K.I. Unlimited
100+ Head-Fier
Hello all, I've heard this amp at a shop and even though I've had only a little time with it, the sound produced was mind-blowing.
Now I'm just saving up for it and a nice ALO LOD to compliment it(but that's another story), could the more experienced head-fiers around tell me more about the Contour/Flat? I've heard that there are some people who couldn't get off Contour the moment they flicked that "no going back" switch, but also have heard that in certain cases the Flat is better, e.g. with high-impedance headphones. (Sorry if I got that one wrong).
As for me, the only major finding from my "crash course" with the Voyager was that apart from holding true to the phrase "rubbish in, rubbish out" (I heard through two ALAC files, nearly made a face when I heard another 128kbps .mp3 one after that), and that the Contour made the music feel "more alive", I found that the Voyager REALLY needs a good Interconnect/LOD with it.
Not only good, but COMPLIMENTARY with your current rig. The shop helper who handed the Voyager for me to hear through, attached a DIY Cryo Copper Interconnect to it. The result? Even for some hard rock/metal music, the bass (most notably the drums) drowned out everything else important, the vocals, the treble...LOL
i.e. Overwhelming and intruding bass. Though I must note, it was tight and punchy, not muddy at all. Especially when comparing to the entry-level amp I now own, the .22 Ordnance amp.
When I put my own DIY Hybrid Interconnect in, the music blended in better - my rig had suffered from anemic bass before, and now with the Voyager, I finally had "bass that is alive", right amount, right amount of punch, great soundstage. And of course, expecting from a major amp upgrade, 100% improvement.
So IMO what I want to re-iterate is, the Voyager really brings the juice out of your Interconnect/LOD. I would say it's a great amp if you want to compare ICs/LODs, because the differences in SQ and everything else are no longer subtle, they become SIGNIFICANT.
I fished out the previous Voyager thread (which was in the wrong section, the Full-Sized Amp, btw) which was very informative, but unfortunately got serious derailment from a fellow head-fier. Now I need some fresh opinions and reviews.
Open to the floor now
(With reference to the derailment of the previous Voyager thread @ http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/voy...m-slee-264381/, please keep discussions mainly to SQ and other sound traits, rather than the mere appearance of the amp, thank you very much.)
Now I'm just saving up for it and a nice ALO LOD to compliment it(but that's another story), could the more experienced head-fiers around tell me more about the Contour/Flat? I've heard that there are some people who couldn't get off Contour the moment they flicked that "no going back" switch, but also have heard that in certain cases the Flat is better, e.g. with high-impedance headphones. (Sorry if I got that one wrong).
As for me, the only major finding from my "crash course" with the Voyager was that apart from holding true to the phrase "rubbish in, rubbish out" (I heard through two ALAC files, nearly made a face when I heard another 128kbps .mp3 one after that), and that the Contour made the music feel "more alive", I found that the Voyager REALLY needs a good Interconnect/LOD with it.
Not only good, but COMPLIMENTARY with your current rig. The shop helper who handed the Voyager for me to hear through, attached a DIY Cryo Copper Interconnect to it. The result? Even for some hard rock/metal music, the bass (most notably the drums) drowned out everything else important, the vocals, the treble...LOL
i.e. Overwhelming and intruding bass. Though I must note, it was tight and punchy, not muddy at all. Especially when comparing to the entry-level amp I now own, the .22 Ordnance amp.
When I put my own DIY Hybrid Interconnect in, the music blended in better - my rig had suffered from anemic bass before, and now with the Voyager, I finally had "bass that is alive", right amount, right amount of punch, great soundstage. And of course, expecting from a major amp upgrade, 100% improvement.
So IMO what I want to re-iterate is, the Voyager really brings the juice out of your Interconnect/LOD. I would say it's a great amp if you want to compare ICs/LODs, because the differences in SQ and everything else are no longer subtle, they become SIGNIFICANT.
I fished out the previous Voyager thread (which was in the wrong section, the Full-Sized Amp, btw) which was very informative, but unfortunately got serious derailment from a fellow head-fier. Now I need some fresh opinions and reviews.
Open to the floor now
(With reference to the derailment of the previous Voyager thread @ http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/voy...m-slee-264381/, please keep discussions mainly to SQ and other sound traits, rather than the mere appearance of the amp, thank you very much.)