[cgarciah92]

Just got my pair of DS'es in the mail today, praise be to Ryan! Did anyone else notice the smell they came with, or is that just me? I don't know how to describe it, it's sort of like the smell of a new car, I love it. I can't tell if it's the metal or the Cerakote on the grills or what but it's great.

Oh yeah, and I guess I should say they sound great too lol. Only just got them so still taking them for a spin, but initial impressions are already amazing.

And for those curious, I'm running them from a WANDLA balanced out to a Topping A90D, which isn't ideal for the amp, but they still sound great, although I can see how the lack of power makes them lose a little bit of oomph compared to when I demo'ed them previously. (I also had to bump the volume up on my A90D from 45 to 75 coming from my LCD-X's). I'm currently waiting on a Wells Audio Milo to upgrade my amp and I can't wait to see how it runs these bad boys in comparison to the Topping.

 

[Slackaveli]

Blessed Be, Saint Ryan of Modhouse-upon-Susquehanna!

 

[goldwerger]

I'm currently waiting on a Wells Audio Milo to upgrade my amp and I can't wait to see how it runs

great choice, enjoy!

 

[psy472]

anyone ordering from MimicAudio got their Tungsten?

 

[up late]

random question - does anyone know what the 3d printed material for the tungsten is?

edit: just checked the website - it's nylon

 

[goldwerger]

For any jazz lovers, this beautifully melodiic album - a sax / piano jazz duo- is rendered so beautifully on the Tungsten.

What strikes me most is how natural the timbre of these acoustic instruments are rendered. A real delight to end the day (listenign to an old CD, but glad to see it's also streaming):

 

[Hannu]

anyone ordering from MimicAudio got their Tungsten?

I put my order in at the start of october and got the shipping notification at the start of january. Took about 13 weeks from ordering to getting shipped, the expected lead time was 8-10 weeks at the time. But i'm guessing the wait time has probably gotten longer for newer orders.

 

[ThanatosVI]

I put my order in at the start of october and got the shipping notification at the start of january. Took about 13 weeks from ordering to getting shipped, the expected lead time was 8-10 weeks at the time. But i'm guessing the wait time has probably gotten longer for newer orders.

Yes expected wait time for New orders is 16 weeks now.
Wait time for orders in between probably even longer, since new order batches are now smaller in order to catch up with existing orders

 

[M700LTR]

Surprised no one is mentioning the HFM Prelude. It's been getting solid reviews from Wavetheory recently. In that price range, the usual suspects are MJ3, Prelude, Bliss, Oor. Some comments here about the MJ3, Bliss and Tungsten, not much on the Prelude.

 

[Melineous]

Surprised no one is mentioning the HFM Prelude. It's been getting solid reviews from Wavetheory recently. In that price range, the usual suspects are MJ3, Prelude, Bliss, Oor. Some comments here about the MJ3, Bliss and Tungsten, not much on the Prelude.

It has very similar power output to MJ3 at 300ohm so it may not have the voltage target that people are looking for for the Tungsten. Also, I've looked into getting a prelude and no store seems to be keeping stock of the amplifier. I've even seen some remove the listing from their site after selling their stock of it. Don't know much more than that, but it doesn't seem very popular.

 

[invisiblekid]

It has very similar power output to MJ3 at 300ohm so it may not have the voltage target that people are looking for for the Tungsten. Also, I've looked into getting a prelude and no store seems to be keeping stock of the amplifier. I've even seen some remove the listing from their site after selling their stock of it. Don't know much more than that, but it doesn't seem very popular.

I had the little brother Serenade. While of course it’s not the same thing, I thought it was OK, but it didn’t blow my frock up. it had a fault on the SE so I returned it and never had an inkling to replace it.

The Prelude is a better unit for sure, but I just get the feeling no one is getting excited about HFM amps in general.

 

[marsmellow]

Received my SS Tungsten this morning.

Impressions to come.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Received my SS Tungsten this morning.

Impressions to come.

Beautiful color, which one is it?

 

[marsmellow]

Beautiful color, which one is it?

Thanks! It’s Jesse James eastern front green H-400 color.

 

[skhan007]

Received my SS Tungsten this morning.

Impressions to come.

Very interested in your impressions and what style of music you match with these.