grizzlybeast
My name is grizzlybeast and I'm an audioholic.
Looking forward to your impressions @earthpeople
I dont know how to finish a review with the X unit's issue unresolved so I will share the gist of it.
Strengths:
On the fence:
Weaknesses:
I dont know how to finish a review with the X unit's issue unresolved so I will share the gist of it.
Strengths:
- Clean and grain free sound
- VERY refined
- Decently holographic
- Extremely well balanced
- Crossfeed presets works well (E)
- Beautiful midrange from the lower all the way to the upper
- Treble presence without fatigue and extra hash. There are more natural out there but you need to pay a lot more to have more refinement in the treble
- Good resolution
- Has that finesse that some look for outside of solid states
- Excellent clarity
- Bass balance is good and satisfying in level without too weak. Decent mid bass body and sub bass rumble
On the fence:
- Punchiness. This area will split crowds. Its neither engaging nor laid back and somewhere in the middle but with decent tonal density.
- The treble doesn't possess the energy some may like to draw attention to itself (imo a good thing).
Weaknesses:
- Transients aren't as energetic or abrupt as I would like. I would like the sounds to have a little more snap to them and the attacks to be more engaging.
- Sweeps and sub bass tests it played solid bass line rumbles with only average (for its price) control over the driver. It is not where it excels at but its not an absolute failure. I would personally prefer a more solid and gripping low end that is harder and tighter.