May I suggest contacting Roy Gregory via The Audio Beat as he is very experienced with CH products and has used them extensively. Also, HiFi+ recently compared L1 stereo and mono versions with 1 and 2 X1s (in Roy's house) so may be worthwhile to read that as a reference point for what the likely benefits would be for upgrading P1 stereo to P1 mono. Hope this helps!
i prefer the sound of my TT to digital - but must admit the convenience of digital does make listening easy. Im probably going to get both - its just which one will give a greater uptick in sound quality because thats the one i want firstMy opinion would be based on asking you a question first. What do you listen to the most and which is the most important to you?
A C1 to a C1 mono is not just ordering additional pieces Howie BTW.
IM strictly digital at this point in my life. I have a C1.1 Mono with the new HD card and HD Ethernet, the T1 clock and 3 X-1's. I have heard a lot of top end digital including dCS, MSB, Total Dac and I think the CH is amazing. We are going to exhibit next year with Wadax and I hope they bring the new Reference DAC so I can play with that for a few days at Axpona 2020.i prefer the sound of my TT to digital - but must admit the convenience of digital does make listening easy. Im probably going to get both - its just which one will give a greater uptick in sound quality because thats the one i want first
As I told an audiophile recently, that's what's known as "The slippery slope"!To maximise your P1 i think you need not only another P1 but another X1. To maximise your C1 you need two other boxes to make a C1 mono and then 3 X1s.
P1- P1 + X1(empty)
C1 - C1 +C1 + X1 + X1(Empty) + T1
That's a lot of boxes!
The Wadax is pretty sweet sounding...IM strictly digital at this point in my life. I have a C1.1 Mono with the new HD card and HD Ethernet, the T1 clock and 3 X-1's. I have heard a lot of top end digital including dCS, MSB, Total Dac and I think the CH is amazing. We are going to exhibit next year with Wadax and I hope they bring the new Reference DAC so I can play with that for a few days at Axpona 2020.
I believe both items will give you a major improvement I think the choice is WIN WIN !
Yes I realise that. It has be configured as the C1 mono from the beginning. I was trying to lessen the impact!My opinion would be based on asking you a question first. What do you listen to the most and which is the most important to you?
A C1 to a C1 mono is not just ordering additional pieces Howie BTW.
I do realise tube rolling is quite the thing with Lampis. Don't get me wrong. I could easily live with the Pacific or the TD. I was just pleasantly surprised at how good the CH was as it is cheaper here than the other two. Admittedly the best way to compare would be to demo them at home but this will be difficult.You need to change tubes on the Lampi to do fit it properly. And try listening to the Golden gate which is quite different from the Pacific
I do realise tube rolling is quite the thing with Lampis. Don't get me wrong. I could easily live with the Pacific or the TD. I was just pleasantly surprised at how good the CH was as it is cheaper here than the other two. Admittedly the best way to compare would be to demo them at home but this will be difficult.
As a humorous note, maybe not, I get a kick out of the "shotest signal path" crowd then see their kit.To maximise your P1 i think you need not only another P1 but another X1. To maximise your C1 you need two other boxes to make a C1 mono and then 3 X1s.
P1- P1 + X1(empty)
C1 - C1 +C1 + X1 + X1(Empty) + T1
That's a lot of boxes!
The right tubes for the system make quite a massive change, make it sound like a different dax
heihei did demo GG and the CH (and Vivaldi) in his system and chose the GG
I think i will continue this on a Lampi thread so as not to rain on the CH parade....
you should absolutely upgrade your C1 with the HD card and the Ethernet HD card ( streaming with Qobuz is great) and and an X-1. It is a world class machine . THe CH digital is highly UNDER- Rated for whatever reasons probably as I said before becasue they make world class other items that get all the pressI have to say. Today I listened to the Total Dac Twelve and the Lampi Pacific (for the first time). Then i went home and listened to my bog standard C1 without X1, without HD card etc. I was pleasantly surprised that it was very competitive. I was almost ready to change brand. Now i need to reconsider may be updating the HD card, adding the ethernet card and a X1.....
I'm sure you're right Elliot. May be i should stop chasing the rainbow.you should absolutely upgrade your C1 with the HD card and the Ethernet HD card ( streaming with Qobuz is great) and and an X-1. It is a world class machine . THe CH digital is highly UNDER- Rated for whatever reasons probably as I said before becasue they make world class other items that get all the press
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