I am not sure how a manufacturer adds more of high frequencies and air, whether it is the quality of a PS, the Capacitors or something else. I wouldn't think the bass should affect that quality unless it is boomy and detracts one's attention away from other details in music.
Me too. I use it almost everyday in the bedroom. And it is even quieter than Loxjie.Sigh, still waiting on a better replacement for mine. Nothing approaches functionality at that price point (Edit: well Loxjie A30 is pretty close but not enough of a performance jump). I wish SMSL would make a new version, even at a higher price point. I know they're capable of performance now.
So was the Aiyima a step below, on par or above in SQ compared to the Spark? I wasn't sure if you were comparing the A07 to the Spark or the other amps you had. I bought a 36v PS off of Amazon via Parts Express because according to another purchaser, "This 36 volt AC/DC adapter is excellent...no hum, no noise, low heat, correct DC (5.5mm) plug end, and does a better job providing power to these over-rated digital chip amps.".For comparison sakes let me add: I have also had the Emotiva A-100, the Aiyima A07 and the 3E Audio DAP2002 in with the same system.
Most of my listening is below 65db. The 3E audio amp had so much distortion it went back the same day. The Aiyima A07 was much, much better. Plenty of power but not better sounding than the Spark to me. The Emotiva A-100 wants to play loud but not a refined sound.
No numbers involved, just a quality of sound comparison.
I am very sensitive but hammer away!
What's funny and possibly ironic is that Steve Guttenberg thinks that the Vista Spark pairs well with the Klipsch RP 600M which also earned a headless panther.A headless panther is the kiss of death.
We should invite Boris and Vista Audio to ASR! The members here could help him build a better amp. The price might reflect a EU reality, I'm not sure if costa are crazy in Serbia.
They just like making stories and thinking they've found something lolWhen I read Steve G’s review and he says “the Spark's bass was clearer and better defined. So was everything else, the Spark is a higher resolution amp. More than that the Spark has something harder to pin down, something that had me coming back to listen long after I finished writing this review.” I have to believe that Guttenberg, Fremer and many audiophiles don’t realize how much they like distortion.
Still, in spite of the measurements, people have found this amp enjoyable to listen to. Can't take that away from them. But I won't be buying this amp myself.
This review will cause a "disturbance in the force"....aka youtube audio reviews.
You can't straighten a tree that starts crooYou can't EQ more power, less noise and less distortion.
For me it is pretty clear that these kinds of so -called "reviews" are only paid advertisements (in the form of [ "sponsored" ] reviews). In the best case they consists of nice pictures and video shots, but they usually are filled at length with meaningless jargon (to give a misleading impression of expertise) and unfortunately some factually false statements ( claims of high fidelity...), e.g. for the garbage device Amir has exposed presently.
I guess: the more the pay, the longer and the better the reviews...
I have seen though exceptionally some (shorter than usual) negative reviews by this kind of people, e.g. re. Focal's headphones (though no mention the limits re. subbass at very high loudness), I guess Focal didn't pay the guys, and they might have been paid by a competitor (it might have been a case like Audeze having to defend the awful measurements of the LCD-4 versus the Utopia).
As to those individuals, I don't place much faith in their interpretations, even other reviewers online I may listen but I have tried to read inbetween the lines.Someday, just for fun, I would like to see a rival audio journalist directly take on guys like Guttenberg and Fremer who have been spouting nonsense for decades (and worshiping stupidly overpriced hardware) but have been doing it for so long in so many places that they've cultivated a faux credibility. I know the result would be just another online cat fight, but sometimes it's entertaining to watch a good fight.
It didn't take but a glance at this thing for the price to know I wouldn'tJust by looking inside, I wouldn't spend $400 for it.