Jazper
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*more thoughts so figured I'd post again* (note I've used 637/627 opamps in each)
With the dtpakiller amp (as mentioned) I see the sound as clinical, I can single out an instrument and follow it through the track easily, there's lots of separation betwen the instruments, and as mentioned the nuances are easier to pick up so it's more "technical/analytical". The amp is gobsmackingly fast, and it resolves instruments as such with an edge. It's almost as if I'm listening to what someone recorded from a recording each of the instruments(and voices) seperately and then put together in a single recording with silence between them.
The M³ in contrast seems fuller, instead of having huge separation between the instruments it's harder to follow each of the individual instruments, while it is possible if the listener really tries, you don't want to. It's more like you're at a concert or at least in a studio with the performers and you just sit back and enjoy the performance.. The M³ isn't as fast as the dtpa, but that's not to say it's slow at all, just the dtpa is incredibly fast (by virtue of its tpa6120 and topology).
Different amps, different feel, I'd bet the dynahi is similar to the former also, and tube amps more like the latter. From what I see in these forums, people seem to be (overall) searching for the latter. This goes doubly true for the upper echelon of people who have huge disposable income to outlay on high quality gear.
With the dtpakiller amp (as mentioned) I see the sound as clinical, I can single out an instrument and follow it through the track easily, there's lots of separation betwen the instruments, and as mentioned the nuances are easier to pick up so it's more "technical/analytical". The amp is gobsmackingly fast, and it resolves instruments as such with an edge. It's almost as if I'm listening to what someone recorded from a recording each of the instruments(and voices) seperately and then put together in a single recording with silence between them.
The M³ in contrast seems fuller, instead of having huge separation between the instruments it's harder to follow each of the individual instruments, while it is possible if the listener really tries, you don't want to. It's more like you're at a concert or at least in a studio with the performers and you just sit back and enjoy the performance.. The M³ isn't as fast as the dtpa, but that's not to say it's slow at all, just the dtpa is incredibly fast (by virtue of its tpa6120 and topology).
Different amps, different feel, I'd bet the dynahi is similar to the former also, and tube amps more like the latter. From what I see in these forums, people seem to be (overall) searching for the latter. This goes doubly true for the upper echelon of people who have huge disposable income to outlay on high quality gear.