Happy Sunday Head-fi Community:

I have a beautiful limited edition Spirit Torino Radiante 1706 that comes with all the original accessories. The big beautiful Spirit box, USB stick, and 3 cables. An Apos Red XLR, Portento XLR (purchased directly from Andrea Ricci), and the original Portento 3.5mm cable the headphone came with. That cable has channel imbalance at times, which is why I bought the other two cables, which cost me around $500.

I had this up for trade, but am changing to trade or sale.

Trade Options:
1. Meze Liric
2. Denon 9200
3. Fostex TH-900 Pearl White or Sapphire Blue MK2
4. If you have something else of equivalent cost and quality hit me up!

Not looking for a DAC or Amp at this time... Priced competitively for what you get. There are very few if any 1706 limited edition Radiante's for sale online. In fact, this might be the only one. It is a truly magnificent headphone with a very unique tuning.

They have a tuning system beneath the Dekoni Alcantera Hybrid Angled Pads that are in beautiful condition and were created specifically for this headphone. This headphone retails for $2450. Condition is 8.5/9 out of 10. The box and all accessories excluding the original cable are also in perfect condition. They are driven beautifully by my SS amps as well as my SET Tube amp. They are just a fantastic, unique sounding headphone.

"It highlights bass and sub bass especially. This is because the tuning follows the equal loudness contours which describe how the human ear hears frequencies at the same volume when sound pressure is different among frequencies. In general, according to this theory bass appears to need more sound pressure to be perceived by the brain as being at the same volume as the other frequencies. As this boost in bass volume is not taken into account in recordings according to Spirit Torino, they say that it has then to be taken into account in the reproduction phase – so with headphones.

Bass is in fact highly prominent in the Radiante’s signature. It is not overpowering, but it is the predominant sound of the signature and sits above everything else in most recordings. It is sub-bass that’s the most prominent part, with peak volume around 30 Hz and a slight decrease at 20 Hz. This bass domination makes sound as a whole appear rather dark. Bass is large, relentless, rich, detailed and even aggressive at times. It’s a basshead’s wet dream. It hits with strength and gives you the same sensations of a live event. Tracks such as Sleep’s Dragonaut are amazing as they make you feel like you were just in front of the stage at a concert of the band. It’s massive. And in a good way, too: Spirit Torino says they wanted to achieve the impact of a live event and they definitely managed that! What’s most impressive is that despite being so preponderant, bass never becomes excessive. Let me explain that: excessive bass is when it becomes the only (or almost only) thing you can hear, when it leaks over mids and suffocates them. That’s not the case here. Bass stays well-controlled and lets midrange do its thing. It also offers great detail and layering, showing even smaller details – which is quite amazing. There is no bleeding into the other frequencies". For those who like to EQ, the Radiante takes to EQ better than any headphone I have used and I will happily share several plots I have created. I like them as is, and I love them with my EQ plots. They are a unique and beautiful headphone.

Thank you for checking out my ad and have a great Sunday!