| Originally Posted by yihyan /img/forum/go_quote.gif From my not burned in P51, Atrio doesn't goes well with it..... |
| Originally Posted by SierraHotel01 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mustang showed up via Fedex a day early. (Fedex is great - didn't even have a tracking number, and when I called, they actually called the driver and told him to deliver it today - not wait until tomorrow as scheduled. Then they called me back and told me when the driver would arrive - within 5 minutes!) OK: I absolutely LOVE my Tomahawk. It was a sound epiphiny when I first plugged into it, and it's only gotten better since. I actually had myself prepared for an incremental only change in SQ. Figured the "big pole in the tent" was my new Westone 3's. New IEM's, especially ones as special as the 3's (sent to planet Earth from another galaxy) would be expected to influence the signal train SQ more than a slight amp upgrade, right? WRONG! I've been raving about the 3's for most of a week now, and couldn't imagine any significant SQ improvement, no matter what amp I plugged them into. Again, WRONG! With apologies & kudos to Ray Samuels (simultaneously) : Now, after a taste of the Mustang, listening through the Tomahawk is: "like kissing your sister". WOW!!! Thank you Ray; THANK YOU! Three-word summary: transparency, detail & punch. Listening to the Tomahawk now, is like going back to PK2's, after listening to the Westone 3's. It's that big a delta! Let's start at the bottom: low frequencies extend significantly lower than the Tomahawk - and they are MUCH tighter, less muddy (although the Tomahawk's bass never, ever sounded muddy to me, UNTIL I tasted the Mustang - now it does). Ray has made the bass passband as crisp and clear as a well rendered high frequency passband - it's like the bass has air, as well razor sharp attack, and everything else! Mids: it's like I was looking through a window - with the Tomahawk, and the window was covered by a thin layer of vaseline (blurry). With the Mustang, it's like someone just Windexed the window! Crystal clear, yet as sweet as you can imagine. Highs: This portion of the frequency spectrum is like: listening to a band play from the alley outside (with the Toomahawk) versus, walking inside and sitting in the front row - getting ALL the "air" and detail you were missing outside. Entire spectrum - Attack: the Mustang is razor sharp, even compared to the Tomahawk, which I used to think was detailed. Not even close. Decay: as natural as I've ever heard. Synergy with W3's: uncanny!!! First musical "test vector" I ran through the Mustang was Ray's "Bella Sonus: Enamoured" album (my #1 go-to test of a new component) Sounds like I just walked into the room where they were playing. Holy freakin' CRAP!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, it's that good (especially with the 3's) PS: know anyone who wants to buy a lovingly used 1,000 hour Tomahawk? I'm done now, for awhile. |
| Originally Posted by cn11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll be using it with the Westone 3 too, and the Sony NWZ-A829 dap. |
| Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Think about getting a small Nano and you will be fine. The Sony sounds awesome without amp. |
| Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nano gen3. |
| Originally Posted by cn11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif SierraHotel01- Thanks to your comments, I've now entered into yet another deep rabbit hole of money in this insane portable audio world... the amp. Your comments prompted me to try the Mustang- it should be in transit any day now. I'll be using it with the Westone 3 too, and the Sony NWZ-A829 dap. I'm hoping for audio nirvana..... I always swore to myself I'd stay away from portable amps, because they seemed to defeat the idea of an uber-portable rig, but in seeing the pictures of how tiny this Mustang is, I couldn't resist this aspect of portable audio anymore. Thanks SOOOO much for taking another chunk out of my wallet........ |
