Don't want to derail this thread, but would love to hear MU2 impressions in another thread or via PM!

I've spent the last couple days getting into this album, and I have to say, it's simply amazing. Astoundingly so. I don't remember any of Intervals' prior stuff being quite at this level (but maybe I need to revisit it). Thanks for the heads-up. Edited to add: I found this on Qobuz (in the...

Just to throw another data point out, I heard the Aperio at the last CanJam SoCal, and have owned the Immanis for the last couple weeks. Based on my memory from hearing the Aperio last September, I'd say the Immanis has substantially better bass impact and extension. In fact, I'd put the...

I didn't realize RAAL made an adapter cable for the interface with a 6.3mm SE (as opposed to XLR) connection! Was that a special order?

Without having heard the Noire, I'd generally concur on this assessment of the Stealth. It's remarkably resolving. That, plus the fact that it's a closed back and folds up, makes it a great HP to take to CanJam to test out amps and DACs, etc. It makes a great travel HP with a decent portable...

The Immanis bass is astonishing, actually. Shockingly fantastic.

Like I said, tongue planted firmly in cheek. 😁

Ah, ok. So there are two different shows at two different locations in Munich happening at the same time? Didn't realize they weren't connected. Even so, I would have thought someone would have attended hifideluxe and listened to the Solaja.

Ah, I got it now--totally misunderstood initially. A Kevin Gilmore design direct drive would be pretty epic.

While I sometimes hear things the way GS does, I've also reached very different conclusions on some gear. He panned the Valkyria if I remember correctly. But that HP kicks-a$$ to my ears. Having owned the Immanis for about a week, I struggle to avoid concluding that anyone who isn't blown...

By uberamp, do you mean the upcoming Solaja Audio 300b? I think that'll still require the interface box, but supposedly sounds awesome. It was shown at Munich, but I haven't seen any impressions on it other than like a sentence from @simorag . I even started a thread to coax people to provide...

The HSA -1b drives the Immanis with no interface box. And it drives it well. Really well. In fact, I was surprised how close it comes to the VM-1a. In the name of science, I also tried the interface box out of the regular headphone XLR out on the HSA-1b to drive the Immanis. Don't do...

Coincidentally, I tried the same yesterday! And I agree--the tone controls (and soundstage knob) worked to great effect. Some of my motivation, though, was to test whether the interface was playing a role in the Zahl issue I've been having with the Immanis (detailed in the Immanis-Magna...

Just to clarify, I was only noticing some issues driving the Immanis with the Zahl through the interface. No issues off the VM1a, or direct off the HSA-1b. So it's the Zahl, not the Immanis. And, after more experimentation, the issue with the Zahl is limited to distortion-heavy tracks (e.g...

New Bernth!