Hard to Discern through the Tube and Headphones, but #2's Tonality and Decay on the Strings appears to be more Realistic to my Old Ears! Mike, keep that Lure in the Water! It keeps us Alive!
I stumbled back into this shootout and man, I’m glad I did. It’s really very well done. 👌🏽 And once again the #2 amp absolutely crushed amp #1…imho. Constellation 1.0 is more my taste.
Me, too! In fact, in fact, one of Mike's set-ups today is _exactly_ my system: Constellation Inspiration integrated amp with Lumin P1. And, I am SO happy! Just wish I had the Minuets. I have to be "content" with Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary speakers...
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat these two amps both sound fantastic paired with those awesome speakers. I listened several times before i could decide, in the end I had to pick 2 and I am not sure why I thought it had more realistic tonality like on cymbals and possibly knitted the music together better.😊
#1 seems to have more snap and pop, a crisper sound. I guess that might be the Solution? I'd have to be in the room to say which one is preferable for myself.
Great demo guys - thanks! Defo amp 2 for me - relaxed with more air. Amp 1 precise and tight but not quite my taste. Are you going to tell us which is which?
How is the recording being made? These songs are such well-recorded tracks but don't sound nearly as great here. I'm sure RU-vid has a part in it, but some other channels seem to have much better youtube sound quality IME.
Great shootout! I just got my new esoteric k01-XD and am in the market for a preamp (currently using SPL Director MK2 as makeshift), would you be able to shed some light on which one is a better fit, 325 or 1.0 (preamp) to drive my active ATC 20? Leaning toward the more musical one but no chance to test either, thanks a lot!
Seriously? SunCoast audio is now playing into the myth that you can discern fine points of audio performance through RU-vid which necessarily is followed by another set of electronics and speakers/headphone? You might be able to hear differences, but not make any valid judgments about subtle performance parameters. The additional audio equipment from camera/phone, digitization, RU-vid formatting, playback DAC, amplifiers, cables and speaker/headphone all will color and mask subtle audiophile qualities.
@@highendaudio That’s probably what I would have said in defense. This problem is rampant on RU-vid. You aren’t alone. I’m all for fun, so long as we acknowledge what we’re doing is for fun only, not for making any judgments over an iPhone and possibly influencing where we spend our hard-earned cash FWIW, I’m a fan of your product line and have seen and heard your rooms at the Florida show and recently at Munich, where I met Florian of Clarysis. We’re both old Apogee fans. So, nothing personal here, only my caution about listening to high-end over RU-vid. I wish more people would speak up on this issue (including Jay).
@@Technical_Audioeveryone should go and audition. But guess what we’ve found? There are people who have disabilities that just can’t travel. I could tell you numerous stories. We’ve purposely done videos for customers who have called and said “I just can’t travel because of my disability, but can you please play these 3 songs on these two pairs of speakers so I can compare?” Would you buy a car off of RU-vid? Probably not, but it does help you narrow choices. Lots of folks love to crap on RU-vid and I’m glad my competitors don’t do it. But it works for me!
