SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,Are you satisfied with the CAST capacitors in your Dude preamp?They`ve worked out brilliantly for me.The epitomy of organic character, beautiful natural tone of all instruments along ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I think the burn-in will vary depending on the component and likely the size of the capacitor.The CAST in the speaker seemed to burn-in sooner than in my DAC.Both are really just fine now.They don`... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Houstonreef,In hindsight I`d say at 100 hours they are pretty much burned-in.The good news is there`s no pain during this process,Within a few hours of use they sound very good(that`s for my sp... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Dragon viibe,Questions like this are tough to answer when both components are this good.I have`nt compared them directly in the same system,sonically both of them are superb! they`re both in th... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemCongratulations with the new Absolare Passion linestage.I`m looking forward to hearing both the Absolare linestage and their PSET 845 amplifier at the Las Vegas show in just a few weeks.Regards, posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,The good news is your sound will improve significantly as the CAST caps add the hours.These are likely the most natural and realistic capacitors available. Just sit back and enjoy the org... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,Well,the CAST are continuing to evolve.Yes the music is just beautiful(and has been for a while) but the sound apparently has`nt quite peaked yet. These CAST are insanely good.Agear would... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,I`d say 75-80 hours seems to do it. The good news is within the first couple of hours they sound 'really' good and just continue from there.Grannyring nailed this CAST upgrade.Onemug,... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).With additional hours on the Duelund CAST capacitors installed in my speakers and DAC there`s one conclusion. This is an OUTSTANDING product upgrade!Ironically the better your audio component is th... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Back to Solid State (No More!)hifimaniac,Thanks for the explanation and your description of the character of the two systems. You made a move in the right direction.I`ll choose the system that sounds"real" over an... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGiven the scale of this system and multiple components,the approach taken by mike makes the most sense by far. For smaller and less ambitious systems a one box conditioner that provides balanced AC... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Back to Solid State (No More!)The new system is beautiful and must sound excellent, congratulations.Are there any particular attributes(or trade offs) you miss from the prior system?Regards, posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,Thanks for the kind comments.I`d say you have gained wisdom and appreciation and have learned from your experiences. From this point and onward not only will you have improved sound, but ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Grannyring,In my experience(lucky perhaps) silver cables have always been just right for me.They are very open, transparent,and resolved in a natural sense and quite frankly, organic and inviti... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Grannyring,When you consider the research, time and effort Agear has invested,I`m glad to hear the results are that impressive! I want to read and learn about the details for such a listening r... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,It seems as though you`re progressively discovering what personally works best for you.The variables you mention are definite factors that determine satisfaction or disappointment with on... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,I read the article you sent and enjoyed it very much. I certainly could relate to the suthor`s perspective as I have a very similar bias.In the time that has past since this article was w... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Daniel,I`ll send you a reply.Regards, posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Agear,Thanks for the article,I`ll print it and read it tonight. Given the title of this article I suspect it will be rather interesting.Regarding audio system logevity I`ve been luck... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Daniel,I know you`re comparing the Exemplar Audio DAC to the Yamamoto.I love the stock Yamamoto.If you decide to keep it then the Duelund CAST will improve EVERYTHING! this DAC has to offer ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Grannyring,You are right my friend, with only a few hours of playing time the impact of the CAST in the DAC is indeed greater.Right out the box the natural tone and organic character ar... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,I heard the Dude linestage last year in my system. I could imagine that with the Duelund CAST in place of the stock capacitor it will be fantastic.Good decision IMO.Do you plan to pos... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear,I really appreciate Grannyring`s input and experience.I tend to keep my componemts for years(prior system was intact for 15 years). I enjoy my current SET system so much(over 3 years now)... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I got an unexpected surprise today,the Duelund CAST were delivered this morning. Apparently Parts ConneXion had them in stock (yesterday they said a few weeks to ship).I`ll have them installed ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Daniel,Here`s the deal, I`ve owned my Yamamoto for nearly 3 years and really enjoy it. The output caps in the analog circuit are pretty decent quality polypropylenes.Shigeki-Sans is able to ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment |