Another excellent track for A73 here.
I've been juggling between this Cassandra Wilson album with Sony XBA-H3 the last few days, a great thick sounding recording with excellent vocals. Both A73 and H3 share some resemblance in their bass presentation, H3 having a dose more mid-bass presence which can be a little boomy. Despite this, it presents great atmosphere, you can really 'feel' the track, even some drawn emotion or connection between you and the music. After testing this track several times with H3 I hear A73's bass actually bering tighter, more refined with less decay, the mid-range a little more detailed but with less refinement overall. Its a strange one, A73 does sound cleaner of the two hybrids though H3 still manages to completely draw you into the track.
I can't call a winner because they both do something very right. A73 sounding that little cleaner with less bass bloom, yet H3 freakishly still places you very close with the music. like its warmer mids complement the track more. I think anyone who listened for a few minutes between both these hybrids would probably pick A73 just because it sounds cleaner, clearer, though H3 is the real deal once you understand its presentation.