![]() ![]() One of my favorite songs is the Pink Panther Theme. Perhaps I'm just more sensitive to issues of that nature, or have something in my system that exacerbates it, as I'm sure the F5 is a fine sounding amp. Well, I won't disagree with anything Srajaen said about the sound of the J2, except to say I think the differences between F5 and J2 are more pronounced than he implies.Īdmittedly I haven't done cable matching and whatnot that he might have, but the aggressiveness/forwardness I heard in the F5 was not something I could live with long term. PS, my initial observations are that it sounds like (the best of) both tubes and solid-state at the same time (and I don't mean simultaneously crisp highs, thin mids and wooly bass).and that's without my Ultraverve tube pre - drive directly from the '2 using MIO as the volume control. I finally tried to listen to 96k and realized that my DAC won't lock on at either 48k or 96k, where as 44.1k and 88.2k are fine, the latter of which I had used with Wave Editor upsampling.Īnd I've got a whole passel of stuff from Alan Maher to break in - passive line conditioning gear recommended by Silverlight, jwtrace and others. I will be having to choose between F-5 and J2 soon, so maybe I can share some observations then, but first I have to send my ULN-2 back to Hopewell Junction for a quick fix of the 2D card. We'll have to see about that - my system is in a high state of flux now, and I'd want it to settle down before actually putting paper to pen, so to speak. Thanks Keith, would love to hear your impressions of the '2 when you get it. The '8 should sound quite similar to the Amarra / Sonic Studio gear due to common heritage, but the Sonic gear is more suitable for audiophiles, whereas the ULN-8 is a full-on pro device. It was in beta alone for more than 2 years with some of the industry's best. The '8 is several years in the making, and is Metric Halo's all out assault on the pro market. ![]() While the AKM chips remained constant over that time, MH did improve the ULN-2 with the addition of the 2D card recently, which included an even high quality clock, among other things. It WAS MH's top performing model until this past May when the 8 was released. The '2 was released several years ago, when not even the pros were looking beyond 96k, so it's chips top out there. It would make sense that your comment applies to DAC upgrades as well.Īlso, for those wondering, the ULN-2 is NOT a two channel version of the '8. That was certainly my experience with Amarra upgrade, the difference there paled in comparison to an amp upgrade, although the amp is Nelson Pass' latest wonder, the J2. "A good room and a terrific pair of speakers will make far more difference though!"
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