Set-up and music
Contents
The speakers were listened to in two different setups
Review system
- Naim ND5XS streamer with DAC
- Naim XS2 integrated amplifier
- Naim standard DIN interlink
- Ricable Dedalus speaker cable
- Belden Catsnake Cat5e ethernet cable
- Dlink DGS-108 switch with LHY LPS25VA power supply
- Audes ST-900 balanced power transformer
For listening, tracks are played from a Synology NAS with Asset UPnP Server or streamed from Qobuz.
The reference system in Haarlem
- Pass Labs XP-12
- Pass Labs X150.8
- Sonnet Pasithea
- Grimm TPM cabling
- Van den Hul ‘The CNT
- Alpha AudioPC with Jcat components and Mutec MC3
- AAI pucks under the Mutec
- Isotek Titan (Pass X150.8)
- YETI Power cables
- YETI Reference filter (sources)
- Van den Hul Nova
- Driade Flow speaker cable
Music used
The music referenced in the review can be found in the pop/rock and classical playlists
In addition, some specific recordings are mentioned
- Röyksopp & Robyn – Monument
- James Gaffigan, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra – Prokofiev Symphony no.1 and no.5
Interesting. Appreciate the clarity and the imaging, but just found this sound sterile and aloof, like it just doesn’t want to get riled up about anything happening in the music. I agree that something is lacking. The test for me now after so much test listening is the Mammal Hands cut. I got up and retrieved a water out of the fridge. The JBL 1600s over the little D Nilai moved me more. So…positive takeaway for this newbie: more money doesn’t necessarily buy you what you want. It pays to pay attention. Thx for making this test available.