Why isn’t more detail always better?

Detail done right, like my Schitt Yggi+ OG DAC is amazing. I think the new SimAudio North Collection amps are getting raves because of the detail but also the natural sound of that detail. They are (almost?) as detailed as the Benchmark AHB2.

I love the RAAL SR1a and the Immanis phones because they are uber detailed. The Immanis being like the North Collection amps with the natural sound. That is why there is a world-wide lineup of buyers to get these phones.

I have been listening to my SR1a phones for the past 4+ hours into the night as I work and there is 0 fatigue. Sound is so good I am not missing my 2-channel.

The KEF LS50 Meta + KEF KC62 sub in a small room is amazing. I liked the wall of sound of the Magnepan LRS+ with the same sub, but it definitely was not as nice sounding as the LS50 Meta. The LRS+ was more interesting sonically with the massive deep soundstage. The only time I did not choose detail.

I was having lunch with a friend who is a musician | amp builder | speaker builder | etc. He was telling me that the Yamaha NS10M definitely needed some toilet paper on the drivers. I asked him if the paper had to be clean (being an audiophile). He still has a pair of the NS10M in his shop and uses them for some analysis.

Interestingly he told me that the new Yamaha NS5000 was the best box speaker he had heard. The new Zylon drivers are detailed as Beryllium but not bright. The best of both worlds. However, he did say that his Open Baffle (non-box) speaker was better.

Remember Yamaha came out with Beryllium for the tweeter and midrange in the 1970’s. Paradigm followed suite around 2016 with the Persona lineup.

For their new top end speakers, Yamaha did not want to use Beryllium, so they investigated a fibre used to make yachts (if I remember correctly). What’s interesting about this Zylon material, other than the sound and fast properties, is that the tweeter, mid, and the 12-inch woofer are all made with the same material. This makes for a very coherent sound.

I do not need to go and listen since I bought the NS5000 a few years ago. Super detailed, no fatigue, and very coherent.