The Decware TABOO MK 111 Thread

[mwindham08]

No sleep for you tonight then. That's what happened to me with the HD800s,  but I won't admit it to anyone!

And on top of that I have my last final Thursday.
My grade for that one probably dropped at least 10 points!

 

[longbowbbs]

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Holy Cats!!! It's shipped!!!  Got a flurry of emails today and then at the end got a tracking number...

 
S'posed to be here Friday...we'll see if they can get it way up here to the booney's I live in by then.
 
May,,cough cough..have to..cough..take the day off..cough..think I'm comin' down with something. 

You don't look well...Take 4 tubes and call me on Monday!

 

[Llloyd]

Any detailed impressions on TH-900 + Taboo?

 

[OPR8R]

Great amp, this Taboo Mk3.  I sent my LCD2 cable in to have it re-terminated.  When I plugged the stock cable into the Taboo, I was surprised to immediately find that I could perceive a difference between it and the Q cable.  I didn't expect much difference if any, but the stock cable is a bit veiled.  Who knew?  I could never really hear much difference before.  Anyway, I'm really excited to hear the difference between the single-ended cable and a balanced cable.
 
Also, I got a Philips 5R4GYS yesterday.  So far so good, but I'll post more impressions in a week or two.
 
This amp makes a fun hobby an incredible blast.

 

[negura]

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Great amp, this Taboo Mk3.  I sent my LCD2 cable in to have it re-terminated.  When I plugged the stock cable into the Taboo, I was surprised to immediately find that I could perceive a difference between it and the Q cable.  I didn't expect much difference if any, but the stock cable is a bit veiled.  Who knew?  I could never really hear much difference before.  Anyway, I'm really excited to hear the difference between the single-ended cable and a balanced cable.
 
Also, I got a Philips 5R4GYS yesterday.  So far so good, but I'll post more impressions in a week or two.
 
This amp makes a fun hobby an incredible blast.

 
That's what happens with high-end components. The more detailed and transparent gear is, you'll hear any changes, cables, power quality, even some software.
 
On a side note, I came accross a deal and purchased a NOS Brimar 5R4GY. I've heard good things about it, but will be a few weeks until I get to hear it though. There's another one going for auction on eBay UK - no bidders yet.

 

[mwindham08]

Is it just me or does the taboo not get very loud?
 
I have it hooked up to my dac which outputs 25volts.
 
I pretty much have to leave new lucid mode switched to on for it to get anywhere near loud.
 
Ive turned the volume on the dac and the amp all the way up, and the input level adjustments are all the way up.
 
Stock tubes
 
6.3 jack to Audeze LCD-2
 
 
EDIT:COMPLETELY DISREGARD THIS POST.
 
The Headphone jack was a little stiff and it was not plugged in all the way....I'm an idiot

 

[mwindham08]

New Lucid Mode + Led Zeppelin I-IV=Win

 

[bearFNF]

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Is it just me or does the taboo not get very loud?
 
I have it hooked up to my dac which outputs 25volts.
 
I pretty much have to leave new lucid mode switched to on for it to get anywhere near loud.
 
Ive turned the volume on the dac and the amp all the way up, and the input level adjustments are all the way up.
 
Stock tubes
 
6.3 jack to Audeze LCD-2
 
 
EDIT:COMPLETELY DISREGARD THIS POST.
 
The Headphone jack was a little stiff and it was not plugged in all the way....I'm an idiot

ROFL - Heh, been there done that. 
 
My Taboo is in the same state as me now!! Only two days to get here unless they fly it across tonight.  F5 key is getting a workout.

 

[Steve Eddy]

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I have it hooked up to my dac which outputs 25volts.

 
Was that supposed to read 2.5 volts rather than 25 volts?
 
se

 

[mwindham08]

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Was that supposed to read 2.5 volts rather than 25 volts?
 
se

Yeah I meant 2.5 volts.
 
That would be a pretty powerful DAC for the Taboo!

 

[negura]

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Yeah I meant 2.5 volts.
 
That would be a pretty powerful DAC for the Taboo!

 
So how does it sound out of the box?

 

[OPR8R]

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That's what happens with high-end components. The more detailed and transparent gear is, you'll hear any changes, cables, power quality, even some software.
 
On a side note, I came accross a deal and purchased a NOS Brimar 5R4GY. I've heard good things about it, but will be a few weeks until I get to hear it though. There's another one going for auction on eBay UK - no bidders yet.

 
I guess you're right.  You start putting all these things together and you realize how much better these components/cables are than stock or normal.  Props to the two Steves (Eddy and Deckert).
 
Let us know how the Brimar sounds, please 

 

[Steve Eddy]

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Yeah I meant 2.5 volts.
 
That would be a pretty powerful DAC for the Taboo!

 
Yeah, but I've seen some DACs with crazy output levels so didn't make the assumption you meant 2.5 volts.
 
se

 

[jazzerdave]

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Yeah, but I've seen some DACs with crazy output levels so didn't make the assumption you meant 2.5 volts.
 
se

 
It's not a DAC, but the output of the CSP2+ is adjustable all the way up to 36V.  So yeah, I didn't assume 2.5V though I of course thought it was more likely.

 

[mwindham08]

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So how does it sound out of the box?

The first thing I've noticed is a vastly expanded soundstage and improved clarity. 
 
My Lucid switches are backward from what the manual says so that took me a little while to figure out.
 
If the sound did not change at all over the next 200 hours I would still be more than satisfied.
 
Not sure what the word is I'm looking for but my music sounds more three dimensional.
It's much easier to place where instruments and voices are coming, ect.
 
I have my last final tomorrow so I haven't got to spend as much time as I would like with it today.
After a celebratory viewing of the new Star Trek movie tomorrow I plan to spend some real quality time with the Taboo.