Well it is certainly a different sound than the Erlkonig. Much warmer overall in my opinion. I liked it, just not as much as the ERLK. It does have a softer upper midrange (female vocals) that can be a compliment at times.
i'm not sure i hear the thum as much warmer overall, especially vs erlky on 1. if you usually listen on other settings, especially 3 or 4, then i could understand more.
I use setting 2 on the Erlk. It is the closest to matching my 2 Channel system. The Thummim will provide more bass, but warmer and less accurate. I am not saying bad. Do me a favor. Listen to the Thummim alone for a day and at the end of the day listen again to a favorite tune (a good detailed jazz tune for example) and then immediately listen to the same tune with the Erlk. I am curious what your thoughts would be. Enjoy.
So do you like the Burson the best? And of which dac/Amps have you compared it? I ask as I am “lightly” looking myself at the moment. Tks.A shoutout to @Barra for the pair up recommendation - I’ve owned the Burson conductor 3 reference for a while now, but never really tried it with the Thummim as I’ve only been using it with my open backs
the soundstage expansion is crazy, surpassing anything I’ve heard out of an IEM (to be fair,it already was out of the LPGT, but the C3R still trumps it pretty hard). The bass has excellent weight and speed - it hits very hard, but manages to maintain perfect separation from the rest of the spectrum. The conductor also delivers a really good sense of clarity, taking away some of the thickness and texture and providing a better balance overall - all in all, an extremely similar experience to what I had with the Chord TT2, at less than half the price. It pushes the W shaped signature further, providing more of well, everything but at the same time boosting the separation and technical prowess to ensure the signature isn’t muddied up in the process
I’m not sure if it’s the extra power that’s really making the Thummim sound so good, or if it’s the desktop-grade DAC, but I’ll certainly be spending a lot more time in this config over the next few days and will be including it in my full Burson review
My apologies. I cannot type for beans.
Stock for me
It depends a lot on what you plan on driving with it - the Burson to me sounds like a slightly warmer Hugo TT2 (which is huge praise to the Burson considering how much more powerful it is). Are you looking for a DAC/amp for the Erl?
No. I am set for my IEM’s between my Hugo 2 and Cayin N8,etc. I was thinking for headphones (if I go there. I currently have the Emoyrean, but that is easy to drive). If I ever went Hifiman Susvara or Abyss my Hugo 2 should drive them, but I was wondering if I could improve both the amplification and the Dac. I would love the DCS Bartok, but that is some serious cash. If something was out there as good for way less cash, that would be awesome. Anyway, your thoughts would be welcome.Stock for me
It depends a lot on what you plan on driving with it - the Burson to me sounds like a slightly warmer Hugo TT2 (which is huge praise to the Burson considering how much more powerful it is). Are you looking for a DAC/amp for the Erl?
The Hugo 2 doesn’t drive any Abyss and it absolutely does not drive the Susvara at 750mW. Chord’s stuff is notoriously underpowered, the Hugo 2 just doesn’t work for medium-to-hard to drive HPs
