gwaaron
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Anyone listen to the new Cassabria HPA?
I have not, BUT I have the Signature 16 with the headphone output and it has the same exact single ended headphone output as the Cassabria and.......well, I'm posting a very extensive review of the Sig 16 later tonight, or tomorrow so keep a look out for it (putting the finishing touches on it now)
I'm glad to see this amp finally getting some press. I'm considering getting one later this year and the lack of reviews was disturbing.
Hi MohawUS,
It's our fault - we haven't sent any out for review yet, but Tone Audio is getting one in about 2 weeks.
And Skylab will be getting a Cassabria for review (Innerfidelity.com) around the same time, so the reviews are coming.
HPDJ - that was a well-written and detailed review. Thank you!
Happy listening,
Vinnie
Hi MohawUS,
It's our fault - we haven't sent any out for review yet, but Tone Audio is getting one in about 2 weeks.
And Skylab will be getting a Cassabria for review (Innerfidelity.com) around the same time, so the reviews are coming.
HPDJ - that was a well-written and detailed review. Thank you!
Happy listening,
Vinnie
Wow! Thanks Vinnie,
I'm just patient enough to be hooked by that.
Subscribed to your mailing list.
Tick, tock, tick, tock ...
Mike
A year and a day later... I still can't find any thorough reviews of the Cassabria, anywhere online, including at Innerfidelity, 6Moons, TNT-Audio, Positive Feedback, The Absolute Sound, Headphonia, Tone Audio, WhatHiFI, you name it. Google your brains out, there are no reviews to be found.
Why?
Nearly two years on the market, this is an amp for which there are no opinions other than little snippets here and there: "I like it a lot." Or "It's smooth and transparent."
Even the Cassabria page page has a Review section that opens with this disclaimer:
"Note: Corvina reviews follow. Cassabria is an upgraded version of our Corvina. "
As if to say, "The Cassabria offers no advantages over the discontinued Corvina," which sold for almost half the price.
I'm simultaneously dumbfounded and humored, but mostly frustrated. The closest dealer to my location near Dallas is in Colorado, but the inability to audition before purchasing is not unusual in this niche market. Making a purchase in the absence of multiple, well-articulated opinions is all we can hope for, but here, we have nothing, and I'm not into bungee-jumping leaps of faith.
Keenly interested - in a vacuum of opinion - thus, looking elsewhere to spend my money (after two hours of research...)
Mike