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An update. . . my ZBox is still in my system but it's a different system!
I swapped out the amplification between my main and bedroom system. I put the ZBox, CSP2 and SE34 Monoblocks into my bedroom system (with a Wadia iTransport, a Sony Blu-Ray player and tv as sources) and put the Peachtree Audio Decco integrated amp that I had bought for the bedroom into the living room system, driving the RL2s.
I wanted a change. I'm using the Scott Nixon designed DAC in the Decco to decode the signal from my Sony ES Blu-Ray player. The sound is not quite up to the Decware amplification, but not far from it. I've ordered a Decware SE34I.2 integrated amp to be the real heart of this system. Needed, wanted a change.
I'm very happy with the Sony Blu-Ray player, and ultimately decided that it works better for me than the ZCD even with all the options, so I'll probably be selling that soon. And I decided to order the new Sony SACD player, the SCD-XA5400ES, which is purported to be a really topnotch redbook cd player for the dollars. That should be here Friday. I'll also sell my NAD T585 SACD/DVD player, thinning the ranks. When I have the SE34I.2 in place then it will be a shootout between the Decware amplfication in the bedroom and the Peachtree Audio. . . if I were to do the shootout today, I think the Peachtree would win, because the DAC really upgrades the sound of those sources.
I'm enjoying the change right now. The hybrid tube/solid state Decco is sounding nice with the RL2s.
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HR-1,ZBIT,ZROCK2,SEWE300B,CSP3-25mod; Rega RP3 all GrooveTracer mods;PSAudio:PST+DSD, DAC Mk II, P15,NPC,PowerBases,AC-12 pwr cbls, Reference spkrcbls; Mapleshade SamsonV3; VooDoo:Cremona+Amati interconnects, IsoPods; headphones: Sennheiser HD800S,ZMF Ori,Oppo PM1
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