Thanks
@Rattle !
FYI (to
@Slackaveli as well)-
I know optical/Toslink is often sneered at in audiophile circles, but I’ll say that with an excellent optical cable (in my case, DH Labs Glass Master), the Gumby sounds REALLY good via balanced out into a balanced preamp/active speaker setup (ATC SCM-19 active towers).
In parallel, the single-ended output to an OTL headamp sounds phenomenal as well. My OTL amp is SE-only, so the balanced out is for my preamp/SS headamp only.
I have a good coax cable that I could transition to, as my CD player sees little to no use these days, but I can’t say it’s been tempting given the SQ I’m getting already…