jonstatt
500+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2012
- Posts
- 861
- Likes
- 322
That reason makes much more sense. Perhaps this pushes the 2nd hand value of the Blu Mk2 up!!
Chord Electronics - Blu Mk. 2 - The Official Thread
- Thread starter ChordElectronics
- Start date
That reason makes much more sense. Perhaps this pushes the 2nd hand value of the Blu Mk2 up!!
Triode User
Member of the Trade: WAVE High Fidelity
Indeed, or whether Chord will introduce a new Choral range Mscaler without any CD player. I still play CDs but I’m not sure whether I am in the minority.
For me, the Blu2 remains the ultimate digital source reference. All this upstream digital Gymnastics is about trying to get the convenience of computer playback with close to the quality of Blu2 with CD. I love the fact that the most profoundly revolutionary audio product of the last couple decades was a CD player. I miss mine terribly,
If they introduce a Blu3, then maybe not. But if they don’t, then it probably will.
Why blu 2 if you have the mscaler?
some dealers already showing the blu2 out of stock. my avatar remains as a reminder of mscaler tech heritage!!
would a blu1+hms=blu2?
some dealers already showing the blu2 out of stock. my avatar remains as a reminder of mscaler tech heritage!!
would a blu1+hms=blu2?
Last edited:
I have Dave plus M-Scaler for my headphone rig. I acquired a second (used) Dave and am getting a Blu2 for my speaker rig.
Triode User
Member of the Trade: WAVE High Fidelity
Ah, good man. Don’t worry, I know of other people with similar double Dave systems, one with Blu2 and one with MScaler.
By the way, I think you have incorrectly attributed the question to me when I think it was musickid who asked the question.
Paul Bjernklo
100+ Head-Fier
Sounds great (no pun intended)! I am always interested in other people’s speaker rigs with Chord dacs so if you’d like to share that’s appreciated. The reason why is, in my mind Chord dacs, with very low distortion, may mean that (similar as with headphones I guess), larger/ different speakers work very well. I had quite horrible bloated and one note bass which disappeared when I bought the original Hugo and better still with my Hugo 2, and when I changed amp to Benchmark AHB2 became somewhat better again...
Last edited:
My speakers are AvantGarde Duo XDs, driven by an Airtight ATM300R amp. Currently I am using Dave/M-scaler with Roon Nucleus as a source. When the Blu2 arrives I will move the M-Scaler back onto the headphone rig. I absolutely love the sound of this system - rich and full, with an effortless soundstage.
Paul Bjernklo
100+ Head-Fier
Love the speakers and the design, and yes very different to what I expected. Most likely these are possible to drive direct even from the Dave but i guess you have tried that. Need a bigger house and budget to think about that, guess i am back to the active ATC SCM40A as my next thing to try...
HeeBroG
100+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2017
- Posts
- 138
- Likes
- 57
With 107dB/W efficiency and XLR inputs for the bass, all you need is RCA-Spades speaker cables to bypass the Airtight's.
Unless of course if you prefer the "euphonic" tube sound.
Unless of course if you prefer the "euphonic" tube sound.
Triode User
Member of the Trade: WAVE High Fidelity
I anticipate that you will like the ATCs . . . . . have fun.
Indeed, with their very high efficiency Dave could easily drive them, but I have tried it yet. I do like the sound of the speakers with the Airtight. I will experiment with it one day.
By the way, I have also listened to my Abyss headphones on the Airtight amp, that is also a great combination.
Triode User
Member of the Trade: WAVE High Fidelity
Blu2 has SP/DIF input also
Yes, and I think someone else pointed that out to me . . . . . Thank you though.
Users who are viewing this thread
