about breaking in my Antelope Zodiac dac

[Nick B]

The Audio Sensibilty digital cable is broken in. I've been in this hobby for over 25 years and this is the best sound/most fun I've had listening ... And yes, I've had a few toddies tonight.😀 I'm waiting on Werd's cable, but I'm keeping this one for sure. In the pursuit of great music, I'm offering the AS cable to any of my AN friends for a listen. Just PM if you are interested
Nick

[Werd]

Sending it today 

[rollo]

The Audio Sensibilty digital cable is broken in. I've been in this hobby for over 25 years and this is the best sound/most fun I've had listening ... And yes, I've had a few toddies tonight.😀 I'm waiting on Werd's cable, but I'm keeping this one for sure. In the pursuit of great music, I'm offering the AS cable to any of my AN friends for a listen. Just PM if you are interested
Nick

   ENJOYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! have a drink for me

charles

[Nick B]

The Audio Sensibilty digital cable is broken in. I've been in this hobby for over 25 years and this is the best sound/most fun I've had listening ... And yes, I've had a few toddies tonight.😀 I'm waiting on Werd's cable, but I'm keeping this one for sure. In the pursuit of great music, I'm offering the AS cable to any of my AN friends for a listen. Just PM if you are interested
Nick

   ENJOYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! have a drink for me

charles

Thanks, Charles. I'll do that 😀 As this is such an excellent cable, it'll be so much easier to dial in the Interrconnect and speaker cables.
Who knew it would only take take 25-30 years to get this far. And it all started with me buying a Tandberg cassette deck in the late 70s...

[Werd]

You get that cable yet... ?

[Nick B]

Not yet. I didn't get your tracking number. What does it show on your end?
Nicki

[Werd]

You should get it by the end of the week. I have been looking for it., haven't put to much effort I can look harder though.

[Nick B]

The Atlas Mavros cable arrived, but I've been out of town. Just got back last night and put a few hours on it as the system has been turned off. Have not been able to listen for more than 15 or 20 minutes so far. It will be interesting as I believe Werd has a system superior to mine and probably has more critical listening skills as well.

Am hoping to have some private time with the rig soon so I can crank it up and will be coaxing my wife to run some errands etc 😀
Nick

[Werd]

The Atlas Mavros cable arrived, but I've been out of town. Just got back last night and put a few hours on it as the system has been turned off. Have not been able to listen for more than 15 or 20 minutes so far. It will be interesting as I believe Werd has a system superior to mine and probably has more critical listening skills as well.

Am hoping to have some private time with the rig soon so I can crank it up and will be coaxing my wife to run some errands etc 😀
Nick

I only know what I like on my system. My opinions are my own and not a science but just a hobbyist view of audio. But I do listen to my gear so that helps 

[tmazz]

The Atlas Mavros cable arrived, but I've been out of town. Just got back last night and put a few hours on it as the system has been turned off. Have not been able to listen for more than 15 or 20 minutes so far. It will be interesting as I believe Werd has a system superior to mine and probably has more critical listening skills as well.

Am hoping to have some private time with the rig soon so I can crank it up and will be coaxing my wife to run some errands etc 😀
Nick

I only know what I like on my system. My opinions are my own and not a science but just a hobbyist view of audio. But I do listen to my gear so that helps 

Sometimes it's nice and even useful to understand the science, but at the end of the day its your system so all that really matters is your opinion. Whatever makes you happy is right for you... and likewise for everyone else. IMO that is the only absolute in this hobby.

[Nick B]

Yes, all that really matters is how it sounds in my system. I do wish I had much more exposure to live music over the years and the opportunity to listen to much more equipment in my home. My initial impression of the Mavros is that it has a more natural top end. Cymbals and triangles sound more realistic with better decay. Violins are very sweet sounding. I'll be able to do lots of listening tomorrow

[Nick B]

A good day listening yesterday. Werd has good taste in cables. At this point, it would help to make these decisions with the benefit of a power conditioner, so I've just sent an email to Dave at PI
Nick

[tmazz]

A good day listening yesterday. Werd has good taste in cables. At this point, it would help to make these decisions with the benefit of a power conditioner, so I've just sent an email to Dave at PI
Nick

FYI, Dave just left on a week long vacation trip, so if he does not get back to you right away, that's why.

http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?topic=5894.0

Also keep in mind that Dave's units take quit a while to fully break i (in the area of 400 hours). So even if you do get one right away it will be quite some time before it is putting its best foot forward.

[Nick B]

A good day listening yesterday. Werd has good taste in cables. At this point, it would help to make these decisions with the benefit of a power conditioner, so I've just sent an email to Dave at PI
Nick

FYI, Dave just left on a week long vacation trip, so if he does not get back to you right away, that's why.

http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?topic=5894.0

Also keep in mind that Dave's units take quit a while to fully break i (in the area of 400 hours). So even if you do get one right away it will be quite some time before it is putting its best foot forward.

Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't aware of such a long break in 😳
Nick

[Werd]

A good day listening yesterday. Werd has good taste in cables. At this point, it would help to make these decisions with the benefit of a power conditioner, so I've just sent an email to Dave at PI
Nick

I do  . That cable has just the right sparkle with out sounding to for ward or lean for SPDIF.  . Its my favorite.