Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer
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The Aqvox sound has certainly evolved from its’ predecessor which I reviewed last year. Gone is the somewhat euphonic midrange flavor, replaced with a leaner, but more accurate presence. I felt that the forward midrange of the MkI imposed a bit of a limitation on the perception of soundstage depth, however this is also not the case with the MkII. Instruments have a bit better separation and air around them than I can recall experiencing with the MkI. The change in the midrange characteristics and soundstaging makes the MkII a bit more relaxed or laid-back sounding than the MkI.
That's not exactly what I hoped to see in MkII b/c it's not like MkI was overly forward-sounding. I was hoping MkII would retain the perspective but just clean up the slightly soft-edged presentation and replace with more detail resolution.
What constitutes MkI to MkII status anyway?