Oops, just stumbled back upon this thread, and realized I never posted a f/u.
In a nutshell... tried the MF X-10, which indeed "softened" the highs, albeit sounding "syrupy", but it really muddied up the bass (at least to my ears). I returned it (one of the benefits of buying NEW from a reputable dealer!) I subsequently borrowed an Art Audio VPS DM tube pre, which was warmer, but articulate in the mids and highs, yet still muddying up the bass slightly (though less than the X-10). Next up, I plan to finally try the Modwright SWL 9.0, a tube/SS hybrid design, which supposedly retains tight bass output. Further mucking up my decision-making is the upcoming release of the Transporter. However, the ONE thing apparently lacking in the Transporter (? fatal error) is a Home Theater bypass loop. That precludes truly using it as a preamp (at least in MY system). -- sleepysurf squeezebox2 (with elpac linear psu) to benchmark dac1, direct to sunfire cinema grand 200 ~five (vertically bi-amped) driving ml aerius i's, blue jeans cables. 'click to see my system' (http://www.martinloganowners.com/~tdacquis/forum/showthread.php?t=732) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23741 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
