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February 20, 2015, 10:13 PM #1Senior Member
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Momentum Monoblocks and Raidho
First listen today with my new D'Agostino mono blocks. They are taking the place of Mark Levinson ML53's. Very similar in detail, articulation and bass control. Even after an hour I could hear the major difference. The Dag's are definitely sweeter in the mid range. The soundstage is also a little more forward than the ML's. Very, very impressed and satisfied. Sax, vocals and orchestra have nice weight without any loss of attack. Doesn't get much better than this.
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February 20, 2015, 11:33 PM #2Audioshark
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Cincy - that's excellent news. The Dag monos are a little lighter in the bass and should work wonderfully with your Raidho's.
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Cincy, congrats on you new Dag monos!
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February 21, 2015, 12:27 AM #4Senior Member
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Huge congrats Cincy!
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February 21, 2015, 08:23 AM #5Behavior Moderator (be nice police!)
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Congrats Cincy !! I have heard the Dag monos with the D3's at Jock's house, and it's a great amp match for the D3's.
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February 21, 2015, 01:18 PM #6Senior Member
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Congrats!
When is the preamp coming? See how easy it is for me to spend your money?
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Jock is the man
Originally Posted by the professor
Congrats!
When is the preamp coming? See how easy it is for me to spend your money?
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February 21, 2015, 10:00 PM #8Senior Member
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The Dag’s do need more input power from my DAC than the ML’s did to get the same volume out. I have two scales of DC output from the dCS DAC, 0-2V and 0-6V. I needed to change to the higher output. Will have to listen a while to see if I can live with it or if I’ll need to get a pre-amp again. The Dag’s are a lot more efficient with power however. I have a PS Audio power plant driving each mono block along with half the remaining electronics. The load on each plant is now around 15% vs 40% with the ML53’s. Originally Posted by the professor
Congrats!
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March 3, 2015, 01:11 PM #9Senior Member
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Re: Momentum Monoblocks and Raidho
I'm two weeks into the break-in on the Dag Monoblocks. I'm not sure if the amps are improving or if my Opus cables are burning in. The end result is more "meat" on the bones for the sound. I am the complete opposite of a tube guy but I have to admit that there was a quality in the tube sound that I admired when I heard the very best. It was a body or weight to the music that gave it emotional impact. Right now, I'm hearing all that in a solid state product. Its like the difference between watching a 4K high definition video of sex and actually participating in it. Both have their merits but the latter is more enjoyable. I have to say that these amps are the best overall product I have ever had in my system. Bravo Dan D.
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March 3, 2015, 01:23 PM #10Senior Member
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Re: Momentum Monoblocks and Raidho
Wow Cincy, you certainly "fleshed out" that description Originally Posted by Cincy2
of how your Dags sound. I'm so very glad you are happy with them.
It sure is nice when all of the stars align.Le Roy
Austin, Tx : Soulution 520 preamp, 501 mono blocks, 541 SACD/560 DAC w/ Network Streaming, Raidho D3.1, Lumin U1, Uptone Audio Modded Mac Mini w/ MMK fanless kit & JS-2 LPS, Regen, Ansuz DTC loom (complete), Oppo 105D, QNAP TS-451+
Chicagoland : Soulution 725 preamp, 711 stereo amp, 541 SACD/560 DAC w/ Network Streaming, Raidho D5.1, Naim UnitiServe 2TB, Aurender W-20 Ansuz DTC later generation wire, Teac X1000 R2R, QNAP TS-451+
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