Hifier, I won't use allow the fancy words like decay, holographic, blah, blah blah. It is just clear sounding and precise. I feel like the artist is in the room. I am hearing things on albums that I never heard before. All the music and voice is present. Plenty of power. Quiet. Beautiful. Truly, read Mr.Levi's review. I love it and upgrading is over. Along with my EAR 912, this piece won't leave my rack.