need suggestions - transport for EVS Millenium Dac

thanks for all the input

Sean, I am currently using the Z cable that Ric sells with the milleniums but was looking to upgrade (Acoustic Zen, Cardas, Straight Wire)

NOTE - Ric posted a news release on his sight yesterday and is now NO LONGER making the MILLENIUM II. He will only be doing onboard mods to players. I was hoping for balanced outputs for my dac so that I could go into an ARC LS5 without cheater plugs, oh well.

so tell me more about the teac

I may hold off for an affordable DVD/DVD-A/Cd that actually outputs 24/96 from DVDA. Ric told me none of the current ones do that.

Sean

thanks for the heads up on the teac/wadia piece
that's awful nice giving me the nod on that one

I may snag it if it's still available
I sent a note into the owner already, thanks

I can't believe Ric has discontinued his Milleniums,
but then being the tweek he is, he felt more comfortable doing full unit mods. I'll keep my dac and it will be the center of my digital playback system for years

sean,

wasn't it you who had a slight hum in your evs and had ric look at it? I still can't get rid of my slight hum, I loosened nut holding the power supply and still get a subtle hum.

I'm curious what coax cable you are using
or would I be better sending my unit back and going to balanced inputs (I have the option)

thanks

Tom

sean

thanks

I'm using that z cable that Ric Shultz sells

I can only comment on my other cables in my system

I use Harmonic Technology Pro SIlway II and Cardas Golden Cross. The Cross are very neutral and revealing, the pro silway just slightly less so. I have tried silver single ended interconnects and they were too bright with my arc ls 2 mk ii. I am selling it and moving up to an Arc ls 5 which is much warmer. So maybe silver is back in the cards

Thanks

Tom

Sean

I jumped on that transport! thanks for the tip!

I used to sell Wadia's moonlighting in my friend's shop, so I am well aware of their sonic characteristics. Didn't think I'd ever be able to afford one.

The person with the teac had a few standing offers for $50 less so I took his initial price and ran with it. Now just need to settle up, thanks.

I'll let you know how I make out

My EVS's hum is not that noticeable, but I still wish it wasn't there. I have not tried grounding it yet.

I also have the attenuators although I always use the dac straight into the preamp. I can toggle switch on the back of my Audio Research D200 amp between balanced and single ended input, so I could set it up that way, but I don't. One day though this may make it to my bedroom system then I wouldn't need a preamp.

I am a bit miffed that Ric is no longer making the millenium, but then again he seems to want to work strictly on straight mods. I auditioned the Millenium against an Audio Research Dac 3 and a Sonic Frontiers CDP1 and the Millenium was so much more revealing.

I asked Ric a number of times if he would produce a balanced output version of his dac, but he isn't interested. Anyone know of someone who might be able to do this? I am purchasing an Audio Research LS 5, which is all balanced inputs, so it looks like I'll be buying a lot of single ended to balanced cheater plugs.

I have been interested in the low end toshiba DVD/CD/DVD-A machines (4700, 5700) which can be purchased for $270-$400, but not sure if they truly output a DVD-A 24/96 signal.

Sean, what coax cable are you using from transport to dac?

thanks

Tom

Sean and Fly Fish

thanks for the insights

yes, I'll leave the EVS unbalanced

I have a few friends that have heard mine and want one, now I have to tell them no can do and to buy a new dvd and let ric gut it out

I think I will enjoy the teac transport, if it's anything like the wadias, should be an upgrade from the cal icon which will now go in my bedroom system (that remote will be nice over an old aria without one).

I plan on letting the universal transports market play out over time and maybe score a DVD/CD/DVD-A transport in a year or so. Not hip to 5 channel DVD output but the industry seems to be swaying that way, and some of the dvds I heard sounded much better in two channel (Steely Dan Two Against Nature plush video comes to mind)

I'm still clueless why cal audio is so into preamps and dvds now and has abandoned their single disc cd players and transports, why ruin your strong suite?

curious more about the coax digital cables - looking for something warm, neutral and revealing - tonal balance is my biggest concern

Thanks again to all

Tom