Act2/P350 treble ?

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by turntable

I have the GAT and prem350. No brightness whatsoever.

Fully run in prem350 inhibits zero brightness.

Maybe I was not patient enough

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by joeinid

I noticed the same thing. The Premier 350 in combination with my TAD CR-1's was just too much of a good thing. My TADs were already a bit forward and the Pr. 350 made it worse for me. On my Dynaudio C1's, it was better but not gone. Puma cat aka Stephen noticed a similar thing. I think extensive break in helped his situation. I hope he will update his findings.

Yes, I noticed the same thing when I first got my Pr350. It was not on the best or most natural sounding recordings as Jim pointed out, but on recordings where the treble was a bit hot. The amp has really improved with running in, but I'm just at 400 hours, and my understanding is the amp makes a big breakthrough at 500 hours and really smooths out, so I'm clocking the hours accurately.

IIRC, the OP got his Pr350 quite new, so it may also not be fully run in.

[EightZeroZeroDelta]

Originally Posted by Puma Cat

Yes, I noticed the same thing when I first got my Pr350. It was not on the best or most natural sounding recordings as Jim pointed out, but on recordings where the treble was a bit hot. The amp has really improved with running in, but I'm just at 400 hours, and my understanding is the amp makes a big breakthrough at 500 hours and really smooths out, so I'm clocking the hours accurately.

IIRC, the OP got his Pr350 quite new, so it may also not be fully run in.

Looking forward to your thoughts after you surpass 500 hours, Stephen.

[Coppy]

Originally Posted by turntable

I have the GAT and prem350. No brightness whatsoever.

Fully run in prem350 inhibits zero brightness.

Btw, do you suffer any of the issues with your turntable and vinyl?

Ditto... no brightness here. So, maybe a front end issue now evident with the revealing Act2/P350?

Good luck,
Bob

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by EightZeroZeroDelta

Looking forward to your thoughts after you surpass 500 hours, Stephen.

Yep, I'm trying to get there ASAP, though I will say that between 300 and 400 hours, this amp on the whole became REALLY sweet-sounding. I think it just needs a really good burning in....my guess is it will continue to improve even between 500 and 1000 hours.

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by Coppy

Ditto... no brightness here. So, maybe a front end issue now evident with the revealing Act2/P350?

Good luck,
Bob

Could be, but I think it's a combination of two things 1) the amp becoming VERY transparent after the non-burned-in-Teflon-cap fog lifts at 300 hours 2) caps needing 500 hours or so to fully burn in and smooth out.

My Bifrost kinda did the same thing. Also, I've read that the windings in the transformers also need burning in, just like cables.

[turntable]

Originally Posted by joeinid

Maybe I was not patient enough

Joe, I think you know the answer to that question

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by turntable

Joe, I think you know the answer to that question

That was supposed to be rhetorical

What else is new?

[turntable]

Originally Posted by joeinid

That was supposed to be rhetorical

What else is new?

Life is short and variety is the spice of life

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by turntable

Life is short and variety is the spice of life

And it's getting spicier by the day