
One of the reasons I fell it sounds so good is the elimination of connectors and different mechanical interfaces. You have the connection to a digital input. circutry there, wire to bring it to the D/A section, more wire to bring it to the audio section, connectors to bring it to the preamp, more wire and connectors to bring it to the switch, mechnanical switches to wire to mecnamachical balance to wir to mechanical volume to wire to circuit board to cap and resistors to wire to mechanical etc. With the Panny the signal doe not change state. It is kept digital the entire way. My mods ensure the signal path is kept short and eliminates most of the mechanical connections. That is where the future of Audio Electronics lies the KISS principle.
Max,Of course there is a D/A conversion before the speakers - there must be unless your speakers can turn digital into music.