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post #16 of 19

5/23/11 at 5:44pm

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Originally Posted by ishmael

Probably more accurate to say "regarded by some", I think that would be reasonable.

their long manual also likes the word 'proven'

when quoting old and obscure studies... very scientific word...
Edited by svyr - 5/23/11 at 5:45pm

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5/29/11 at 10:40pm

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Originally Posted by Currawong

I hope they agree to it.

The requisite 6moons review is out.

And not a good one at that, technically or sound-wise.

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6/5/11 at 9:40am

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik

Interesting box, but you can get the same functionality for much less - and with great specs.

Also, the "future upgrade" ports seem to be a vendor lock-in. Assuming the company survives, you'll be expected to throw a few more big ones at it because it will sound "awful" if you don't spend another $2,000 on some magic box.

This box looks pretty interesting to me, but in the interest of not overspending, what would you recommend that's comparable, Erik?

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6/21/11 at 12:23pm

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Review finished and posted. I figure it is better to just add the link here rather than start a whole new thread.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/559407/review-resonessence-labs-invicta-new-high-end-dac-amp-playback-system#post_7556080

This device really stretches the limitations of the forum categories.... it could fit under the computer playback section, or dedicated source components, or here in summit-fi, or technically even the desktop amplification and source components sections since it does those as well. But whatever we call it, it is very impressive.