Make sure you give the amp plenty of time to warm up and you will need 200-300 hours of running time for break in. Are you using a quality power cable? The W7 runs in class A for the first 10 or so watts IIRC, so musicality and nuance should be pretty much a given based upon hearing this amp in the past.
Simaudio W7 amp sounds not quite expected
I currently have the Simaudio Moon W3 and like the sound a lot. So I thought getting the W7 would be an upgrade but having bought online it's a bit of taking a chance.
Last night having heard the amp in my system for the first time, the sound is not quite what I expected. Reading some of the review, I thought it would be a bit forward, neutral. But what I heard was the complete opposite. It's somewhat recess and a bit warm. There is not enough mid range present (like the W3) and the sound is somewhat withdraw and lacking involvement. The vocal is a bit recess than I would like. For me the first thing any component needs to do is to effectively communicate the music, but the W7 at least in my system does not do that. I have to say I am a bit disappointed.
May be it's my preamp. I am using single ended. Anyway, I am getting a Pass Labs XP-10 soon so maybe hopefully it will work with the W7 better than my current preamp which is a Conrad Johnson 17LS.
Last night having heard the amp in my system for the first time, the sound is not quite what I expected. Reading some of the review, I thought it would be a bit forward, neutral. But what I heard was the complete opposite. It's somewhat recess and a bit warm. There is not enough mid range present (like the W3) and the sound is somewhat withdraw and lacking involvement. The vocal is a bit recess than I would like. For me the first thing any component needs to do is to effectively communicate the music, but the W7 at least in my system does not do that. I have to say I am a bit disappointed.
May be it's my preamp. I am using single ended. Anyway, I am getting a Pass Labs XP-10 soon so maybe hopefully it will work with the W7 better than my current preamp which is a Conrad Johnson 17LS.