Anyone here ever heard LazyCats FirstOne amplifier and how it compares with the 1et400a?
I've just finished my FirstOne Large build, which does sound better than ncore NC500 to my ears (the ncores used Sonic Imagery 944 opamps buffers). But for my next project I would like to build something more compact and with the cooler running Connex SMPS.
I've just finished my FirstOne Large build, which does sound better than ncore NC500 to my ears (the ncores used Sonic Imagery 944 opamps buffers). But for my next project I would like to build something more compact and with the cooler running Connex SMPS.
I never built the first ones, but I do have nc400, and replaced them with modulus-86, which I prefer by a decent margin. There's a few whitepapers on the purifi site clarifying why the ncores measure well, but don't necessarily sound wonderful.
Do you care providing insights on how your first ones sound. I'm interested. I was planning to run them on lower voltage to gain some on wasted heat. They might be good in winter though ...
Do you care providing insights on how your first ones sound. I'm interested. I was planning to run them on lower voltage to gain some on wasted heat. They might be good in winter though ...
So yes, solid state for power, valves/tubes for distortion and noise. My point is that you could get by with a much cheaper solid state part, and the tube stage would still dictate the limits of performance.
No, I did not misinterprete.
Julf talks the language of Ncore sounding best because of data and measurements.
No problem with that.
He is not the only one needing that kind of confirmation.
However, there are also those who don't need to be confirmed by data and measurements, but trust their ears.
Not seldom those people prefer tube amplification.
Why not accept these differences in view / perception? There should be no need to (because that is what actually happens...) disqualify people with other preferences.
Julf talks the language of Ncore sounding best because of data and measurements.
No problem with that.
He is not the only one needing that kind of confirmation.
However, there are also those who don't need to be confirmed by data and measurements, but trust their ears.
Not seldom those people prefer tube amplification.
Why not accept these differences in view / perception? There should be no need to (because that is what actually happens...) disqualify people with other preferences.
I totally accept the difference in view and your perceptions. I just realize that they are your subjective perceptions and beliefs, and don't necessarily correlate with objective reality.
Notice that I have not made any remarks about perceived sound quality, but purely about performance and objectively verifiable criteria such as distortion and noise.
That's exactly the point and the cause of these fruitless discussions.
By the way, I was talking about perceptions in general, not mine.
For many, their subjective perception is what counts to listen to music...they don't give a damn if or not it coincides with objective reality (whatever that is...) because, for them, perception prevails.
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