mcbiff
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I received my new ICs today and hooked them up hoping to get a great big increase in sound quality. And what did I get?
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An incredible increase in sound quality!
Compared to the VdH D102MKIIIs I had before these things were improved:
Well, that's it for my first impressions. Any questions?
EDIT: Big thanks to jude for helping me decide on these ICs. I owe you one, man.
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An incredible increase in sound quality!
Compared to the VdH D102MKIIIs I had before these things were improved:
- Soundstage
This is the biggest improvement, instead of mostly left/right-imaging I'm getting a whole spectrum all around my head. This is hard to explain in words, but let's just say it's BIGGER for now. - Detail
Detail reproduction is way better, but at the same time these cables gave a welcome smoothening (is that a word) to the sometimes harsh treble I experienced before. Pretty strange to have both more detail and less harshness, but hey, I'm not complaining. - Midrange
Certain midrange details were somewhat etchy and harsh before, these cables totally removed that problem. Examples of tracks that highlight this are for instance track 2 on Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia. Before the vocals in the beginning would really sound unsmooth whereas now they're totally natural. - Instrument separation
This goes along with the improved soundstage/detail, but I had to mention it anyway. It's pretty much incredible, I can place any instrument at an exact location on the soundstage.
Well, that's it for my first impressions. Any questions?
EDIT: Big thanks to jude for helping me decide on these ICs. I owe you one, man.