nwavesailor
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'll post when th BB arrives mid January!Tell us about Bigger Ben synergy with Meze's...haven't been able to find a single impression of these amps with Meze.
I'll post when th BB arrives mid January!Tell us about Bigger Ben synergy with Meze's...haven't been able to find a single impression of these amps with Meze.
If I were to go back to Solid State my choice would go 100% to the Milo!One amp not mentioned is Wells Audio Milo. I’m waiting for Jeff to finish building my Wells HeadTrip 2. Once I receive that amp Jeff is giving me full refund on Milo. The Milo is $2000 but powers everything with 10 watts at 50 ohms. The Empyrean is getting 12 watts and it’s amazing. The sound signature is slight warmth. Amp is desk friendly. The one in pic is reference which is better components but raises price to $5000
I'll post when th BB arrives mid January!
I'm very curious to know. I'm considering Kenzie Ovation, but with so many choices and no return policy, It's just hard to pull the trigger and then go around and sell it for $1500 less a month later.
Yes, buying anything audio blind is a bit of a leap of faith, particularly when the builder is a small company with not that many reviews. I really enjoy my Pendant after going through 3 tube hybids, Vali 2 to a Garage 1217 to a Liquid Platinum so much so that I wanted more of what I liked in the Pendant and ordered the BB. I doubt you would buy the KO and then only sell it for $1500 but who knows? I guess I'll have a better idea of value when I list my Pendant!
What about the Elears is appealing to you, to keep them despite having the Empyrean.For $1500 less than what I paid for (pure loss, audition money)...anyway...it's frustrating for both parties, companies don't want to end up with "b" stock, and customers don't want to come home and fire up their new equipment and think "is this what i just paid $4000 for" and have a sweat appear on their forehead...Synergy you'll hear right away, Apex Teton and HD800 were like that. Both of them are gone now though, and I have Focal Elears and Meze Empyreans and looking for THE amp for them...
What about the Elears is appealing to you, to keep them despite having the Empyrean.
I'd imagine they'd crush the Elears
This sounds like the Arche EQs the Utopia? Couldnt really find an explanation how these "presets" work on the website, though I'll admit I didnt look very hard.For me Utopia on Arche is also a very powerful bass performer, better than the Empyrean. On Kann Alpha they are comparable and sometimes Empyrean outperforms. On Arche the empy sounds ok, but when you put on the Utopia you realize that Arche is really a very good choice for it.Thought this should be good to know for Utopia owners, no switch is necessary for bass if you own the Arche, surprised this has not been noticed in the reviews. But i think Arche is not a very well known product and probably does not sell a lot. A shame really because the sound is exceptional.
Properly amped, Susvara is neither flat nor analytical. Neutral to slightly warmish, extremely detailed and quite musical.For those who have compared the two. Would it be fair to say empyrean is more fun, musical sounding (yet detailed) and susvara is technically superior but more neutral, flat, analytical sounding?
You are right, it IS indeed synergy!For $1500 less than what I paid for (pure loss, audition money)...anyway...it's frustrating for both parties, companies don't want to end up with "b" stock, and customers don't want to come home and fire up their new equipment and think "is this what i just paid $4000 for" and have a sweat appear on their forehead...Synergy you'll hear right away, Apex Teton and HD800 were like that. Both of them are gone now though, and I have Focal Elears and Meze Empyreans and looking for THE amp for them...
I owned the empyrean for a short time and own the susvara...had them both at the same time...bottom line there is no comparison the susvara plays in a different league...now that said it doesnt mean that some might not like the presentation of the empyrean better because everything is subjective...IMHO there really is no contest..the susvara, abyss TC and SR1A are in a league of their ownFor those who have compared the two. Would it be fair to say empyrean is more fun, musical sounding (yet detailed) and susvara is technically superior but more neutral, flat, analytical sounding?
One amp not mentioned is Wells Audio Milo. I’m waiting for Jeff to finish building my Wells HeadTrip 2. Once I receive that amp Jeff is giving me full refund on Milo. The Milo is $2000 but powers everything with 10 watts at 50 ohms. The Empyrean is getting 12 watts and it’s amazing. The sound signature is slight warmth. Amp is desk friendly. The one in pic is reference which is better components but raises price to $5000