Posts by purrin

Quote: Originally Posted by rubenpp  Awesome ! Looking forward to your impressions.    I don't think I will be adding anything new, unless the production unit sounds totally different...

I should be taking delivery of mine sometime this week. (Just so the others on the first run know where things are along, I happen to be #1 on the list.) I know three have been assembled and are burning in.

The 2A3 OPT is the same Electra-Print as it was before. The major difference (other than output tubes) between the 2A3 and the BA OPTs is that the BA OPT is smaller with partial silver secondaries. Thus the BA sounds slightly more...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marleybob217  Even if it's just for the fact that they could never be used in any professional environment. I'll probably be stoned for this, but I do think neutral is the only way to...

Could be one of many factors. There are minor differences in the internals: the boards, smaller power transformer for the DAC chip / analog output stage, etc. Substitute parts stuffed on the board from China manufacturing? All...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stapsy  I just put my deposit down for the updated 2A3.  It is now using the same high-frequency heater as the BA and has a solid state power supply.  According to Craig this will...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shahrose    New one, bought and manufactured in Dec. 2012.   I have no reason to doubt you about the SQ variance, but it would have to be a pretty big difference...

Shahrose, which version of the PWD2 did you own? Was it an upgraded PWD1 to 2 or a newer PWD2?   The reason I ask is because it was discovered that (some, all, a few?) of the newer PWD2s (the ones not downgradeable) did not...

Quote: Originally Posted by gzone3lement  The Sonore Rendu seems to be a great product to utilize the I2S connection too. Any thoughts?   It depends. I know the OR5 to the PWD2 via I2S completely takes...

Quote: Originally Posted by ericfarrell85  Thanks Purrin, that's good information and better still that It comes from someone with whom I generally agree on things. Did you order the single clock offramp before or after...