shaunybaby
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has anyone compared a decware taboo and a schiit lyr?
anyone who owned a concerto can do a comparison?
has anyone compared a decware taboo and a schiit lyr?
@shaunybaby - still burning in my Taboo. Will post brief comparative impressions in a week or so. My impression without direct A/B is Taboo has the same slam and depth in the bass as Lyr, but presents it much more smoothly and naturally. By this, I mean much more in balance with the mids and treble. As well, Taboo has amazing sub-bass control.
still burning in my Taboo
How are you burning it on? More or less 5 on 5 off with music running or another way?
Having just spoken with them, for me I've been really restrained -- patience is not one of my stronger points, I'm still about 3 weeks out. That will make it about 12 weeks start to arrival. Which they indicated is their current and climbing time frame.
I think its well worth the wait and you will be very happy.
That's the honest truth. I saw one, as CSP2 I believe, on the Decware for sale forum, had a stack of people interested, and he withdrew it 48 hours later. Apparently he passed over around 400 hours and it suddenly bloomed. His set up was really high end, and his quibbles small compared to something more expensive.
Based on where I am in the overall amp queue, my estimate would be they build about 7, maybe 8 amps a week. Not of each type -- all told. I'm sure once I've had it for several months and it's settled in I'll consider the wait more than worth it.
I think its more than that. In any event they are very nice products and I have been happy with both the company and always talk to Steve when I get a chance or I get him is better word LOL
I haven't yet compared with the Lyr. But it is more and more clear it is an outstanding amp: neutral yet magical in the mids, very revealing of harmonic textures and layers, amazing low-end 'grunt' with the LCD2 when needed, initial "slowness" with attack has completely corrected. It has been changing from being "merely impressive; glad I bought it" (most of the time) to many "OMG!" moments - not in a hi-fi-ish way but in some sort of subtle extra 'insight' and engagingness it seems to have.
I think its more than that.
It has been changing from being "merely impressive; glad I bought it" (most of the time) to many "OMG!" moments - not in a hi-fi-ish way but in some sort of subtle extra 'insight' and engagingness it seems to have.