I'm sold on a sub with my LS50 > have a Kef R400b and will add a second R400b for fun
However running a sub means no SAM if I want to high pass the LS50 ... which I do.
Too bad we cannot config the Devialet to:
a) SAM enabled
b) be able to high-pass the mains
c) send a non-SAM'd pre-out to a sub
My source is still Bryston BDP-2 with internal SSD 1-Tbyte drive, now connected with Shunyata Etron/Ztron Anaconda AES/EBU to the D200.
The Etron Anaconda is Shunyata's top digital cable, and really good IMO.
I will re-borrow my friends Audioquest Diamond USB for another head-to-head.
I use a Shunyata Hydra-8v2 with Virtual Dynamics Master 2.0-LE cords on everything.
I did borrow an ESP Reference-1 power cord and it was "better" on my D200 than my VD.
ESP was more musical, less dark, more midrange & treble detail and flow.
I find cables that sound "dark" ( or a bit bass heavy ) obscure midrange & treble detail.
It's all system synergy, not that one is right or wrong.
It's either right or wrong dependent on our respective systems' makeup, and our listening preferences, room, etc
I also have all my gear on Symposium Ultra Platforms and Rollerblocks.
These are tweaks I have had for years, and just automatically employ under every piece of gear.
- Andy
However running a sub means no SAM if I want to high pass the LS50 ... which I do.
Too bad we cannot config the Devialet to:
a) SAM enabled
b) be able to high-pass the mains
c) send a non-SAM'd pre-out to a sub
My source is still Bryston BDP-2 with internal SSD 1-Tbyte drive, now connected with Shunyata Etron/Ztron Anaconda AES/EBU to the D200.
The Etron Anaconda is Shunyata's top digital cable, and really good IMO.
I will re-borrow my friends Audioquest Diamond USB for another head-to-head.
I use a Shunyata Hydra-8v2 with Virtual Dynamics Master 2.0-LE cords on everything.
I did borrow an ESP Reference-1 power cord and it was "better" on my D200 than my VD.
ESP was more musical, less dark, more midrange & treble detail and flow.
I find cables that sound "dark" ( or a bit bass heavy ) obscure midrange & treble detail.
It's all system synergy, not that one is right or wrong.
It's either right or wrong dependent on our respective systems' makeup, and our listening preferences, room, etc
I also have all my gear on Symposium Ultra Platforms and Rollerblocks.
These are tweaks I have had for years, and just automatically employ under every piece of gear.
- Andy
