Got my chance today to hear Dave for the first time today, with Chord Electronics amplification, small floorstanding Proac speakers and a laptop running JRiver. Only listened to one song, Peter Gabriel, So album, song Mercy Street.
First thing I noticed was the noise floor, or lack of it, I just heard music, very very clean.
The little triangle rhythm that runs through the song was very clear, heard the notes starting and stopping each time.
Bass had a solidity to it that made it sound very real.
But the biggest impact on me was the vocals, the multi tracking came through really clearly and I could actually visualise Peter Gabriel shaping his mouth to get the sound of the words the way he wanted them to sound.
Very impressed, Chord has a winner on their hands.
Rob, great job, I'm sure you're very proud of Dave, I know I would be if I had created something so wonderful.