I used my surface pro 2 which contains most music I listen to everyday to a/b test Ygg and Pavane. Even though I know ygg has to warm up for 1week, it is clear that ygg is still far from the level that Pavane presents. This is the first time I listen to Pavane, but this is the second dac which I almost do not walk away the moment I listen to it (the first one was prism da2). The sound from pavane presents authenticity. It is ultimate NEUTRAL presenting a full-fledged sound with TRANSIENT RESPONSE, which makes me no long differentiate treble, bass, mid-- it drives me into the music as a whole piece of art. I think it is because they implements the chip featuring most accurate R2R NOS, which makes ultimate clarity and extreme full-fledged detail creating an experience between not particularly noticeable and pleasantly memorable. It makes the sound instantly familiar but adds more detail to it which most time you may unperceived even from live. I will realize this particularly when the instrument signature is ending and the Pavane is still extending the sound signature with fleshy detail, while other dacs at this time basically cannot hear detail anymore. The effect is a 3 dimensional sound image created with fleshy bones and blood, it is extremely euphoric and authentic.
Plus this is also one of few dacs which can drive hd800 to its full potential. No more empty sound stage, no more cold, distant sound signature! It is so euphoric that much more sound detail takes advantage of the huge hd800 sound stage.
