Quote:Don't forget cables! I put my Diamondback IC and Audioquest Rocket 33 full range speaker cable in the other day. Great combo, as is my Kimber KCAG, Kimber Silver Streak, Kimber Timbre or Kimber Hero IC with my 8TC speaker cable. However, it can't do what my Kimber 1030 IC's an 3035 Speaker Cable can do! I know you enjoy your Evo IC's.....an Stradivarius speaker cable.
Stone, actually in my system I'm using one of the first versions of the VooDoo Stradivarius interconnect from the DirectStream straight into the Torii, and VooDoo Ultralinear from the two other sources into the CSP2+ and out of the CSP2+ into the Torii. I moved the VooDoo Evolution cabling (lower tier than the other two) into the system at Dad's. I'm using MapleShade Audio Double Helix Plus speaker cables, I'm very happy with these cables, they are the best I've ever used and I never thought I would enjoy them so much more than the Zen Styx but I do.
Today Bruce Davidson of VooDoo Cable offered me an incredible deal (40 percent!) on the most recent version of the Stradivarius interconnects, the Cremona, and I'll have that later this week in place of the one going to the Torii from the DirectStream. He says I can expect a significant improvement and I don't doubt he's right!
I'm right with you on the importance of good cables and the synergy they can have with the components. I used to grumble at spending money on these, but they're my form of room treatment. . . I can't really do room treatment but I can do cabling improvement.
Glad you were experimenting with the gain and settings of the preamp and amp, it's surprising what differences these can make.