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Jeff Moore Wrote: > [back to the regular email gateway from the web thing] > > 2006-02-15-04:52:18 P Floding: > > Nice system! > > Never heard that kind of horn-stuff in my life! I've had > electrostats, > > and normal dynamic, but never horns. > > I hadn't heard them until this year; just heard enough *about* them > that > they seemed to be on my must-audition list. I suggested to my > girlfriend that the next time we were both in Atlanta, we should > arrange > to listen to Jim Smith's demo system. The way I put it to her was > that > they're kind of ridiculous in many ways (size, appearance, expense), > but > if and only if they turned out to be so compelling those things ceased > to seem to matter much, they'd be worth considering seriously. > > After we both listened to them, she began to speak of when, rather > than > if, there'd be over-the-top horned objects in our living room. > > The only time I'd listened to horns before that was some Klipschhorns > sometime in the late 70s... but their dynamic characteristics > (whatever > their other difficulties) made a lasting impression on my young ears. > > > As an owner of an RCS 2.2x I'm most interested in what you think of > the > > S2150s. I also have some tips on how to bring the 2.2x to a whole > new > > level without paying much. (Did you have your 2.2x modified, BTW?) > > Well, a couple of years ago when I was first auditioning the RCS, I > was > on the verge of sending it back because its analog outputs via the D/A > card sounded unpleasantly hard to my ears... but some other TacT > users > convinced me I hadn't really heard it unless I heard it with a TacT > amp, > too. They were right. The 2150 is one of the best-sounding D/A > converters I've ever heard (that subtle, raise-the-neck-hairs > immediacy > and detail, but without ripping your ears off), and, oh yeah, it puts > out enough power to drive speakers too. The S2150 stayed, the D/A > card > went back. (Interestingly, TacT's A/D card, for getting analog > sources > into the box, sounds great.) > > As for mods... so far the only significant mod I have in my 2.2x is > one > of Anthony (Aberdeen in Vegas)'s drop-in switching power supplies -- > which actually far outperforms the external linear I'd been using for > awhile. That and ditching the cheezily-filtered Power Entry Module > for > a direct-wired one, since I'm using far better power filtering outside > the device. Some Wolff carbon-fiber-magic power cords calmed things > down a bit, too. > > -Jeff Jeff, I'm waiting for delivery of the Aberdeen power supply. In the meantime I have put the TacT (alone) on a simple mains filter, which made a massive difference. Most probably due to the SB3 power supply messing up the mains power. However, the massive improvement I was talking about comes from using SST (Super Silver Treatment) on most of the connectors inside the 2.2x. Internal power connectors, and the fuse, as well as the plug-in cards' connectors, and the flat cable connectors. This made a HUGE difference! Beware, though, that you will have to redo your room measurements after treatment! Also, don't do the treatment unless you are a real DIY'er. I don't know what future clean-up of the contacts may be required -if any. After these tweaks I now use a flat target curve, apart from a mild lift under 100 Hz. The top end sounds natural now, when flat! (A flat target curve used to give an over-bright top end.) -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
