... (Also jealous that you have a wife who would actually accompany you to a meet!)
Well, to be honest, it was a small meet with a few Head-Fiers and it was in my living room. She arrived back home earlier than I expected.
... (Also jealous that you have a wife who would actually accompany you to a meet!)
I see you have a Yggy. I have one of Mojo Audio's DACs, the Mystique 2+, and I love it. I'd really like to hear the impressions of someone who has heard both.
As for the Mystique versus the Yggy, I haven't heard both so I can't compare. I will say that the Yggy is the best DAC (to my ears) of any that I have listened to. Very crisp and detailed.
It's a bit far timewise, but sometime in May or June we may borrow the latest model Mojo Audio DAC at Urban HiFi to let people hear it over here, and maybe we can organize another DAC comparison. We'll see when it's a bit closer at hand.
That would be interesting, but potentially expensive.
1. Rewire for low noise with dedicated grounds for each input and output.
2. Upgrade the volume control to a Goldpoint stepped attenuator.
3. Upgrade the fuse to a Thermistor.
4. Hardwire DC power cable.
5. Upgrade feet to Sorbothane
6. Upgrade capacitor
7. Add Furutech RCA jacks
8. Install tube dampeners
I am using HE1000, Illuminati power supply and Ayre QB-9 DSD dac. The tubes have been upgraded.
Sounds very good as is and curious what the upgrades will bring.
Since this is still an LTA MicroZotl discovery thread I would be interested in what , if any, tube rolling others have done. I suspect that some of the biggest improvements can come from rolling, especially with the MZ2 6/12v option.
Once I wake up I will list the tubes I am currently using. They are all NOS and the effects have eclipsed what I thought was possible.
I do realize that there is a MZ rolling thread but it seems to be dead...
In the regular MZ2 thread there is a lot of rolling discussion. Everyone's preferences, of course, vary, but I know that the Amperex 7062 was a favorite for the 12AT7 spot, though they are a bit more likely to go microphonic due to pinched waists (we got a pair, went microphonic). Also enjoyed in the 12AT7 spot, which is why we now use them as our standard option, is the NOS mil-spec 6201 variant of the 12AT7.
Not much 12SN7 rolling commentary, but if you wanted to look into that I'd investigate anything you can find about the Mapletree Line 2C, as that preamp also can switch between 6 and 12.