01-Aug-2016, 13:37
(31-Jul-2016, 15:45)Hifi_swlon Wrote: Finally got round to installing and trying the latest betaThat's actually some interesting observations. When I tried the mR vs AIR, I did find that AIR was much clearer and better defined with the deepest bass, although I preferred the mR for most other aspects 100 Hz or so upwards. My theory is that this is a quirk of the Devialet's USB input as I noticed similar when auditioning the Melco N1Z. Although using the mR + Mutec and AES/EBU to the Devialet, the issue is gone!
Fairly easy to A/B the microRendu/Intona combo although there's still a pause setting inputs. There's not much in it initially, but if I had to call first impression I'd say AIR has a 'thicker', deeper bass, which I actually prefer right now. Too quick a listen to compare more than that so time will tell.
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