[alxw0w]

Smoother highs I would say waaay smoother. I'm very sensitive to higher frequencies. Definitely there was less energy there. Sibilants were less 'sandy'.
Symbols instead of that 'tshhhh' sounded more like real instrument more like 'taanng'.

Also bass improved as it started to dig deeper with less mid bass bloom and felt softer/fluffier but don't confuse that with flabby or bloated - it was not. It just felt less distorted if you will.

Also deeper blacks deeper soundstage and overall 'calmer' sound experience.
As much as I don't want to mock m scaler in my opinion some tool (being waves or opto DX) to mitigate problem with high frequency noise is MANDATORY.
I assume that could not be the case for older folks or if your hearing starts to degrade in highs.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

Smoother highs I would say waaay smoother. I'm very sensitive to higher frequencies. Definitely there was less energy there. Sibilants were less 'sandy'.
Symbols instead of that 'tshhhh' sounded more like real instrument more like 'taanng'.

Also bass improved as it started to dig deeper with less mid bass bloom and felt softer/fluffier but don't confuse that with flabby or bloated - it was not. It just felt less distorted if you will.

Also deeper blacks deeper soundstage and overall 'calmer' sound experience.
As much as I don't want to mock m scaler in my opinion some tool (being waves or opto DX) to mitigate problem with high frequency noise is MANDATORY.
I assume that could not be the case for older folks or if your hearing starts to degrade in highs.

Very interesting, your description is making me want to try them now. Here comes the hunt

 

[alxw0w]

Very interesting, your description is making me want to try them now. Here comes the hunt

The price of Storms is quite repulsive.
Cheaper option and potentially even better (especially when you invest more money into PSUs) is Opto DX.

I had hard time telling difference between Waves and Opto.(keep in mind that I used cheapo 5v to 9v DC step up converter powered by powerbank. There is potential for better psu like farad3)
I went with Storms only because of less hassle with boxes. But it was not because of better sound. A/B tests were almost impossible to do as switching between took too much time.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

The price of Storms is quite repulsive.
Cheaper option and potentially even better (especially when you invest more money into PSUs) is Opto DX.

I had hard time telling difference between Waves and Opto.(keep in mind that I used cheapo 5v to 9v DC step up converter powered by powerbank. There is potential for better psu like farad3)
I went with Storms only because of less hassle with boxes. But it was not because of better sound. A/B tests were almost impossible to do as switching between took too much time.

I see, I use the Bix power battery that Rob Watts told me about and then a CD player via Optical to the M Scaler, as I understand it that also alleviates the problem, but those cables are calling now

 

[jjazzy]

I think that is going a bit far. I made some ferrite cables, and take care to feed mScaler clean power, but the change is subtle. Each system will vary, but mScaler certainly works as is.

I totally agree. If you really have so much issues, I would say go look where the problems lie, I can assure you it is not the cable.

We have datacenters with extreme noise, and I can assure every bit of storage units with extreme low latency arrives. Some are older units coax based, other are cable based, (so not everything is optical.)

If it really is so bad, nobody would buy a mscaler. I agree cables can have subtle difference (I experienced that myself too) but is very subtle

 

[alxw0w]

I can assure you it is not the cable.

You are right it is not.
It's m scaler. Cables - actually ferrites help stop it.
Don't even try other cables (without ferrites) as they do nothing in this regard.

 

[AussieMick]

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[jjazzy]

Okay it happened it happened at last, I ****ed up myself

I own the qutest. But this week I borrowed the tt2 together with a mscaler… my god… even my wife was shocked how this sounded on my martin logans (electrostatic speakers)

This is magic… can’t stop listening to it… and can’t go back anymore have to own this, this is going to hurt in the back account hahaha

 

[SteveHulk]

Okay it happened it happened at last, I ****ed up myself

I own the qutest. But this week I borrowed the tt2 together with a mscaler… my god… even my wife was shocked how this sounded on my martin logans (electrostatic speakers)

This is magic… can’t stop listening to it… and can’t go back anymore have to own this, this is going to hurt in the back account hahaha

Maybe you should consider a second hand Dave... It might not sound quite as good as the scaler/tt2 combo right now, but it has so much more potential.

 

[jjazzy]

Maybe you should consider a second hand Dave... It might not sound quite as good as the scaler/tt2 combo right now, but it has so much more potential.

More potential as in? Curious

 

[GuiltyRocker]

More potential as in? Curious

I had both and while the DAVE is slightly more revealing, I find the TT-2 with M scaler a better combination, the TT-2 has a fullness and to me it sounds more musical, now the DAVE can be modded more and it can ultimately sound much better with all the mods, as it stands with both out of box, a TT-2 with M Scaler to me is a better way to go, unless you want to go down the modding rabbit hole.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

Okay it happened it happened at last, I ****ed up myself

I own the qutest. But this week I borrowed the tt2 together with a mscaler… my god… even my wife was shocked how this sounded on my martin logans (electrostatic speakers)

This is magic… can’t stop listening to it… and can’t go back anymore have to own this, this is going to hurt in the back account hahaha

It really is magic, and out of the box with M Scaler it is just insanely good.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

Never get tired of this rig, TT-2 all the way!

 

[SteveHulk]

More potential as in? Curious

If at a later date you add an mscaler to the Dave.

 

[rwelles]

In the Hugo2 thread, Rob Watts mentioned that he is working on a new M scaler designed specifically for Dave