My plan is to test (not blind, just informal, over a weekend or two) which output/input setup will sound best. System: DSD Sr. > Lamm LL2.1 > VTL ST-85 > DeVore Fidelity O/96. Vote for what you think will sound best! poll I prefer a laid-back sound (bring me to the performance, not the performanc…

The Bridge II is starting to get away with the votes! It’ll be interesting, because that’s how I’ve been listening since I got the DS Sr. in early November. I’ll be biased by what I’ve come to love as normal. Darko noted in particular the DS Sr.'s ability to separate elements of the sound. Until…

hey RonP, how did the X250.8 stack up against he BHK250? I am running a pair of Maggies with a Bryston 14B3 and those two 250’s are on my short list. Any insights appreciated! And that Atlas amp looks gorgeous too!

I felt that the Pass X250.8 had a more sophisticated, weighty, articulate sound. I only sold it because it took too much room where I had to move it to. And Pass products are dead nuts reliable. And I had the Atlas for a brief time when I also had the BHK 250. I felt the BHK was better in every wa…

[image] antoniobendezu: the DS Sr.'s ability to separate elements of the sound This and, relatedly, its overall low level resolution (I mean ability to resolve lower level, “background” details) capabilities are arguably its best attributes to my ears.

Lots of love for the Bridge II. I’ll start the comparisons tonight, though I have a feeling that most of the evening will be eaten up by setting up the gear. To make things easier, I’ll add a network switch to the rack, so I can hook everything up at the same time. I’ll do subsequent comparisons …

Not at all for me. I don’t have the proper tin foil hat perhaps.

If the Bridge II come out on top, I’ll remove it for an separate evaluation of the #2 source. I guess I better order a slot cover now…

aangen, try aluminum, seems to be a better filter!

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I hate to be the skunk at the Bridge II garden party, but removing the Bridge II from my DS Sr. resulted in an immediate and material positive SQ upgrade on the remaining digital inputs. There is a thread about this apparent noise-lowering phenomenon on the forum. I switched to the I2S input, sold my Bridge II on the used market, and have not looked back. YMMV.

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