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post #46 of 220
9/21/07 at 10:33am
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Originally Posted by Dzjudz View Post
I need somebody to review two Cantates head to head: high gain and low gain
Did you read mine here ?
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post #47 of 220
9/21/07 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
that would be nice but what meier audio is really lacking is a balanced amp. all the major audio companies now have one. jan really needs to look into this. balanced ground may be good, but i doubt it is anywhere close to a truly balanced system. if he could put one out around the $1250-$1500 range, it would be a big success.
Interesting, someone here have made a review who compare balanced ground of Opera/Cantate vs a real balanced amp ?
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post #48 of 220
9/21/07 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by lerio View Post
Interesting, someone here have made a review who compare balanced ground of Opera/Cantate vs a real balanced amp ?
the only comparison i recall is one member compared the opera with a HD650 to the same HD650 but using it balanced straight out of an apogee mini-dac. even from this compromised setup, he preferred the 650s from the mini dac, which tells me that balanced ground is not really close to a true balanced system.

i think a good test would be to use the same headphone from the opera and then from the headroom balanced desktop as they are similar in price - and of course using the same source for both amps.
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post #49 of 220
9/21/07 at 12:44pm
As usual, you come through with an awesome comparative review! I love my Move and was wondering what the rest of the line-up had to offer. Not a question now. Great work!
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post #50 of 220
9/21/07 at 10:14pm
Excellent review Skylab! I bought an Opera before the Cantate came out and love it, but wondered if the Cantate came close or not. Now I know. Keep the reviews coming.
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post #51 of 220
9/21/07 at 10:39pm
Many thanks for the excellent review Skylab. The comparative format that you chose for the reivew by looking at the entire Meier range, made this a very useful review. Thanks for your efforts.
Thanks also to Dr. Meier for sending the amps for you to review.
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post #52 of 220
9/22/07 at 10:31am
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Originally Posted by malcolmhead View Post
Hi Skylab and all head-fiers

I've been struggling on the choice of home amp for my Alessandro MS2/Marantz CD6002 combination. I like the current output of the CD6002 to MS2, very detail and a lot of clarity but not so smooth and natural. I'm considering xcanv3, Darkvoice and Mapletree Ear HD+, all of them tube amp. But after reading all the nice reviews of Meier amps, knowing that they also offer the warm characteristic of tube amp, I need your advise on this - does Meier amp offers the same characteristics of tube amp (like those mentioned) or it sounds closer to a hybrid? I understand that Meier amps are SS amp so it is not an apple to apple comparison, but I like to have the best of both worlds.

Basically, I like to have an amp that offer the warm natural sounding characteristics of tube amp but does not lose the detail/clarity/origin of the source.

Thanks all.
The newer Meier amps have a slightly warm sonic signature, but they aren't the same sonically as tube amps. My Darkvoice 336i is far more "tubey" sounding than the Meier amps (which it should be - it's a tube amp )

So a Meier would sound smoother than what you have now, no doubt. But there is no way to know whether it would be enough for you - only you can determine that
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post #53 of 220
9/22/07 at 12:36pm
Excellent work, Skylab.
Thank you for such a great service!
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post #54 of 220
9/22/07 at 3:06pm
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Thanks for all the kind words, guys!
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post #55 of 220
9/22/07 at 5:26pm
Skylab, you used on you iPod for this review .mp3 or lossless format ?
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post #56 of 220
9/22/07 at 5:39pm
Skylab, as also a Meier lover, I am jealous with you. Thanks for your excellent review.
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post #57 of 220
9/22/07 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by lerio View Post
Skylab, you used on you iPod for this review .mp3 or lossless format ?
I think, like it says in his sig, Apple Lossless.
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post #58 of 220
9/22/07 at 5:50pm
Good job indeed! Answers a lot of questions - thanks!
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post #59 of 220
9/22/07 at 6:28pm

Good Review...

Certainly a good review and comparison.

But... would it be beneficial for someone on Headfi, who's heard a lot of components, to develop a "rating system" based on standardized criteria and point values - so, we could have a more quantative evaluation of such products?

For example - 6, 7, 8, or whatever criteria (e.g. bass, mids, highs, soundstage, holography, PRAT, details, resolution, balance, with Senns, Grados, ATHs, etc.), on a scale of 10 for each criterion.

While these would still be subject to some subjectivity - over time, clearly obvious subjectivity would be smoothed out, or identifiable.

It sure would help us all develop a much better sense of "relative" SQ and value.

I'm betting that for most equipment above $500, there wouldn't be a variance of more than 3 points on any criterian - if that. Which would sure make it a lot easier for most of us to avoid buying "uber-expensive" components, which really don't improve upon the sound that much.
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post #60 of 220
9/22/07 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by Dzjudz View Post
I think, like it says in his sig, Apple Lossless.
Yup.. I use 100% Apple Lossless.
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