Good point, I told Michal the same concerns after listening to their prototypes at different stages. I’m glad that they have developed the HAT to adjust the sound sig if you want warmer, warmer+, or warmer++
Both Mytek and Weiss have studio pro background which I believe is good technology foundation as ballet in dancing, and opera in singing. As a result they sound more correct and neutral than many other Hifi sources.
Excellent article...thanks for sharing.
I have been auditioning Wilson and Sonus from time to time over many decades - still lack both space and funds to pull the trigger on either. I think they have actually moved toward each other over time in terms of philosophy in audio reproduction. In other words, Wilson has gotten more musical and engaging and Sonus has gotten more detailed and technical. You can still tell them apart but they are not THAT far apart anymore and you can actually build extremely technically competent and musically enjoyable system using either brand. To clarify, they don't sound alike but both are amazing, along with amazing offerings from Dynaudio (the confidence line obviously).
Have you tried Aurender N20/30? Amazing with Weiss, Emm Labs, Esoteric…
The last few times I heard Aurender n20 I have been really impressed. They are the real deal. I settled on Emm Labs NS1 for its simpler functionality (I only needed a bridge and don’t need any internal storage or other functions that Aurender offers) and NS1 has better compatibility with my Emm Labs dac. If I were to get a streamer with any other dac Aurender would be at the top of my list.
Hard agree! I think their core technology is trying to mimic similar digital process that CD transports do with its buffering drive. It doesn’t sound gimmicky at all unlike many other streamers I experienced. It is also the only component in my knowledge that could support both master clock as well as word clock via the same clock input.
Dr. Borden is by all means the expert of loudspeaker world and I do agree and also prefer solid state power amp for loudspeaker systems in many cases. Yet for headphone systems, I prefer tube headamps or at least with a tube preamp. While I respect accurate source as military based dCS, yet personally speaking I chase for balance between absolute accuracy with musicality, therefore I have a soft spot towards sources hitting such a subtle sweet spot such as Weiss, Esoteric and Aurender.
Have you heard dCS stuff?
Yes from Lina stack, Bartok, Rossini, to Vivaldi with my Susvara
The 4Ch version uses the newest ESS chips. Weiss has also improved the analog output sections including XLR & RCA outs and the headphone section. The 4Ch version also improves with newest ARM and SHARC processors. Linear power supplies separated form the digital and analog section with many percussion voltage regulators are also refined from the standard 50x DACs.
