Question for B.R.

[LeRoy]

Hi Larry, sure, i'll take those tube links as soon as you are able to fire em off to me. Thanks!

I left the the DAC on overnight and all day today. Will be spinning some Melody Gardot in a few min.

Update: After spinning my M.G. playlist 2X I still thought the presentation was still too lean considering I left the DAC on for 20+ hours. So, first tweak was to replace the BMA Coax with the new Darwin Cable Coax. The difference was immediate yet subtle. The BMA has a tad bit of grain and the Darwin cable does not. The D.C. is a silent cable... a good match for the G.F. DAC which is also very silent in operation. With the D.C. warmed up I have a balanced presentation from top to bottom and much more fullness in the bass lines. Currently spinning Jan Garbarek, Rites.

Very cool.

[blackraven]

Hi Larry, sure, i'll take those tube links as soon as you are able to fire em off to me. Thanks!

I left the the DAC on overnight and all day today. Will be spinning some Melody Gardot in a few min.

Update: After spinning my M.G. playlist 2X I still thought the presentation was still too lean considering I left the DAC on for 20+ hours. So, first tweak was to replace the BMA Coax with the new Darwin Cable Coax. The difference was immediate yet subtle. The BMA has a tad bit of grain and the Darwin cable does not. The D.C. is a silent cable... a good match for the G.F. DAC which is also very silent in operation. With the D.C. warmed up I have a balanced presentation from top to bottom and much more fullness in the bass lines. Currently spinning Jan Garbarek, Rites.

Very cool.

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[LeRoy]

Thanks Larry. I will reply via P.M.

Latest discovery about the G.F....As long as I am using analog inputs A or B, the DAC will not make any clicking sound at all. I seems that the clicking relay is for digital inputs, Coax and Toslink. Since I don't use USB for music I won't be able to verify if the clicking occurs via USB as well.

I am looking forward to upgrading the tube sooner than later.

[blackraven]

I have that problem on a Maverick Audio TubeMagic DAC/Preamp similar to the GF. It is poor filtering and or shielding. It is a small price to pay for the performance. With the tube upgrade the performance (in both the GF and Maverick Audio) is spectacular for the price, at least in my system.

[LeRoy]

It is a small price to pay for the performance. price, at

Agreed. Last night, I let the Darwin analog cables run in for 3 hours before taking a spot on the listening chair. I was smiling ear to ear with the system SQ. To my ears, the Signal Cable Magic Power Cord is a better match with the G.F. + Darwin Cable I.C. There is just the right amount of warmth with the Magic P.C.

With the WW Electra + G.F. + Darwin combination I was getting some very minor sibilance with female vocals. The SQ was nevertheless very good with this combo and felt it was slightly on the cool side of neutral.

[blackraven]

The GF is supposed to sound better with an upgraded power cord. But wait till you upgrade the tube, you will be pleasantly surprised.

[frenchmon]

Glad its working out for you LeRoy!