AudioDoctor Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I pick it up on Monday from a local dealer. Someone has it right now so it will be nicely run in for me. I can compare the pre-amp section directly against the iNova I have here for fun. The DAC will have some stiff competition with the Wavelength Cosecant. I am eager to hear just how far Peachtree has moved their game with this device. If I like this, next step is some MMGWs/DWM and the Grand Integrated for a kick ass office system. Results will be forthcoming after I have listened to it some. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 it was in a cold garage, so I am letting it warm up to room temp before running power through it, but here it is. No thoughts on sound yet, obviously. No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 "I am letting it warm up to room temp before running power through it" Huh? Run some power through it to warm it up. Play some music and tell us what you hear. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 it is freezing cold, won't a inrush of electricity cause some bad juju with the electrics and possibly the tubes? No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Isn't that a heat wave in Minnesota? Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 it was 80+ No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I think warming it from the inside out by turning it on is probably the safest thing to do. The concern presumably would be condensation. There are specs that tell you what the safe ambient operating temperature range is. However, it is a demo, so you are fully justified treating it like the roach-infested Chevy Impala I got at the airport on the Big Island once. Will you just turn it on and play some goddamn music? Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'd say you were eager to hear my impressions of the sound! ;-) No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 On second thought, hold off until you get a $5K USB cable. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 I should wait for the expensive power cable too... and then there is the power conditioner... it may be a while before this gets turned on at all... No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Roll some tubes from 1957 in there while you are at it. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 actually, its plugged in and warming now Bill. No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Should be ready by Thursday. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 initial impressions are that it sounds glorious! Obviously I need to listen longer to come to a real conclusion. No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Toggle the tubes on and off and see if you can taste the placebo. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 make sure to do just that. No electron left behind. Link to comment
firedog Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Really interested to hear how it sounds compared to the earlier peachtree products, and how you think the USB input stands up to your other products. Will also be interested to hear how you think the integrated sounds - have Peachtree really come up with something with the new generation of ICE power boards and the "voicing" they claim to have - or not? Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protectors +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Protection>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three BXT (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three BXT Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 and it makes MOG sound amazing. and of course the MOG desktop app for Mac lets me pick it as the output directly. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Currently listening to vocal music and it keeps getting better and better. Of note Peachtree has switched from the blue glow in the Nova/iNova to a light more approximating the glow of the tubes themselves as seen below. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 so far, it has begun to sound quite nice. I find myself liking it more with Pure Music versus Audirvana+ In a few days I plan on plugging the Cosecant into one of the analog inputs and directly comparing it to the built in DAC as well as comparing the Pre-Amp section to the iNova. Although, at this point I think I know how that will go. It is clearly bettering the iNova. I also want to add that seeing this in pictures, I was a bit reluctant to give it a chance because it did not look very good. When I got it out of the very nice light cotton bag it was wrapped in inside the foam and box's I saw that it is actually a very nice looking component. Another pleasant surprise, I have had it on all day playing music and it is barely warm to the touch. It seems that it will happily be able to live in a media cabinet. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 The Grand Pre, due to its need for special drivers, is incompatible with Linux. The Cosecant however has no such restriction, so I was going to plug the Cosecant into my Linux computer and then into the analog inputs of the Grand Pre to compare the sound of the Cosecant/Linux to the Grand Pre/Mac Mini. No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Do you need a driver for red-book over USB? How about optical or coax? Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 is for all sample rates, on both Win and Mac. When I asked why I got a non-answer. They claim they have new tech but were not going to say what or why. As far as I know it is only for USB. No electron left behind. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The Grand series does look pretty nice in person. It's a hard unit to photograph right. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Chris, do you happen to know if the Grand Pre is phase inverting? No electron left behind. Link to comment
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