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Narrowed it down to Gryphon Antileon EVO and Luxman M10x mono. Would appreciate any insight please. Sound like the Evo being described as the SS with tube like character is really appealing to me...

I’m hearing CAT amps and in particular the pass lab and gryphon may pair well.

Mike any particular VAC model you have in mind. Open to SS amp that is on the more musical and detailed side I.e., did not care for the constellation sound paired with M3.

Hello all. Anyone have first hand experience pairing ARC 160 monos the the Magico. Looking to upgrade from my old Krell. Thanks.

Reviving thread. Late to the party. Anyone pair the 160 to Magicos (m2). I’m wondering if the 160 will have enough power to really control the woofers.

Any comparison to the newer Luxman Mx10.

You’re in for a treat. Let me know what you think.

Glad I could help. FIY I hope you got the power supply as well

No but I’ve compared it to the Nagra tube dac and to me it’s makes pacific sound round/softer, less naturaL, and Nagra takes it in resolution. For once I feel like it’s approximating live...

Still at it with the hum and it’s happening on both the PACIFIC and GGV2 using RCA. CALLING all LAMPIZATOR PACIFIC DAC local to Conrad Johnson willing to help or have an interest in how the GAT2...

Despite the inconvenience, I am totally loving the weight and presence of the music that’s coming through GATV2 and Elyse Dac. I will repeat all the combinations first thing Saturday after a good...

I will try all combinations. Does it matter where I connect my NAS and streamer which connects to the DAC via USB.

I’m pretty certain it’s the Lampi. Per Rob, I plugged the amp/pre to the same outlet, dead quiet. I have the pacific plugged into the power conditioner (different outlet); connect to preamp via RCA...

Hi Joe

That’s what I did yesterday, one single outlet feeding the power conditioner and everything plugged into the conditioner. I got the hum with the Pacific Dac and no hum with the Elyse Dac....

I have two separate lines one with its own breaker going to a single duplex that’s located next to each other. Jeff instructed me to use just one duplex for both the amp and preamp; I did this and...

I spoke with Jeff at Conrad Johnson and was told to first try and isolate the amp and pream by plugging both to the same duplex so they share a common ground, with the long term goal of installing a...

Yes please repost picture, we can’t see it.

As for connection:

Amp, preamp, Dac, NAS, streamer plugged into a power conditioner and power conditioner plugged into a dedicated duplex.

RCA...

Can you recommend a cheater plug to use? Will the addition of a cheater plug have any effect on sound. Is there a permanent fix?

All the main components are connected into a single power...

@ Jack Thanks for chiming in. Can you explain lifting the ground.

I moved the router and modem further away from the preamp and Dac; Im still getting the static hum with only the PAcific Dac and...

Krell 403 E amp
CJ GAT2 preamp
Pacific Dac balanced
Sonore signature rendu
Small green computer AP I7 (NAS)

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Can you tell me the physical location on the individual units to connect the grounding wires to/from. Please include a diagram or link to image/video if you can.

@Alrainbow

My savior. I’ve been asking about the ground post in my Pacific Dac to no avail. Could you precisely describe what AWG and type of wire to use and to what location on the preamp shoudl...

Glad you asked. I was with the cable guy and he removed a larger cylindrical tube that was inline with the incoming cable line which he told me was a
Some kind of filter. And that cable line comes...

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Im hoping to get some help with the static hum from the Pacific when I use the RCA output into my new Preamp that’s SE only. I’ve isolated to the Pacific as the static/hum goes away...

I am using the Krell 403E amp which has both XLR and RCA connections. I failed to mention that this hum/static was also present when I switch to RCA connections on my old Krell Phantom pre but plays...

Hello everyone. I finally received my GAT2 fresh from the factory. I swapped out my XLR cables for RCA connections and I’m getting a a loud static/hum. Any ideas.