Hi ALL…
First.... My apology for saying OPUS #2 is bad… maybe it’s not really that bad… sorry…
My experience with FW 1.00.03… normally I listen with AYA Disc, Dali CD, IASCA, EMMA, EASCA, Kharma CD, etc. This old FW gives me the best of separation and also incredible layering… the sub bass can be heard really at the back of the soundstage with great airy bass details, not too big not too small, just right… the vocal was exactly on the sweet-spot, not too distant nor too close with open airy vocals without any sibilant but crystal clear… high was the best I heard, with nice decay and airy…
With the upgraded FW 1.02.02… it seems everything moves a bit forward, closer to you… which makes the layering a bit more compressed, more difficult to distinct the layering position. The closer the sound, the bigger the images, and felt like everything a bit over-in-size… Bass is much closer to the vocal, and seems a touch bigger… vocal is also closer, it’s felt like a bit masked the background instruments quite a bit… high a tad less airy… triangle sounded not so realistic as before…
All tests were done using 32bits(X-MOS)… Gain: Middle… EQ off…
Is it me? or my ears are too sensitive… maybe because I’m used to car audio tuning, I can hear the differences of time-alignment 0.02ms/step…
Once more, I’m really apologizing… It doesn’t mean OPUS #2 really that bad, it’s still the best sounding… but compared to the old FW 1.00.03… it’s definitely a steps down (for me anyway)…
For me, what I’m looking for is the ambience, nuance, layering, separation. With frequency, you can easily adjust it using EQ… but for these ambiences, nuances, layering, separations only can be heard from a really good quality audio setup and matching…
Sorry for all my post previously… and thanks for all your replies…
Thank you… and Cheers…