ghost rider
Active Member
I picked up the replacement unit last night and it works fine. I posted in an earlier thread about it buzzing. I really like how it has improved my sound.
At 1st it took some getting used to. It seemed a little brighter than what I was used to. I lowered the treble to -3 or 4 and it seemed better. Last year I bought new interconnects “Synergistic research Copper element” and they have what they call an active shielding you energize it with a wall wart and they come with tuning bullets. (Many would call snake oil) I switched the bullets I was using to ones that were said to help reduce the highs and it did now it sounds perfect.
Aside from how every instrument sound better with more detail. Two things that stand out form me is how much better the bass is. I have always used my DIY subs with music, they sound very good and because they were controlled by the Bryston SP-1.7 pre/pro it was going to be problematic for me to run them for music. I had a plan but when I listened to it at home I realized I don’t need them. My Canton ergo 120’s are rated to go down to 22Hz and with the C2500 sound great.
The other thing is minor sibilance that I would hear from my needle drops seems to be gone.
The HT pass thru was probably the most important detail that made me decide to check this unit out. Up till now I knew that my HT audio was about as good as it was going to get without spending 10g or more. McIntosh even told me their best pre/pro will not sound as good as the C2500 and I’m plenty happy with my HT audio. So having this option is perfect and I don’t have to mess around with volume controls. I had to fabricate a cable to work the triggers and I love how by powering on the pre/pro it switches to bypass. I only wish there was a way to get it to not shut down when I power off the Bryston.
I’m very interested to do some needle drops to compare the sound of the phono stage to my Project tubebox ds. I figure I need about 100 hours of burn in time before I compare. On that note I have an AT-OC9ML/ii cartridge and it is known for being bright. I have EQed it out of my needle drops but if I play the record directly I need to lower the treble and hit the tone bypass for anything other than records. So it's nice to have the option.
At 1st it took some getting used to. It seemed a little brighter than what I was used to. I lowered the treble to -3 or 4 and it seemed better. Last year I bought new interconnects “Synergistic research Copper element” and they have what they call an active shielding you energize it with a wall wart and they come with tuning bullets. (Many would call snake oil) I switched the bullets I was using to ones that were said to help reduce the highs and it did now it sounds perfect.
Aside from how every instrument sound better with more detail. Two things that stand out form me is how much better the bass is. I have always used my DIY subs with music, they sound very good and because they were controlled by the Bryston SP-1.7 pre/pro it was going to be problematic for me to run them for music. I had a plan but when I listened to it at home I realized I don’t need them. My Canton ergo 120’s are rated to go down to 22Hz and with the C2500 sound great.
The other thing is minor sibilance that I would hear from my needle drops seems to be gone.
The HT pass thru was probably the most important detail that made me decide to check this unit out. Up till now I knew that my HT audio was about as good as it was going to get without spending 10g or more. McIntosh even told me their best pre/pro will not sound as good as the C2500 and I’m plenty happy with my HT audio. So having this option is perfect and I don’t have to mess around with volume controls. I had to fabricate a cable to work the triggers and I love how by powering on the pre/pro it switches to bypass. I only wish there was a way to get it to not shut down when I power off the Bryston.
I’m very interested to do some needle drops to compare the sound of the phono stage to my Project tubebox ds. I figure I need about 100 hours of burn in time before I compare. On that note I have an AT-OC9ML/ii cartridge and it is known for being bright. I have EQed it out of my needle drops but if I play the record directly I need to lower the treble and hit the tone bypass for anything other than records. So it's nice to have the option.