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post #376 of 638
3/14/13 at 9:14pm
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Originally Posted by burnspbesq View Post

Anyone going to Salon Son et Image in Montreal and can report on the new Resonessence toys that are supposed to be introduced there?


Emphatically this!! New toys from Resonessence... Waaaaaaaaaaaaant
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post #377 of 638
3/14/13 at 9:24pm
I can't even imagine what they could do at the $1,500 price point based on the Concero findings. It sure be exciting to see.
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Emphatically this!! New toys from Resonessence... Waaaaaaaaaaaaant
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post #378 of 638
3/15/13 at 2:15am

My thoughts exactly!! Here's (irrationally) hoping for a Hilo-like feature set (ADC, DAC, headphone amp, etc) with Invicta SQ for under $1500!! (That sounds like a reasonable request, right? tongue.gif)

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post #379 of 638
3/15/13 at 10:41am
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My thoughts exactly!! Here's (irrationally) hoping for a Hilo-like feature set (ADC, DAC, headphone amp, etc) with Invicta SQ for under $1500!! (That sounds like a reasonable request, right? tongue.gif)


I'm trying to manage my expectations.  I'm hoping for the Invicta headphone amp section in a Concero-size box.

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post #380 of 638
3/15/13 at 7:23pm

New DAC unit from Resonessence Labs will use two ESS 9018 (one for each channel), price is around Canadian $4999. The design will be toward more hi-end with better sound than Invicta.

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post #381 of 638
3/15/13 at 8:22pm
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New DAC unit from Resonessence Labs will use two ESS 9018 (one for each channel), price is around Canadian $4999. The design will be toward more hi-end with better sound than Invicta.

 

Sssssswing anna miss... Damn tongue.gif

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post #382 of 638
3/15/13 at 8:57pm
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Originally Posted by ok102006 View Post

New DAC unit from Resonessence Labs will use two ESS 9018 (one for each channel), price is around Canadian $4999. The design will be toward more hi-end with better sound than Invicta.

Where did this info come from? Also, they are announcing more than one thing next week so even if true, there is still room for something else.
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post #383 of 638
3/15/13 at 9:10pm
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Originally Posted by CanDude View Post

Concerning output voltage, when switching between Concero and Hilo running balanced +4dBV into BHA-1 I need to turn the volume ~1 hour or so. But of course BHA-1 is SE inside.

Soundwise Concero is not in the same league as Hilo, of course. It's like having dust and a lot of some finger prints on your camera lens...


Finally, a more balanced viewpoint. This is the first non gushing post on the Concero.

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post #384 of 638
3/15/13 at 9:33pm
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Finally, a more balanced viewpoint. This is the first non gushing post on the Concero.
Cause those who gushed were lying, I suppose. rolleyes.gif
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post #385 of 638
3/15/13 at 10:07pm

I don't see how that viewpoint is any different than other posts. I haven't read anything that really said the Concero was better than a pwd2, hilo, etc level dac but more that it was better than expected and at a attractive price for the sq it provides.

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post #386 of 638
3/15/13 at 11:29pm
Werd.
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post #387 of 638
3/15/13 at 11:43pm

GOOD NEWS. Considering I want a Hilo. :)

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post #388 of 638
3/15/13 at 11:46pm
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Cause those who gushed were lying, I suppose. rolleyes.gif

 If that is your opinion, I guess you are entitled to.

 

 

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Originally Posted by Nick Dangerous View Post

Werd.

 

Really! Weird!


Edited by gurus - 3/15/13 at 11:47pm
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post #389 of 638
3/16/13 at 7:46am
No, just werd. As in Cameo giving a werd up for rawrster, cause it's the code werd.
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post #390 of 638
3/16/13 at 9:18am
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Finally, a more balanced viewpoint. This is the first non gushing post on the Concero.

With all due respect, that's just silly.

 

There is a 4x price difference between the Concero and the Hilo, and their feature sets couldn't be less comparable.

 

The Concero is a remarkable engineering accomplishment that, IMO, blows away anything close to its price point that I've heard. I don't think anyone has said anything that can fairly be read as saying that it can run with the big dogs (the closest you can find to a statement like that is me saying I didn't miss my QB-9, and if you consider that "gushing" I'd say that we have vastly different understandings of what "gushing" means).

 

I own both a Hilo and a Concero. I prefer the Hilo to my former Concero/BHA-1 combo with HD 800s. But i'm certainly not going to rule out the possibility that with a different amp and headphones, the Concero could deliver performance so close to the Hilo that there would be no clear winner.

 

Have you spent any time with either unit, or are you just pontificating.

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