Should i or shouldn't i ??? Let me put on my dancing shoes rather than my "stomping boots" : )
Please keep in mind that these are strictly my opinions and worth slightly less than what you paid for them.
The MSB DAC's are somewhat leaner and brighter sounding.
Audio Research is known for being a "non-tubelike" tube product. That is, they do not have the full bodied bloom that many tube products offer. Instead, many of their products tend to emphasize a slightly leaner sound. Changing tubes may be able to alter this to a notable extent.
The Aleph series of amps have very sweet sounding midrange but lack bass impact.
The Analysis Plus Oval 9's produced a very lean and tizzy tonal balance in the systems that i tried them in.
I can't comment on the Harm Tech cables as i've never used them. I do know of a few people that have changed to other cables and stated that they found the Harm Tech's to be somewhat lean sounding or lacking warmth afterward.
As you noted, the Audio Physic's line is not known for being "powerful" sounding or having a lot of bottom end.
With that in mind, every product that you've mentioned that i've had experience with come across as being "light" in bass response. Obviously, others will have varying opinions and thoughts on the subject. I'm sure that under the circumstances that they used each of these components / brand names, their observations were probably quite valid. Some components can display the characteristics of a chameleon i.e. they change colors as their environment is altered. That is why "system synergy" is discussed so often here and on other audio forums. Sean
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Please keep in mind that these are strictly my opinions and worth slightly less than what you paid for them.
The MSB DAC's are somewhat leaner and brighter sounding.
Audio Research is known for being a "non-tubelike" tube product. That is, they do not have the full bodied bloom that many tube products offer. Instead, many of their products tend to emphasize a slightly leaner sound. Changing tubes may be able to alter this to a notable extent.
The Aleph series of amps have very sweet sounding midrange but lack bass impact.
The Analysis Plus Oval 9's produced a very lean and tizzy tonal balance in the systems that i tried them in.
I can't comment on the Harm Tech cables as i've never used them. I do know of a few people that have changed to other cables and stated that they found the Harm Tech's to be somewhat lean sounding or lacking warmth afterward.
As you noted, the Audio Physic's line is not known for being "powerful" sounding or having a lot of bottom end.
With that in mind, every product that you've mentioned that i've had experience with come across as being "light" in bass response. Obviously, others will have varying opinions and thoughts on the subject. I'm sure that under the circumstances that they used each of these components / brand names, their observations were probably quite valid. Some components can display the characteristics of a chameleon i.e. they change colors as their environment is altered. That is why "system synergy" is discussed so often here and on other audio forums. Sean
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