Super Lumina for SN2

Nic Chan posted:

Been with the XPS for a week still waiting for it to bed in but I have to say it's a great improvement on SQ. Trebles are much smoother, blacker black, bass dive much deeper, piano sounds a lot more realistic. After all it's more analog! Much easier to listen to music! 

Thank you so much for the advise HH. A really good call. I'm going  for a pre loved nDac to add to it and looking forward to see what it brings to the party!

 

Good, I'm pleased it's lived up to your expectations. One more piece of advice if I may - don't get the nDac. Just stop buying boxes and enjoy the music. The XPS will need a few months to run in, and there is a lot more to come. 

Adam Zielinski posted:

Nic

I tried SL with my SuperNait2 for a few weeks - warming up my Ovators S400. it certainly does sound very good. But... at this level of amplification NACA5 is equally good. That's what I use now on this system.

SuperLumina is now used with my other system.

So - use your money somewhere else....

Adam

When you mentioned the NACA5 is equally good, does that mean there is no difference between the Super Lumina and NACA5 when used on the Supernait2 to the Ovator S400.

Hungryhalibut posted:

Nic Chan posted:

Been with the XPS for a week still waiting for it to bed in but I have to say it's a great improvement on SQ. Trebles are much smoother, blacker black, bass dive much deeper, piano sounds a lot more realistic. After all it's more analog! Much easier to listen to music! 

Thank you so much for the advise HH. A really good call. I'm going  for a pre loved nDac to add to it and looking forward to see what it brings to the party!

 

Good, I'm pleased it's lived up to your expectations. One more piece of advice if I may - don't get the nDac. Just stop buying boxes and enjoy the music. The XPS will need a few months to run in, and there is a lot more to come. 

Yeah maybe I'll just wait a couple of moths for it to settle and just enjoy the music.

ryder. posted:

Adam Zielinski posted:

Nic

I tried SL with my SuperNait2 for a few weeks - warming up my Ovators S400. it certainly does sound very good. But... at this level of amplification NACA5 is equally good. That's what I use now on this system.

SuperLumina is now used with my other system.

So - use your money somewhere else....

Adam

When you mentioned the NACA5 is equally good, does that mean there is no difference between the Super Lumina and NACA5 when used on the Supernait2 to the Ovator S400.

What I meant is that SuperNait 2 does not really merit a SuperLumina speaker cable in financial terms. The quality improvement from the SL is a bit too small in my opinion to justify it. We are then well into really diminishing returns teritory.

I moved my SL to the living room system and that was a good match.

Conclusion: it's all about balancing the system. The most revealing cables are not necessarily the best. The best ones are those that balance the system's sound to one's liking.

Adam

I recently add SL speaker cables to my 272/300dr/TXPS setup, they are burned cables from my dealer while I am waiting new ones, I never tough cables could make such a difference, a stage opened in front of me, not only as wide but as deep the as well, now I can hear a real stage in front of me, although the effect differ depending on the quality and mastering of the recording, you hear it and feel it when it is there, so the change is more like from recorded music toward a small stage live performance, I hope I did make some sense ☺

very nice EMRE, I wish I didn't read this, no budget for SL....

analogmusic posted:

very nice EMRE, I wish I didn't read this, no budget for SL....

Analoguemusic - they are horrible cables, you would never like them... 

Emre posted:

I recently add SL speaker cables to my 272/300dr/TXPS setup, they are burned cables from my dealer while I am waiting new ones, I never tough cables could make such a difference, a stage opened in front of me, not only as wide but as deep the as well, now I can hear a real stage in front of me, although the effect differ depending on the quality and mastering of the recording, you hear it and feel it when it is there, so the change is more like from recorded music toward a small stage live performance, I hope I did make some sense ☺

Emre - you may want to re-consider a power supply for such a fine set up. I've tried the one you have, but we cannot discuss it here. If you wish feel free to email me directly (email is in my profile).

I will chance it next year, i spent way toooo much in 2016 for hifi, let me be honest let alone the sound i will change for the looks only in my fraim,  if xps or 555 sounds better - the choice betwwen two will not be based on looks in this case -  will be a bonus, i love the looks of my setup as well, it also a way to impress my wife! i have a cd2x that can use PS so i will e mail you for your thoughts for sure! 

I can guarantee it will sound better - I've just run some experminets and let's put it this way - substitutes are exactly that