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Canman,
I was about to dismiss the Lavry because it only has balance outputs until I saw your comments about the Hosa XLR to RCA adapters. Where did you get the adapters and how much do they cost. Who did the mod to the adapters? What is the output voltage of the balanced outputs or are you the Lavry as a preamp? Does the Lavry have a fixed output voltage switch as well if I wanted to connect it to my integrated amp? Thanks.
You can get the adaptors at Guitar Center, among other places, they are about $10 each. To mod them, you just open them up and remove the wire connecting pins 1 and 3. The Lavry doesn't have a fixed output switch per se, you would just set the attenuator to the top level for the same effect. I'm sure it would have no problem working with an integrated amplifier.
You can get the adaptors at Guitar Center, among other places, they are about $10 each. To mod them, you just open them up and remove the wire connecting pins 1 and 3. The Lavry doesn't have a fixed output switch per se, you would just set the attenuator to the top level for the same effect. I'm sure it would have no problem working with an integrated amplifier.
I bought the adaptors at 8th St. Music in Philly for about $7 each. If I remember correctly, I moved the return wire from pin 1 to pin 3, removed the jumper between pin 1 and pin 3, and left pin 1 unconnected. I did whatever it says is preferred in the manual. It only takes a few minutes once the soldering iron is heated up. If you are hesitant to do it yourself I would be happy to do it for you.
Since there is no potentiometer, it wouldn't hurt to run the Lavry into a preamp. It does work effectively as a preamp unless you want to switch between multiple sources.
I got a chance this weekend to compare the Lavry directly to the Meridian G08, using the G08 as a transport. The Meridian G08 outputs spdif at 88.2 kHz so I selected narrow mode for the PLL. This was hooked up to the Singlepower ES-1 and Sennheiser Orpheus headphone. (see the meet thread for details on this sweet system).
I have to admit, the Lavry wasn't quite as refined as the Meridian, but this should be no surprise comparing a $1,000 DAC to a $4,000 CD player. Even though the Meridian clearly bested the Lavry here in terms of refinement, I still think the Lavry did very well for its price. Additionally, in my K1000 system, the Lavry seems to be a synergistic combo because it makes great music. Bottom line is I don't miss the G08 I used to own when I listen through the Lavry, even if the G08 is better.
That is good news. Glad you like it. If I haven't already ordered interconnects for the lavry should i get them terminated in xlr female or is it better to use an RCA to XLR adapter?
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I have to admit, the Lavry wasn't quite as refined as the Meridian, but this should be no surprise comparing a $1,000 DAC to a $4,000 CD player. Even though the Meridian clearly bested the Lavry here in terms of refinement, I still think the Lavry did very well for its price. Additionally, in my K1000 system, the Lavry seems to be a synergistic combo because it makes great music. Bottom line is I don't miss the G08 I used to own when I listen through the Lavry, even if the G08 is better.
I don't understand how a player like G08 is unable to output bit-perfect digital stream (44.1kHz).
In every transport/PC+DAC combo I've tried, I've preferred simple 44.1kHz output; therefore, I have a thing against upsampling CDP/DAC's that don't at least have selectable 44.1kHz setting.
Oh, well, at least G08 does synchronous upsampling to 88.2kHz, and it's not a half-bad sounding player
So it can screw up external DACs when being A/B compared...just kidding...
Hah!! I'm more of a cynic than you are; that just might not be a joke!
Seriously folks... doesn't the Meridian offer 44.1 output at all? Seems like they'd want to maintain maximum flexibility with available DACs, receivers, etc.
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Uncle Beau's Head-Fi heresy: The mere existence of newer, better, and more expensive gear doesn't mean that your current rig sounds any worse than it did last week.
I was listening to a Chesky DVD via my DAC1 last night and found myself wondering if anyone has done any comparisons using 24-bit/high sample rate source material.
It would be interesting to see if the differences among units, especially in the treble, would be greater or less with hi-res input.
Thanks,
Beau
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