Premier and S500 Question

[agencal]

Hi all
O just bought MSB Premier with Digital Director and s500 power amp to drive my Estelon X Diamond Signature speakers.
As it is adviced i take the s500 amp’s gain to low to keep the volume between 95 to 106db on dac.
System is verry detailed and has great tonality from 70 to 90db but after 95 everythin changes. Soundstage gets bigger in all directions. System starts to make a holographic soundstage with lots of micro details in the blackest silent backround i ever heard. After my Goldmund Telos 690 it is quite a difference. I don’t know if i am gonna used to this ristricted range to listen music. Let’s see

My question is comparing my older systems lov level listening performance is really problematic. Soundstage shrinks and do not hear much details. Is it becouse of digital volume control or lovering the amps gain?
I use an audioquest niagara 3000 which is great with my older amps( ok normally amps must be plugged directly to mains on wall but audioquest says plug it into high current input and i am very happly used that way) but maybe this giant amp is to much for it.Does it make worse the lov level listening quality?

Best
Ahmed

 

[Daniel Francis]

I hope this was answered for you over on the MSB forum. We have experimented with the Niagara 3000 as well, I would recommend trying direct to the wall mains for a while and listen to how it sounds. The Niagara has helped in some cases, but the S500 is a beast when it comes to power draw for those fast transients.

 

[agencal]

I hope this was answered for you over on the MSB forum. We have experimented with the Niagara 3000 as well, I would recommend trying direct to the wall mains for a while and listen to how it sounds. The Niagara has helped in some cases, but the S500 is a beast when it comes to power draw for those fast transients.

Yes Daniel thank you