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In Reply to: RE: PS Audio DirectStream DAC: Further Update posted by Joe Appierto on May 02, 2015 at 06:38:40
send it to my house for a 30 day review!
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You list the Conrad-Johnson MF-2100 and MF-2500. I haven't heard those two, but I did live with the MF-2250A. It's too bad I didn't know enough, to experiment with after-market fuses.
In stock form, the MF-2250A had enough honesty and resolution, to reveal that:
a. the Cardas Golden Reference interconnect was an awful melted, muddy, chocolate mess.
b. the Cardas Golden Reference speaker cable was much better, with less coloration and distortion than the IC.
c. the Nordost Valhalla, even Cooked, had that "white cloud, scraped shins" coloration.
d. the Esoteric DV-60 was mediocre, never having the textures to make music believable.
e. the Premier 18S did not have enough volume control steps, being TOO LOUD, even at the "01" setting.
f. it didn't flinch with any of the speakers I threw at it.
The MF-2250A just showed that, being near the end of chain, it is totally at the mercy of the source components, interconnects, powerline conditioning, and preamp. Therefore, if you acquire top-notch sources (perhaps the PS Audio DirectStream qualifies), chances are high that the MF-2100 and MF-2500 can keep up. If so, you'll appreciate them even more.
If you go to CJ's website you'll see the MF2250 and 2500 and the 5 channel 5600 came out at the same time. The "A" mod for the power supply came out a few years later.
The MF-2100 came out with the 2200 and 2300. See link! Did you get my email last week?
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You already have a couple of PS Audio's products on the power conditioning/noise reduction side, Earl. Maybe you should branch out?
:)
Old friends, that I haven't seen in too long, have your speakers. They purchased them new from the now defunct (?) Atlantic Stereo back when I got their much smaller brothers, the SDA-2B model. Always thought the SDA SRS 1.2TL was one of the best I'd ever heard. Especially on large scale music once they started breathing.
Treat yourself -- you can always return it.
Joe
Someday I will and I really do have fun with the 1.2's I rebuilt the crossovers w/upgraded parts and did a couple of other things. I'm going to upgrade the binding posts next. There is a gut that makes greatly improved empty and populated crossover boards at the link. He has a higher dollar one too w/Duelands etc.
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