[Magic77]

I'd say it's a switching ps. Look at this post from JWahl.



As for the opamp rolling, I got mine with an extra pair of Classics, and I intend to try them too. But I am pretty sure I'll try a couple of times and then just use the one pair that I like the most.
But I'll definitely try the Classics. I don't have any experience with them, but my guess is they'll make the new Soloist sound a bit more like the SL MKII.

Thanks for your response. Just curious if you will be trying any IC opamps besides the discrete ones.

 

[Sam Spade]

One of the YouTube reviews discusses this if you're interested. This one at the 4 minute mark:

cool I've seen that one and the passion for sound one too so I have some idea. What you members think is still interesting.

My guess is with LCD3, LCDxc and my new LCD4s turning up sooner I'll prefer the vivid but you never know. The classic might be better for crap recordings and all those 1980s/90s albums that sound too bright now. Like prince's diamonds and pearls.

My shure 530SE and Sennheiser IEMs might be better with the classics too but I never use them with the burson.

 

[iFi audio]

My initial impressions, with default settings, compared to the iFi iDSD Micro Black Label is that everything sounds better. If I had to quantify it, maybe 25-35% better in overall listening experience right off the bat -- it's significant but the returns do diminish somewhat at nearly 4x the price. It brought sound from amazing to holy crap.

Although micro iDSD BL was designed to do a lot for its cost, size and transportable usage, it's good to know that upon spending more you got better sound overall. That's how it should work in this hobby

As for diminishing returns, yeah, it is what it is, but that 25-35% quality spike is solid enough to justify the upgrade cost, right ?

And I really like how these new Burson products look like!

 

[Stourmead]

I received mine this morning.
It's definitely a huge improvement over the Soloist SL MKII which I've always had in such high regard.
I'm not going to do a detailed, full review. I just want to mention the depth and sense of space.
In Passion for Sound's review, Lachlan compared it to the A90, saying it gave a slightly more sense of space. That was Lachlan being nice. The difference is huge.
The A90 has a terrific timbre and width, but everything is pushed to the front, whereas the Soloist lets you feel the performance space, the placement and depth with a much better sense of realism.
Of course, the Soloist 3 costs twice as much. But for the same price as the A90, I'd prefer the Soloist SL MKII over the A90, every time.

D E E P depth . The presentation feels like I’m sat ‘mid crowd’ and definitely in a performance space rather than a more forward presentation

totally non-audiophile , but I feel like one of the best tracks that shows this talent is ‘Incredible’ by General Levy. I always thought this was just a bass monster jungle tune but no - my take away is that this amp just literally brings a different space perspective to music and is a proper level up . I’m lucky to have it matched to a Hugo2 dac which just serves the line in perfectly - it’s a really good pairing And now I’m waiting for Forza Audio to come up with this rumoured new magic cable before I order a new balanced for my DCA aeon 2

 

[flitcroft]

Although micro iDSD BL was designed to do a lot for its cost, size and transportable usage, it's good to know that upon spending more you got better sound overall. That's how it should work in this hobby

As for diminishing returns, yeah, it is what it is, but that 25-35% quality spike is solid enough to justify the upgrade cost, right ?

And I really like how these new Burson products look like!

I love iFi gear. If you had an amp+DAC (single or combo) at the $2k price point I almost certainly would have bought it. $4,500 for the pro stack was just too much of a leap from the $600 iDSD Micro Black Label for me.

And I'm glad you picked up on my central point -- both sets of gear are great overall, and particularly at their respective price points. I'm sure I'll miss XBass+ at some point. That's another product I'd purchase from iFi, a tone control/EQ/DSP that included XBass+ and 3D+. I just want my music to sound good, I don't particularly care if my signal is flat or reference quality or suited to a professional audio engineer. Throwing in some V shaped or U shaped frequency curves would be fun every once in a while.

 

[Baten]

it’s a really good pairing And now I’m waiting for Forza Audio to come up with this rumoured new magic cable before I order a new balanced for my DCA aeon 2

Source ?

 

[iFi audio]

I love iFi gear. If you had an amp+DAC (single or combo) at the $2k price point I almost certainly would have bought it. $4,500 for the pro stack was just too much of a leap from the $600 iDSD Micro Black Label for me.

Although it's a DAC in the first place, Pro iDSD would fit to an extent.

And I'm glad you picked up on my central point -- both sets of gear are great overall, and particularly at their respective price points.

Thanks!

Source ?

He did say something in his thread IIRC.

 

[Stourmead]

Source ?

I've got the Chord 2go streamer straight into chord Hugo2 dac for a more tidy solution than the PiCoreplayer setup I had before (it still needed a dac)

 

[Baten]

I've got the Chord 2go streamer straight into chord Hugo2 dac for a more tidy solution than the PiCoreplayer setup I had before (it still needed a dac)

Haha I meant, what's the source on the new Forza Audio product?

 

[Stourmead]

Haha I meant, what's the source on the new Forza Audio product?

The great Matt himself let something slip on the Forza cable thread that he's working on something for early 2021
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/forza-audioworks-impressions-thread.661441/post-15949270

 

[iFi audio]

The great Matt himself let something slip on the Forza cable thread that he's working on something for early 2021
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/forza-audioworks-impressions-thread.661441/post-15949270

Yes, that's what I meant too

 

[Sam Spade]

I ordered a pair v6 classic opamps as well just to see what they were like. They had 20% off a week or so ago. They arrived before my amp.

Hi Coztomba, I'll be interested in your results. I'm contemplating a pair of V6 classics for my conductor3x reference

 

[Coztomba]

Hi Coztomba, I'll be interested in your results. I'm contemplating a pair of V6 classics for my conductor3x reference

Still no shipping on my Amp. I was hoping it would be this week but it should be no later than next week. I'll probably give it a week or two with the vivid's before I switch to the classics.

Do these ship from Australia does anyone know or somewhere else?

 

[barbz127]

Still no shipping on my Amp. I was hoping it would be this week but it should be no later than next week. I'll probably give it a week or two with the vivid's before I switch to the classics.

Do these ship from Australia does anyone know or somewhere else?

Hong Kong I believe. Mine was shipped via DHL

 

[iFi audio]

I'm contemplating a pair of V6 classics for my conductor3x reference

You got yours with stock op-amps?