Continuing to document my journey, I had never had a balanced system, but was curious about its sound, so in June of this year, I took some XLR cables I had for mics and ran them directly from the Esoteric player to the amps, and while it was a bit too analytical, there were some things I liked in resolution. This led me to “borrow” a BHK from a friend who was considering selling it. Once it was here, I was immediately enamored with the sound, as it had that natural tube sound, but kept all the resolution that was added, and for the first time I really started hearing more of that 3D type soundstage and image I enjoy. The BHK Pre has not left my system since.
Here’s a link to my post in the pics thread:
