What now ???After experimentation I have discovered that the system likes the Neotech 3200 cables on the X250.8 going directly to a dedicated line at the wall, the XP-32 going to an isolated 300VA circuit on t... posted about 2 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???I am trying the Mk2 back on the Keces and the sound is best but I will see if the system continues to glow with everything on the Keces IQRP 3600. The Keces is nice. posted 2 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???After 2 weeks bypassing the digital from the Keces I decided to try connecting the Hydra 6 with transport,streamer and tuner back to the Keces and I connected the Mk2 to the Hydra 2 to the wall and... posted 2 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???The new power cables are nice but they are still in the burn in settle down phase with the sound still up and down as is expected for RAL cables at this point. They have around 680-720 hours play a... posted 2 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???I’m getting some incredible sound tonight! The cables are finally settling down and the sound is nice. posted 2 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???After trial and error I am keeping the dac on 24/7 not using the standby mode. The sound is getting better after being a bit brighter for a while but now it is getting better. I think that bypassin... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???I am keeping the dac in standby mode when I am not using it in the hopes to avoid frequent reboot. The sound is very good. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???The sound is pretty good with my new configuration. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???In an attempt to eliminate the need to reboot the Mk2 every 10-12 hours I have bypassed the Keces before the Hydra 6 which has transport, streamer and tuner attached and am going directly to dedica... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???565 hours on power cables. Fiona will be home tonight so I will no longer play the system 24/7 but the cables are mostly cooked. I just discharged my Mk2 dac for 6 hours to refresh it after being o... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???550 Glorious posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???At around 510 hours the sound is sweet. The sound has been up and down for 3 weeks but it is leveling out nicely. At approximately 560 hours continuous play in two days I will play the system only ... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???Of course the digital HDMI cable and AES/EBU cable and the headphone cables are essential and a pleasure. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???It has been a 9 month journey from my first RAL umbilical cables to the XLR cables and then the speaker cables and finally the ac cables. At this point I’m done but I’m very happy and excited with ... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???At 420 hours play time on the Precept and 3- 12awg Precept 2 power cables the sound is very nice. I am enjoying my system very much. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???My system went through a complete upgrade for everything except for the Hales and MD106t tuner starting in March 2020 with a Directstream dac and was a total upgrade down to the cabling which went ... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???At 350 hours continuous play time on the new Precept and 3 Precept 2 -12awg cables with Gold FI-50 NCF connectors the sound is beginning to open up nicely. The RAL 99.999 % CryoSilver is notoriou... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???300 hours play time on the new power cables and the system sounds good. It’s going on 5 years since I had my Hales repaired and they are nice. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???The sound is just glorious. I can’t think of what would be the weak link in my system. The system is well done and well balanced. I’ve retired with a gorgeous system. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???At the 250 hour play time point in the power cables burn in the sound is nice. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???I am at 200 hours continuous play on the system so the power cables are on their way to 500 hours continuous play in 13 days. RAL solid silver plus other stuff in their cables take a long time to b... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???At around 150 hours play on the new power cables the sound is nice. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???At approximately 50 hours play time on my new power cables the sound is nice. The Mk2 dac is nice. posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???I am extremely excited. My system is better than ever. I may never need better cables. posted 4 months ago | View comment | |
What now ???The sound is very good. I reconnected my MD106T tuner. My system sounds better than ever. I am extremely happy with all my RAL cables. My trading and selling of cables funded my system as it is. posted 4 months ago | View comment |