24-Jul-2016, 18:54
(This post was last modified: 24-Jul-2016, 18:55 by audio_engr.)
(24-Jul-2016, 11:01)audio_engr Wrote: Updated to FW 10.0.2 last night and my 1st impressions after a 1-hr short audition is that the LF is now much tighter & controlled with better PRAT that also addresses the entire bass & mid-bass. This allows superior start-stop-start of the music ... thus the overall clarity improves.
Similarly - the upper treble also appeared to be more extended .. that on my speakers benefited to portray better 3-dimensionality along with wider & deeper sound-staging .. scale also improves ..
Its still very new and need to listen more to fully understand its overall effect ...
All-in-all, its a likeable improvement so far ... but am having a bit of an issue with Devialet AIR 3.0 beta & Ethernet on Audirvana that was otherwise all good prior to the FW update.
The update is looking very good indeed ... sound quality has taken a big leap BUT Audirvana is skipping continuous streaming on & off ...
Now - how the hell does one resolve this ??
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