09-Apr-2020, 16:00
Preliminary thoughts:
Using the Pass as the power seems to shade the Dev.
Listened to Tina Guo’s The Circle of Life and The sound of silence by Disturbed(I quite like this version), and “Tell Him”, Barbara Streisand.
In the beginning of the Circle of Life, on the Pass, you hear the birds cheeping more clearly. The separation of the instruments seems better. Vocals, hmm about the same I would say. Low frequency extension, also about the same. The other two songs, I preferred the Pass on the Disurbed voice.
I asked my daughter to join me, and she also preferred the Pass, but she was was very quick to say that either were not in the same league as the Od’A with the Vivid G2.
And I agree.
But hey, I’m having fun.
Verdict? The Pass Dev combo, but by a small margin.
Says a huge amount about the DP
I shall spend more time though.
Using the Pass as the power seems to shade the Dev.
Listened to Tina Guo’s The Circle of Life and The sound of silence by Disturbed(I quite like this version), and “Tell Him”, Barbara Streisand.
In the beginning of the Circle of Life, on the Pass, you hear the birds cheeping more clearly. The separation of the instruments seems better. Vocals, hmm about the same I would say. Low frequency extension, also about the same. The other two songs, I preferred the Pass on the Disurbed voice.
I asked my daughter to join me, and she also preferred the Pass, but she was was very quick to say that either were not in the same league as the Od’A with the Vivid G2.
And I agree.
But hey, I’m having fun.
Verdict? The Pass Dev combo, but by a small margin.
Says a huge amount about the DP
I shall spend more time though.
Music Room:
Devialet ODA, Vivid Audio G2 Series 2, Linn LP 12, Hercules, Ekos Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Achromat, Dewaudio Starmap and Startrail, Magnum Dynalab Tuner, Theta Transport, Kimber KS 2120 Digital, VD Hul Suernova.
Roon'd for life, Tidal.
Bedroom: Ming Da 300B pre, Pass Labs XA 30.5, Sonus Faber Olympica III, Aqua La Scala dac, Ifi Zen Stream
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Devialet ODA, Vivid Audio G2 Series 2, Linn LP 12, Hercules, Ekos Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Achromat, Dewaudio Starmap and Startrail, Magnum Dynalab Tuner, Theta Transport, Kimber KS 2120 Digital, VD Hul Suernova.
Roon'd for life, Tidal.
Bedroom: Ming Da 300B pre, Pass Labs XA 30.5, Sonus Faber Olympica III, Aqua La Scala dac, Ifi Zen Stream
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
