[cladane]

Hello there,
Peter Paya of Casques&Headphones informed that Viva is setting up a Numerico without CD reader.
I should prefer it.

 

[eric65]

CanJam London 2015 : Stand Viva
(some pics)


Viva stand with the CD drive + dac Viva Numerico and the amps Viva Egoista 2A3 (left) and Viva Egoista 845 (right)


Viva stand with several Headphone: JPS Abyss, Audeze LCD-3 ...


Three headphones in competition (Stand Viva) with the really very good (and surprising) outsider Kennerton Odin, often preferred to competitors !


Giampietro Schembri of the Viva Stand Audio, all smiles.

See also the link : http://www.head-fi.org/t/732814/new...es-amps-from-fischer-at-ifa/120#post_11836638

 

[remilio]

If someone is interested in Viva Numerico DAC/CDP, I may have one for sale soon for a very good price, PM me for more details.

 

[remilio]

BTW, does anybody have Numerico Windows driver? I contacted VIva, but they didn't reply me.

 

[remilio]

Guys interested in buying Numerico Dac are welcome! http://www.head-fi.org/t/781840/viva-audio-numerico-220v

 

[pedalhead]

Is there any info out there on the DAC implementation in the Numerico? 

 

[remilio]

  Is there any info out there on the DAC implementation in the Numerico? 

AFAIK, it has PCM1792 as a DAC chip and XMOS based USB input.

 

[pedalhead]

 

  Is there any info out there on the DAC implementation in the Numerico? 

AFAIK, it has PCM1792 as a DAC chip and XMOS based USB input.

 
Thanks

 

[cladane]

Hi,
 
Actually I preferred to the Numerico an all R2R TotalDAC Integral connected to the Egoista which includes a Cubox server (LMS and Roon compatible allowing Qobuz and Tidal streaming).

 

[eric65]

Meanwhile, for 2017, the new amp Italian Viva for headphone, more affordable in price than those presented here, here are some photos of the top of the line amp Viva Egoista 845 (and also 2A3) with a very great headphones: the Kennerton Odin, especially in his outstanding presentation in Karelian birch wood!


http://hifiknights.com/reviews/miscleanous/high-end-2016/
quote: " This setup had a crazy potential, yet unexplored by yours truly "


http://hifiknights.com/reviews/miscleanous/high-end-2016/


Kennerton headphones and Viva amp (Egoista 845) + Viva Numerico dac/drive, presented in Munich (High End 2016)


Kennerton Odin in Karelian birch wood (one of the two copies in the world) in his beautiful wooden stand box (Belonging to the CEO of the brand)
and the beautiful and very impressive amplifier Viva Egoista 845, the ultimate dream of every owner very good dynamic headphones.



Kennerton Odin in Karelian birch wood ; only two pairs in the world (this one it is now mine)


Viva Egoista 2A3 in orange Lamborghini colour (mine); a very great and nice association with my two K. Odin, but also with the HE-1000 that I tried ...

See, also:
http://www.homecinema-fr.com/forum/post178900880.html#p178900880
http://www.head-fi.org/t/732814/new...es-amps-from-fischer-at-ifa/585#post_12579120

 

[eric65]

Hi all,
 
Viva Egoista 2A3 amp coming back.
 
Great association with my Odin !
 

http://www.homecinema-fr.com/forum/post178921151.html#p178921151
 
and 
 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/732814/new-kennerton-odin-planar-magnetic-magister-vali-headphones-cables-amps-from-fischer-at-ifa/645#post_12627651
 
Viva Egoista 2A3 + Odin
 
fabulous microdynamics
impressive speed and very high definition
nuances and expressiveness atop
very great transparency
impressive sound relief
marvelous presence and restitution of the ambiances
everything is great, atop
the voices are with a beauty, an expressivity and a natural, to fall ...
the voices are to die!
Deadly!
 
In fact, I am dead ; I wrote you to paradise! 

 

 

[mtoc]

  It's a SE amp  (I believe).  It's that's the case, the XLR output is there just for convenience.  That has to be confirmed..

 
So at last viva 845 is SE or not?

 

[mtoc]

 
class A bias, 320 Watts amp.

 
320w class A amp... you serious? It could be more than a ton

 

[eric65]

Viva 2A3 + Odin : a must in the mid-range?
 
http://www.homecinema-fr.com/forum/post179025304.html#p179025304

 

[cladane]

Hello,
 
A new Egoista 845 is ready called I think mk2...
Description of the updates from Amedeo:
 

....About the Egoista 845, the machine is the same in many ways, but with some improvements. First of all, after some number of units produced, we refined the construction, and overall it is better done. Also, we worked on various voltages and current, and distribution of it, and we could reduce further the noise, and improve the sound as well. It is hard for me to describe, just, the machine is more "straight", with better dynamics in low region, and better timbre rendering. Not night and day, but substantial improvement. We could also get rid of the noise compensation pots, finally (they never meant to be stable, but we could remove them only now...).
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