Hello,
can anyone of you describe the sonic character of this TOTL amp ? Neutral with a hint of warmth / brightness, musical, smooth, forward / recessed mids (I'm just starting my audiophile journey
I'm interested in this thing (Niimbus US5 / US5 Pro) and would like to use it mainly with planar headphones from different brands....
From my first impressions, coming off a v280 and auralic taurus at the time…..
There is great texture right across the board (spectrum wise). This adds a bit of weight to the sound.
Black background.
Increases the spotlight(s) to various parts of the stage so brings out more details because of that illumination.
Good, or bad, it also takes control of/impacts the headphones in terms of what they give, eg that texture/slightly fuller sound.
You could say it’s a slightly coloured amp because of that but I generally see it as adding that character as it influences/tilts the sound output, rather than totally colouring it.
This character doesn’t dominate the headphone but it does influence/impact it.
Not a neutral amp but not necessarily (over) warm.
TEXTURED, rather than dark.
Since buying the us4 for my susvaras (and utopias) i have not had a yearning for another ss amp.
As an additional point, i have heard some say the abyss 1266 tc has mids that are sucked out (ie v shape). I did not experience this when demoing them with this amp
Hope that helps
Imho
Ymmv
My 2 cents
Ps: coincidentally enough i was viewing John Darko’s review of the mola mola tambaqui dac yesterday and sound characteristics that he describes of the mola mola are very similar to how i hear the niimbus. I’m not saying they are the same quality or level as i have not heard the mola mola.