[musicmaniac22]

I strongly suggest you contact Simaudio's service dept. regarding this issue.  This sounds like a driver issue.

 

[upside]

  I strongly suggest you contact Simaudio's service dept. regarding this issue.  This sounds like a driver issue.

Simaudio is aware of this issue and are working on it. I have spoken with them and was assured I will be contacted as soon as they have a solution. I will post when I know more.  

 

[Vangelis]

You know the old saying, "don't shoot the messenger" but in my case it was my Dac. I had the Vega with the Taurus II and of course there was course some synergy. The units were designed to compliment each other. Of the two, the Taurus II is clearly the most neutral. I always used the Vega in the highest clock setting, but still I found it to be slightly warm and not the most transparent DAC even cabled with a Audioquest Diamond USB and Wireworld Platinums, both of regarded as very reveiling but dead on neutral. I upgraded my DAC and the presentation became more transparent and dynamic with the Taurus II and even more engaging with my 430HA. As we know, in audio everything matters. Speaking for myself, addressing the front end and the cables provided a new synergy that really revealed the 430HA's wonderful sonic signature.

 

[Yoga]

Moon 600i arrived yesterday. Speaker to Abyss Toxic Widow cables ordered, when the Lumin A1 gets here I'll do some A/B comparisons and report back.

FYI, the Moon 600i:
 
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/simaudio-moon-600i-tas-210-1/

 

[longbowbbs]

  Moon 600i arrived yesterday. Speaker to Abyss Toxic Widow cables ordered, when the Lumin A1 gets here I'll do some A/B comparisons and report back.

FYI, the Moon 600i:
 
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/simaudio-moon-600i-tas-210-1/

Very nice Yoga! That is a sweet integrated. We need pics and a report when you can!
 

 

[Yoga]

  Very nice Yoga! That is a sweet integrated. We need pics and a report when you can!
 

Very excited to hear it! I'll be getting a new equipment rack soon and once installed and setup I'll be sure to post some photos :¬)

 

[metalboss]

  Moon 600i arrived yesterday. Speaker to Abyss Toxic Widow cables ordered, when the Lumin A1 gets here I'll do some A/B comparisons and report back.

FYI, the Moon 600i:
 
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/simaudio-moon-600i-tas-210-1/

You will have some amazing times ahead bro ... very happy owner here 

 

[Yoga]

  You will have some amazing times ahead bro ... very happy owner here 

 
I didn't notice you owned the 600i! I've just nabbed some Tellurium Q Black speaker cable to connect to LS50s - should be an incredible upgrade over the Burson Timekeeper and generic speaker cable :¬)
 
Have you ever driven your Abyss via the 600i?

 

[Happy Camper]

I'm awaiting your impressions on the 600i. I think it's been my defining experience with headphones thus far.

 

[Yoga]

I'm awaiting your impressions on the 600i. I think it's been my defining experience with headphones thus far.

 
Will do - waiting for the headphone cables/adapter.

 

[Yoga]

Well, I can honestly say that the Moon 600i is astonishingly good. I'm still waiting for the Lumin so in the interim I've been using a £70 NuForce u-DAC3, and even with that tiny little thing the sound is phenomenal. The Abyss scale incredibly well. I can't wait to hear this paired with the Lumin / Analog / TotalDAC.
 
Full report after proper comparisons.

 

[longbowbbs]

  Well, I can honestly say that the Moon 600i is astonishingly good. I'm still waiting for the Lumin so in the interim I've been using a £70 NuForce u-DAC3, and even with that tiny little thing the sound is phenomenal. The Abyss scale incredibly well. I can't wait to hear this paired with the Lumin / Analog / TotalDAC.
 
Full report after proper comparisons.

I had some time with the 700i at RMAF and it is a beast! I doubt there is enough more to scale with the Evolution separates to make much difference.

 

[jelt2359]

Curious about what was said at Big Sound, mainly that they sounded very similar to an OTL amp, the Apex Teton. I would guess this is a good thing, but it doesn't really seem to be so from the last few pages of this thread...

 

[longbowbbs]

  Curious about what was said at Big Sound, mainly that they sounded very similar to an OTL amp, the Apex Teton. I would guess this is a good thing, but it doesn't really seem to be so from the last few pages of this thread...

I don't feel it sounds like an OTL. I have the Cary SLI-80 Ultimate here and it has its own character that I do not equate to the Neo 430.  But I did not agree with everything from that event. Great idea for an event but as is usually the case we all hear things in our own way.

 

[Yoga]

  Curious about what was said at Big Sound, mainly that they sounded very similar to an OTL amp, the Apex Teton. I would guess this is a good thing, but it doesn't really seem to be so from the last few pages of this thread...

 
The Moon 430 is an amazing amp. The 600i is just better (and over 2-3x the cost).
 

  I don't feel it sounds like an OTL. I have the Cary SLI-80 Ultimate here and it has its own character that I do not equate to the Neo 430.  But I did not agree with everything from that event. Great idea for an event but as is usually the case we all hear things in our own way.

 
Agreed - the headphone scores/rankings especially! :¬)