Closer to audiophile's heaven: the Mutec Ref-10 is all about dynamics and micro-dynamics in my opinion...
Last week I had transformed my Mutec MC-3+ USB, removing the internal SPMS and plugging a fantastic Paul Hynes LPSU instead. This had brought an incredible transparency to the sound of my system, lifting one of the last veils...
This morning I received my brand new Ref-10. I did not spend a fortune on the BNC cables, just bought the basic Mogami cables to sart with.
The very first perceptions I have are about dynamics and micro-dynamics. Which means that my perception of the inherent dynamic of the sound is not altered by the reproduction process. I tend to perceive sounds and forte a little louder than with the internal clock of the MC-3+ USB, or with the direct connection of Roon/AIR. I also tend to find the transients much cleaner than I ever perceived them. This is striking when listening to piano for instance.
Which also makes turning back to the 'standard' reproduction mode, ie without the Ref-10, a little flat and insipid...
Another incredible benefit of this new device is in the field of micro-dynamics. I tend to perceive a lot more micro-details, micro-vibrations, which make the sound much more real, and the hair on my forearms raise under the emotion of the close to perfect sound reproduction. The voices have more body, the string vibrations sound strikingly realistic...
Hats off for Mr. Peters and his team, who have made it exceptionally once again![[Image: smile.png]](https://www.computeraudiophile.com/uploads/emoticons/smile.png)
Last week I had transformed my Mutec MC-3+ USB, removing the internal SPMS and plugging a fantastic Paul Hynes LPSU instead. This had brought an incredible transparency to the sound of my system, lifting one of the last veils...
This morning I received my brand new Ref-10. I did not spend a fortune on the BNC cables, just bought the basic Mogami cables to sart with.
The very first perceptions I have are about dynamics and micro-dynamics. Which means that my perception of the inherent dynamic of the sound is not altered by the reproduction process. I tend to perceive sounds and forte a little louder than with the internal clock of the MC-3+ USB, or with the direct connection of Roon/AIR. I also tend to find the transients much cleaner than I ever perceived them. This is striking when listening to piano for instance.
Which also makes turning back to the 'standard' reproduction mode, ie without the Ref-10, a little flat and insipid...
Another incredible benefit of this new device is in the field of micro-dynamics. I tend to perceive a lot more micro-details, micro-vibrations, which make the sound much more real, and the hair on my forearms raise under the emotion of the close to perfect sound reproduction. The voices have more body, the string vibrations sound strikingly realistic...
Hats off for Mr. Peters and his team, who have made it exceptionally once again
