Hi Peter,

The SQ is astounding with the low SFS, however I still get one fairly loud tick within a few seconds of playing the first track.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Great review, congratulations & all the very best to you & your family for 2013.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

SQ is similar to the previous versions with the difference that it is clearer, especially in the upper mids & highs.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Strangely enough the problem seems to have solved on its own, just like the way it suddenly started. Who says computers are not tempremental.

Merry Christmas to you & your family.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I think lets wait for 0.9z-8, if this still continues then we can take it further.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I would guess the volume dip lasts for 0.2/0.3 of a second. I can get hold of an analog voltmeter.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

The CAT preamp & amp block DC, I have confirmed it with Ken Stevens. Settings on XXHE havent changed except I used to set SFS=2 & now I am at 60. At SFS=2 I had 7 SFS rounds & at 60 it is 1.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

It certainly wsnt there before 0.9z-7-4. As a matter of fact it wasnt in 0.9z-7-4 initially. This has started since a few weeks. Thats why I too am puzzled as to what has changed since then.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

This issue is certainly connected with SFS. I increased SFS to 320 & the vol dip now occurs after a min or so.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Maxi/Juan,

Once in a while I listen to vinyl so I have kept the Gyrodec. Haven't been able to get down to digitising the vinyl's as yet. Too cumbersome to use vinyl on a regular basis.

I actually wanted to sell the EMM gear but the price is so ridiculous that I thought might as well keep them. I play it for a short while every Sunday to keep them in running condition. The Theta Compli is only for DVD.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

The X3 log shows this:
1st track ready to play 18:46;51
2nd track ready to play 18:46;52
3rd track ready to play 18:47:02

With PA off the volume does not dip.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi,

A picture of my set up. My room size is 8.5mx5.7x2.6

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Since 3 weeks, I have been noticing that in the first track of the playlist, after about 5 secs, there is a drop in the output volume by over 50% for a fraction of a second. The same tracks played normally earlier.

At first I thought it may be a problem with my preamp, but when I play a CD, this doesnt happen.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I started afresh after going through the set up guidelines & all is fine. Thanks for the help.

Best regards,

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I managed to get the top left on the audio PC screen but somehow now the play, stop, unattended, clear, load area has gone blank. It seems I am doing something wrong. Could you pls let me know how to get it back.

Best regards,

Arvind