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[Sonic Guild]

Waiting to hear from someone who tested it with the Utopia.
 
Someone on this thread said that this amp is slow. 

 

[Whitigir]

Waiting to hear from someone who tested it with the Utopia.

Someone on this thread said that this amp is slow. 

? This is Sony and S-Master.

 

[purk]

  Waiting to hear from someone who tested it with the Utopia.
 
Someone on this thread said that this amp is slow. 

I'm sure that Jason can fill you in on it.  Personally have not auditioned the Utopia but this amp should be a good match IMO.  It works well with both my Qualia, R10, and HD800 as well as the Z1R...so I would guess that it will work well with the Utopia too.  

 

[Sonic Guild]

? This is Sony and S-Master.

Sorry I did not get it?

 

[TSAVJason]

Waiting to hear from someone who tested it with the Utopia.

Someone on this thread said that this amp is slow. 

Slow? Not even. It's true when they accuse me of listening to the ES amp with the Utopia. This ES amp is really a very friendly pairing on many headphones but with the Utopia .....here it comes my last technical term for 2016 .....yummy!!

 

[Whitigir]

Sorry I did not get it?

SMaster is typically different than other DAC and or solid state in senses of speed

 

[Sonic Guild]

Slow? Not even. It's true when they accuse me of listening to the ES amp with the Utopia. This ES amp is really a very friendly pairing on many headphones but with the Utopia .....here it comes my last technical term for 2016 .....yummy!!

Thanks for the clarification.
 
I am still not quite sure why too many members on Head-fi accuse many different amps of being slow.
Someone accused the Neo 430 of being slow and somehow dull, which I can not hear such things on my Neo 430. 
 
I think that the Sony will be on my desk very soon, hopefully it will be different flavour from the Neo (good flavour

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[TSAVJason]

Thanks for the clarification.

I am still not quite sure why too many members on Head-fi accuse many different amps of being slow.
Someone accused the Neo 430 of being slow and somehow dull, which I can not hear such things on my Neo 430. 

I think that the Sony will be on my desk very soon, hopefully it will be different flavour from the Neo (good flavour :wink_face: )

The 430HAD is an awesome amplifier/DAC for those that want a totally neutral sounding amplifier. The Sony is a very smooth and warm amplifier (warm in a positive way)

 

[musicday]

Anyone heard Ether C Flow balanced with this amplifier? Impressions?

 

[AppleheadMay]

So a warmish amp/dac that pairs well with the Z1R, M1 and TH-900 is what I got so far.
 
Any comparisons with other amps? Not bright and sharp like a GS-X?
Compared to the Pioneer U-05? Or a Black Widow or Zana?
What would be it's nearest rivals/alternatives?
 
And how does it make the Utopia and HD650 sound?
 
Is it's strong point the Dac or amp?
 
Sorry for the barrage of questions but I suddenly got rather interested in a neutral(ish) SS amp with top spec dac that doesn't sound bright. I think you got me at "warm".
 
Not cheap though.

 

[Sonic Guild]

  So a warmish amp/dac that pairs well with the Z1R, M1 and TH-900 is what I got so far.
 
Any comparisons with other amps? Not bright and sharp like a GS-X?
Compared to the Pioneer U-05? Or a Black Widow or Zana?
What would be it's nearest rivals/alternatives?
 
And how does it make the Utopia and HD650 sound?
 
Is it's strong point the Dac or amp?
 
Sorry for the barrage of questions but I suddenly got rather interested in a neutral(ish) SS amp with top spec dac that doesn't sound bright. I think you got me at "warm".
 
Not cheap though.

Same here man, I need more info about this amp/DAC.
There are no good reviews at all on the net, all what I can find are just glorification paid articles here and there!
 
For example, I would like to know what are the results in terms of sound quality after upscaling to DSD through the built in software?
Is it a gimmick or it does make the sound better (not artificially). 

 

[TSAVJason]

Same here man, I need more info about this amp/DAC.
There are no good reviews at all on the net, all what I can find are just glorification paid articles here and there!

For example, I would like to know what are the results in terms of sound quality after upscaling to DSD through the built in software?
Is it a gimmick or it does make the sound better (not artificially). 

Within both your posts there are questions I am not allowed to answer. So I'll answer what I can. The Utopia on the SSS Amp/DAC is great like I've said previously. I own the Utopia, the 1Z and the ES amp/DAC and the are an amazing pairing.

The amp/DAC is linear, it's warm with lots of detail, it's in no way considered bright or neutral, it does improve MP3 when it receives the MP3 file from the 1Z & 1A. When it does it is a noticable effect. It seems to remove what I would refer to as conjestion in the material. It does not replace any of what is lost during MP3 compression. It is absolutely a very slick feature.

The amp/DAC does have a great sense of space and doesn't seem to struggle at all or give you that compressed sound like some amps give toward the top of the gain/volume control.

 

[Sonic Guild]

Within both your posts there are questions I am not allowed to answer. So I'll answer what I can. The Utopia on the SSS Amp/DAC is great like I've said previously. I own the Utopia, the 1Z and the ES amp/DAC and the are an amazing pairing.

The amp/DAC is linear, it's warm with lots of detail, it's in no way considered bright or neutral, it does improve MP3 when it receives the MP3 file from the 1Z & 1A. When it does it is a noticable effect. It seems to remove what I would refer to as conjestion in the material. It does not replace any of what is lost during MP3 compression. It is absolutely a very slick feature.

The amp/DAC does have a great sense of space and doesn't seem to struggle at all or give you that compressed sound like some amps give toward the top of the gain/volume control.

One last question (I promise

)!
Is it fully balanced? The whole circuit starting from the USB in to 4 pin XLR?

 

[Whitigir]

One last question (I promise )!
Is it fully balanced? The whole circuit starting from the USB in to 4 pin XLR?

How about buying 1 and open it up to see for yourself