For fun I've just compared the 220 Pro against the 250 Pro.
I expected not to be able to hear any difference as the electronics are the same, the firmware is the same, the settings were the same, the case is different, and the software limits the power at high levels in the case of the 220. I listened at levels of couple of watts.
But I'm surprised as I can clearly hear very significant differences. To my ears the 250 Pro is clearly better
- more three-dimensional, more natural and involving, more emotional connection to the music, helps the speakers disappear more, harder to skip tracks. I just find it so difficult to believe this large difference is all due to a different case and a software change to limit power.
As I've mentioned on another thread, the step up from 250 Pro to 1000 Pro is immense. The 1000 Pro becomes "all-encompassing" in comparison to the 250 Pro, so this jump is much bigger than the jump from 220 Pro to 250 Pro.
My partner was listening with me as I swapped the cables around and agreed wholeheartedly with my observations.
All the amps are superb, it's just for me the 250 Pro and 1000 Pro have something extra, which I might never have missed had I not had the opportunity of hearing them. But after hearing, you can't unhear....
I expected not to be able to hear any difference as the electronics are the same, the firmware is the same, the settings were the same, the case is different, and the software limits the power at high levels in the case of the 220. I listened at levels of couple of watts.
But I'm surprised as I can clearly hear very significant differences. To my ears the 250 Pro is clearly better
- more three-dimensional, more natural and involving, more emotional connection to the music, helps the speakers disappear more, harder to skip tracks. I just find it so difficult to believe this large difference is all due to a different case and a software change to limit power.
As I've mentioned on another thread, the step up from 250 Pro to 1000 Pro is immense. The 1000 Pro becomes "all-encompassing" in comparison to the 250 Pro, so this jump is much bigger than the jump from 220 Pro to 250 Pro.
My partner was listening with me as I swapped the cables around and agreed wholeheartedly with my observations.
All the amps are superb, it's just for me the 250 Pro and 1000 Pro have something extra, which I might never have missed had I not had the opportunity of hearing them. But after hearing, you can't unhear....
1000 Pro / Magico A5 / REL Studio III
