Andrea
Banned - aka HeavySoul - aka inconnu - aka Albert - aka layman - aka joe_average - aka altglos - aka Mr boobi - aka mikesand - aka blindbuy - aka The Well - aka yummy-fi
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The "skeletal" bass, and mostly, an overly analytical, slightly "mechanical" midrange that lacked presence and intimacy. Lastly, the treble was unrefined at least with up to 12V.
IMO these issues don't necessarily affect the Pimeta-like design (which is a different one indeed). In fact I would doubtlessly say that my Portaphile X^3 with output buffers and LT1210 sounded more natural than the Go-Vibe. I compared them vis-à-vis and it was immediately apparent!
Originally Posted by IEATTEFLON /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi Andrea.. what did you feel was wrong with the sound? The only gripe I have is that a lone opamp driving ground gives a weird echoy soundstage. Not very true to the recording. I have less of a problem with the pimeta since it is buffered. |
The "skeletal" bass, and mostly, an overly analytical, slightly "mechanical" midrange that lacked presence and intimacy. Lastly, the treble was unrefined at least with up to 12V.
IMO these issues don't necessarily affect the Pimeta-like design (which is a different one indeed). In fact I would doubtlessly say that my Portaphile X^3 with output buffers and LT1210 sounded more natural than the Go-Vibe. I compared them vis-à-vis and it was immediately apparent!