Monastic_mike Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 All, I got a good deal on a Phonobox DS and it arrived yesterday. I hooked it up and left it on for 2 hours or so before auditioning. I played the Cure's 180gm repress (2015?) of Disintegration and..... well the soundstage is bigger but not by much. But the upper mid frequencies are very forward, almost nasally. Anyone have one and con confirm you felt this too? Is this something that dissipates with burn in? Overall I'm a little disappointed as I figured even this would be a step up from the onboards of my 2000a (which I thought sounded quite good). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Did you double check if you have all the correct settings? I'd definitely expect this be a step up. If you're positive it sounds wrong and not just different to what you're used to, might be a faulty unit. Monastic_mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monastic_mike Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Hi, yes I confirmed. 47k, 100 capacitance and 40db gain. I tried the 220 capacitance and it was a little worse. I'm told 100-200 hours of burn in (!) with the "opening up" happening around 50 hours. So I guess I'll say I'm concerned but not alarmed (yet). I knew there would need to be burn in but I guess I expected better to give way to exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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