I got my AUDIOPHONICS LPA-S400ET already for a bit more than a week ... side by side with dual mono A/B P1 poweramp from ATC (2x the cost of the AUDIOPHONICS amp).
Really interesting thing this comparison.
Frankly speaking will be happy with both of them and cant say which is better, even there are very different and this is not a matter of critical listening at all, but the differences strike you with the first tones.
To make it more visual the purify is like a sharp vivid hi-res image from a top of the line camera and the P1 is like a painting form a famous painter where with strokes of the brush are trigering the imagination and you enjoy the beauty even is not the real thing.
Was a little bis surprised from the difference considering ATC is a brand with roots in the studio equipment with purse for realism in the sound reproduction. To be more specific the ATC has more fine details especially on the top end where it sounds far more airy and interesting BUT all of this is fake and although i enjoy this details every time i play over the ATC, after switching to the purfy comes the more natural sound. Perhaps not so beautiful in the meaner of the painting-beautiful but caches you with natural presentation, full body sound and more punch. It very depends from the mood and from the music playing which one really shine ... The P1 has more the potential to "sit back and relax listening" and softens the music on a very specific way - bass is still fast and punchy, everything is there, but i can listen for hours. The purify is more exiting, but can get also a little bit too obtrusive sometimes.
Now ... because i like tuning and experimenting i am interested if somebody tried other input buffer board or another opamps. I know they don't measure better but its interesting if they sound different and how.
Thomas & stereo said there are noticeable difference with the Neurochrome Input Buffer ... and there are also many opamps possibilities also.
Really interesting thing this comparison.
Frankly speaking will be happy with both of them and cant say which is better, even there are very different and this is not a matter of critical listening at all, but the differences strike you with the first tones.
To make it more visual the purify is like a sharp vivid hi-res image from a top of the line camera and the P1 is like a painting form a famous painter where with strokes of the brush are trigering the imagination and you enjoy the beauty even is not the real thing.
Was a little bis surprised from the difference considering ATC is a brand with roots in the studio equipment with purse for realism in the sound reproduction. To be more specific the ATC has more fine details especially on the top end where it sounds far more airy and interesting BUT all of this is fake and although i enjoy this details every time i play over the ATC, after switching to the purfy comes the more natural sound. Perhaps not so beautiful in the meaner of the painting-beautiful but caches you with natural presentation, full body sound and more punch. It very depends from the mood and from the music playing which one really shine ... The P1 has more the potential to "sit back and relax listening" and softens the music on a very specific way - bass is still fast and punchy, everything is there, but i can listen for hours. The purify is more exiting, but can get also a little bit too obtrusive sometimes.
Now ... because i like tuning and experimenting i am interested if somebody tried other input buffer board or another opamps. I know they don't measure better but its interesting if they sound different and how.
Thomas & stereo said there are noticeable difference with the Neurochrome Input Buffer ... and there are also many opamps possibilities also.