:clapping: Good to know that you are happy now.
So How is the improvement over M2U ? Multibit surpassing the M2U Or just its a Hype
hyeah: created for Multibit DAC's.
Overall impression after six hours of burn-in (or rather burn-in of my ears and mind):
Its a mixed feeling so far. Feeling better than the first negative impressions.
Some songs I enjoyed more than modi2. Some songs I enjoyed more in modi2.
Some songs sounded plain and without emotions. As if the DAC was sterile and analytical. May be I need to wait for more burn-in.
Whether it is better than modi2 and worth spending the extra money? Cannot comment now because it is still a mixed feeling. But one thing for sure, it is a 'bit' different than modi2.
One more thing for sure, whether you like the presentation or not, whether you find the presentation colored or not, you will definitely feel it more 'natural', more 'open' and more 'relaxed'. An essence of R2R.
Tonal balance:
Mid range as compared to modi2 is more prominent and more clearer.
Highs have been 'showered' pleasantly. No harshness.
Lows - Similar to modi2, nothing extra special. (Had read somewhere that bass is tighter than modi2.)
Everything is 'crisper' than modi2.
Instruments:
Guitars sound 'natural'. There is an air in those sounds. All the six strings of the guitar sound as they should.
The 'pluck' of the strings with plectrum can be felt. e.g. Initial guitaring in 'neele neele ambar par'.
The 'lightness' and 'pressure' during strumming can be felt. I myself play guitar so I can relate.
Violins are better than modi2 in few areas, but not perfect. The 'screech' of the bow can be felt sometimes. Few times on the high notes it can feel as if the string and bow are just about to tear apart.
Pianos felt better than modi2. We could feel the 'hit' on the piano keys.. decay and attack in technical terms. The high notes and the low notes had their own 'shine' and 'grainess' respectively.
Flute had that natural 'airy' sound and 'pipe' feeling. Definitely better than modi2.
Cymbals and the highs, it truly shines in multibit. Feels as if listening to a high-end DAC.
Drums - Nothing special.
Mids:
Male voices lacked the emotion.
e.g. The initial dialogue of Amitabh Bachhan for 'mein aur meri tanhai' - that was sounding life less. All other DACs/setups always had a 'bass' to Amitabh's voice. This one sounded simply coarse and also many other male voices.
Female voices:
Some songs were good and some were ok-ok and nothing special.
e.g. Dum maro dum, we can feel the 'shout' in the singing during some lines. Extremely natural.
e.g. Saat Samundar paar mein tere - Fantastic presentation. Timing and rythm bang on. If you remember the heroine sways her head/face many times in the song. Very much like that you can feel the 'sway and swing' in the voice that you yourself start swaying your face while listening. I felt like this for the first time while listening.
Overall in all songs male and female voices were more transparent and more present but I felt the lack of 'feel' and 'emotion' is most songs.
Waiting for more burn-in :indifferent14: :indifferent14:
amit.
