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Picked up the new Grandioso last night to replace my C1. I hoping to get it setup this morning very curious about the new Ultra Fidelity Attenuator and ES Link .
I understand the Power Supply has a left and right bank , but why the need for (2) power cables
is beyond me . Am I missing something here ?
I get the concept for separate power supply’s L/R but (2) separate power cables that plug into
the same power strip makes no sense . If that’s for keeping the power clean then maybe (2) separate power supply housing would also help instead of putting both supply’s in the same housing with no separation .
I will try to post some feedback as soon as I return home later in the week
I’d like to add I was just curious about the (2) cables , my C1 was same way . I really liked the C1 and I know the X is going to be a awesome linestage also or I wouldn’t of bought it .
Congratulations on the upgrade from what is already a fantastic pre-amp (C1) to the C1X!
I hear you however the real winning idea is that those 2 cables both power separate and isolated power supplies inside the C1X's power module and then over (again) fully isolated DC lines into the audio section of the C1X. Dual-mono as a design philosophy taken 100% of the way, no half-measures. One could argue that you might get 99.xx% (or pick a favorite quibbling percentage) if they only used one power cord into the power supply and then split out the input supply into separate power supplies to feed the dual umbilicals however their position has been with C1 and continues to be with the C1X that if you want to implement dual-mono in a pre-amp, this is the ultimate way to truly do it 100% from the wall in...
A clear stake in the ground and unique statement...
Gryphon clearly shares their point of view....
Let’s just agree Esoteric makes a heck of preamp , and I am happy to own it . I’m not a engineer it’s just something that crossed my mind .
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CH Precision is in the same boatA very few amps out there follow that philosophy as well...
And what did you do with your Grandioso C1, did the dealer do a trade-in on that?