I've also just ordered a black Terminator.
Congratulations! I hope You enjoy it!
I've also just ordered a black Terminator.
I have ebony cones/bases with brass tips under Ares and pre platform. Under my amp and spinner platform I use DIY blocks similar to:
http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/Isoblocks/products/1/
My vibration control thing is quite fresh so I will probably experiment with steel cones and many other tweaks (that won`t break a bank) aswell. So it will be a fun experimenting...... :bigsmile_face:
Mr, Pluto,
I am a new member but have been reading here for years now. Your assessment of the Ares has finally put me over the edge and I will be ordering one. I currently run one of the first introduced budget R2R dacs, the Metrum Octave which I believe I paid about $1000.00 U.S. dollars for about 5 years ago.
While I haven't seen a comparison between the two I get the feeling from other reviews of other dacs, I have a very good chance of being happy with an Ares dac.
May I ask for just a bit more opinion on how the treble compares to other dacs you have had in your system? One of the issues I have had is harsh top end even with the changing of many amps, pre amps, sources and dacs. So, I'm looking for a dac that can tame that harshness down a bit, but of course still deliver on the rest of the goodness I'm used to hearing.
And also I'm very exited for you with your happiness torwards your new purchase, That is what this audio journey is all about no matter where we live on this wonderful planet of ours. I happen to live in Seattle WA. and while it is a pretty big city it falls very short in regards to places you can audition and buy good audiophile equipment, very sad really.
Take Care and enjoy your journey!
Greg
WOW!
I gave permission but I didn`t expect that.
Now we all see that High End natural sound, stars from my home...
Mr, Pluto,
I am a new member but have been reading here for years now. Your assessment of the Ares has finally put me over the edge and I will be ordering one. I currently run one of the first introduced budget R2R dacs, the Metrum Octave which I believe I paid about $1000.00 U.S. dollars for about 5 years ago.
While I haven't seen a comparison between the two I get the feeling from other reviews of other dacs, I have a very good chance of being happy with an Ares dac.
May I ask for just a bit more opinion on how the treble compares to other dacs you have had in your system? One of the issues I have had is harsh top end even with the changing of many amps, pre amps, sources and dacs. So, I'm looking for a dac that can tame that harshness down a bit, but of course still deliver on the rest of the goodness I'm used to hearing.
And also I'm very exited for you with your happiness torwards your new purchase, That is what this audio journey is all about no matter where we live on this wonderful planet of ours. I happen to live in Seattle WA. and while it is a pretty big city it falls very short in regards to places you can audition and buy good audiophile equipment, very sad really.
Take Care and enjoy your journey!
Greg
Hello WNBC, thank you for bringing this to my attention. Unfortunately I will be having major back surgery on May 5th so will be out for awhile. Regarding your question about places to hear headphone gear I'm afraid I don't know. At the risk of being cast out I have to say I'm not really a headphone guy but listen to speakers in a dedicated building purposefully built as an audio room. With that said I always enjoy reading what the folks here have to say about USB/SPDIF converters, dacs and the other devises such as the Regen which I also own. I find the people here very knowledgeable and for the most part friendly so thought I would join. Thank you again for pointing this meet out as I would have liked to have gone to it.