just an update
The oils set in and after handling the hand oil we get on everything we touch turns it into the identical tone of most dull black stained leather goods.
I read a few pages back about comparing this to an AK380 and it maybe being unfair?
On micro details and stuff ...
Not unfair at all. Listened to it (380) yesterday and used my 3 tracks
Pink Floyd - "On the Run"
Woman at Airport making announcement is late bass all the way to early treble in freq. Really hard to catch all of her announcement. Nearly impossible
America - "Tin Man"
Guitar resonance and clarity of triangle strike around 30 second mark
2pac - "Heaven ain't Hard to Find"
They were burning blunts in the studio and mixed crazy stuff cog spinners and stuff. Only hear it on great sources and drivers
I heard the new FiiO. and just about everything under the sun for the second day.
I realized pretty quick i was holding a gem (OPUS #1b) and the thought of selling it ...ever....went out of my head and trying to change the cover was now an option. I nailed it and it would never be known by the buyer if I didn't say.
Once I decide to keep an item i personalize it via custom cable or other.
The sonics of this item are extremely impressive. I stack everything but would never stack this.
If you own this and live in a place where there is a limit to your exposure to other high end items take a breath and relax. You own a gem.