In Reply to: Re: Black Sand Violet Z1 - Kicks big time! posted by WinthorpeIII on September 7, 2006 at 07:41:09:
I've had Violet in my system for 7 days now. My experience so far has been quite different from what others are describing. My system is a Cary 306/200, Dac-AH, Minimax pre, and Citation II, using VH Audio Flavor 4s. I listen almost exclusively to classical chamber and solo music (a lot of strings and piano). I find Violet to have great clarity but on the bright side (strings are not grainy but pitched too high). It has good detail but is on the clinical side. It has great instrumental separation and imaging. It has a pretty good soundstage but has more width than depth (it's much flatter than the 4s). I find the Flav 4s to have much better tonal and timbral quality (Violet leans to a more synthesized sound in strings). The 4s don't have the clarity of Violet, but they have good detail (the sustain of instruments is better heard with the 4s) - I haven't really been able to tell which has better detail; they seem to emphasize different details. The 4s also present the performance space better, the harmonics are much better, there is more resonance to the instruments. I also think the 4s are better at dynamics and micro dynamics than Violet. Finally, the 4s have better bass extension and definition. All-in-all, I I'm finding the 4s far more musical for my listening interests. Is there a chance that Violet hasn't burned in yet?Bob
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- Re: Black Sand Violet Z1 - Kicks big time! - Bob Mc 04:05:16 09/08/06 (3)
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