[up late]

uh-oh

 

[Mike Hughes]

Since measurements are a topic here I figured I'd post @GoldenOne 's measurements that are public on his website for anyone curious! https://goldensound.audio/2022/07/12/enleum-amp-23r-measurements/

He also did a video review 6 months ago

Already been posted on this thread and discussed. TLDR is that his measurements and assertions simply don’t tell the story.

 

[up late]

as @OrenT sensibly suggested earlier - 'man give it a rest already'

 

[Tubewin]

I have dug the Sennheiser 580/600/650 and the 800 out of the Enleum, with the caveat that most of them have been JAR modded. Very atmospheric sounding, very well sorted. Maybe lacking a slight wow factor, but no major weaknesses. I would say it is a step behind the synergy I have found with the EC ZDS or the DNA Starlett for example, they just shine the best with tubes. But It is my favorite SS amp I have heard them on, beat out the DSHA 3F and the Holo Bliss in my experience.

I found the hd650's sounded better to my ears on high gain from the enleum. Sounded a little fuller and more rounded out than on low gain. What gain did you prefer with the Sennheisers?

 

[Inoculator]

I found the hd650's sounded better to my ears on high gain from the enleum. Sounded a little fuller and more rounded out than on low gain. What gain did you prefer with the Sennheisers?

I have to admit I didn't try high gain with them, will give it a whirl!

 

[RubyTiger]

Anyone try the HD650 with the Enleum 23r? Curious to know how it synergizes with that headphone.

I really like how my hd650's sound with the 23r. The soundstage is tighter, but I hear enough difference to make for an engaging experience. That's in comparison to the hd800's. Buy you a nice cable to go with and I think you'll love them. Especially with the Enleum.

 

[Tubewin]

I really like how my hd650's sound with the 23r. The soundstage is tighter, but I hear enough difference to make for an engaging experience. That's in comparison to the hd800's. Buy you a nice cable to go with and I think you'll love them. Especially with the Enleum.

Yeah, just placed an order for an adapter so I could use one of my arctic cables with the hd650. I did like the hd650 on high gain but felt it was slightly more fatiguing than say the Susvara on high or the Utopia on low gain. But it was an interesting combination. The midrange on the HD650+23r had this density that the Sus and Utopia did not, but the treble/upper mids was slightly peaky. Wasn't bad at all though.

 

[Tubewin]

Battle of the ages happening right now between Bliss and Enleum

Did you say which you preferred?

 

[OrenT]

Anyone driving 90-91dB speakers with the Enleum?
I'm considering going from my Klipsch RF7 iii (100dB) to Focal Kanta 3 (91dB). Any thoughts?

 

[Atriya]

Has anyone compared the 23R to the LTA MZ3?

I'm considering them for my Focal Utopia 2022.

The 23R is almost double the price of the MZ3, so perhaps not a very fair comparison, but I have heard they are similar in tonality.

 

[RustyGates]

If anyone is interested in an AMP-23R: https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/592340-enleum-amp-23r/

 

[Tubewin]

I've had 3 hours of sleep a day for the past 3-4 days, listening to my Holo May/Enleum/Susvara pairing... I feel like crap, but it sounds so good... oh well... I guess that's the cost of doing business.