The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

[ranfan]

A couple pictures of the SR25 MKII unnaked (w/ case)

Trying the player our with AONIC3 & 4 before going to bed. Lovely lush vocals. Slightly intimate presentation and warmer timbre. Its definition seems to rely more on the contrast from its black background, rather than sheer resolution. Perfect partner to tune to while relaxing at the latter part of the day Beautiful mids. And even more musically so through unbalanced out. Balanced 2.5mm out, there's more driving power, but the sound became slightly more tense, less laid-back

 

[Rockwell75]

A couple pictures of the SR25 MKII unnaked (w/ case)

Trying the player our with AONIC3 & 4 before going to bed. Lovely lush vocals. Slightly intimate presentation and warmer timbre. Its definition seems to rely more on the contrast from its black background, rather than sheer resolution. Perfect partner to tune to while relaxing at the latter part of the day Beautiful mids. And even more musically so through unbalanced out. Balanced 2.5mm out, there's more driving power, but the sound became slightly more tense, less laid-back

Totally with you on your SR25MKii (now that's a bit of a mouthful) impressions. Smoothness, clarity, warmth and resolution are its primary characteristics for me so far. It's totally transformed the Oriolus Reborn, which has gone from being one of my "Special Teams" IEMs that I use for very specific genres and cases to one that sounds good with just about everything I throw at it. I have a hard time imagining a better bang-for-your buck option right now in terms of mid-tier DAPs than the 25ii.

 

[drftr]

I grew up listening to Karajan’s rendition of the Beethoven 9th (1963 cycle) so it is still my favorite. Karajan’s 1977 cycle is distant 2nd and George Szell- Cleveland orchestra #3.

I happen to have those 3 as well but decided to only add Stokowski's performance to my Essential Music list. Will give them another try over the next few days because with this music normally Karajan would a clear winner or at least top contender for me. Tnx...

drftr

 

[Scubadevils]

Is there a 'best' service for streaming classical music? I don't stream at the moment but plan to start using when I get the n6ii-Ti. Well I do have a family Spotify account which my kids and wife use - would that suffice?

 

[DanielListening]

Maybe try Idagio?

https://about.idagio.com/

 

[Scubadevils]

Maybe try Idagio?

https://about.idagio.com/

Cheers, I'll take a look at that. I just tried a random Beethoven on Spotify and it sounded awful... SQ that is.

 

[drftr]

Double-checking here to see if I can make my Traillii deal fall through:

Anyone interested in buying the PWAudio 1960s 4-wire cable that comes with it from me at a similar 40% discount?

drftr

 

[ian91]

Cheers, I'll take a look at that. I just tried a random Beethoven on Spotify and it sounded awful... SQ that is.

Qobuz, despite having a decidedly average UI has an awesome collection of music, especially classical, at great qualities. Each week I get a bespoke playlist that I've made some genuine discoveries from and it really seems to hone in on what I like.

 

[DanielListening]

My last IEM

 

[Rockwell75]

A couple pictures of the SR25 MKII unnaked (w/ case)

Trying the player our with AONIC3 & 4 before going to bed. Lovely lush vocals. Slightly intimate presentation and warmer timbre. Its definition seems to rely more on the contrast from its black background, rather than sheer resolution. Perfect partner to tune to while relaxing at the latter part of the day Beautiful mids. And even more musically so through unbalanced out. Balanced 2.5mm out, there's more driving power, but the sound became slightly more tense, less laid-back

Also that case is svelt...I may need to pick one up.

 

[DanielListening]

In my experience AK’s leather cases are $$$ but oh so nice.

As soon as the used HiFi dealer gets me cash for my speakers and amplifier I think I’ll buy the AK25MKII

 

[Scubadevils]

MMR Balmung up for grabs at a mystery low price - email Musicteck to find out! I'm definitely not but someone here might be interested. It was in an email a short while ago.

 

[Scubadevils]

Qobuz, despite having a decidedly average UI has an awesome collection of music, especially classical, at great qualities. Each week I get a bespoke playlist that I've made some genuine discoveries from and it really seems to hone in on what I like.

Great, I'll take a look at that too, cheers.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Okay. What has everyone bought so far for Black Friday?

I bought

Monarch mkii IEM
Dunu Hulk Pro cable with lightning adapter
R3 Pro Sabre DAP to pair with my Chord Mojo in the Aliexpress case

 

[drftr]

Okay. What has everyone bought so far for Black Friday?

I bought

Monarch mkii IEM
Dunu Hulk Pro cable with lightning adapter
R3 Pro Sabre DAP to pair with my Chord Mojo in the Aliexpress case

Awaiting your Monarch II review...

drftr