Calloway, there are a multitude of reasons why what I am hearing with my Tidals now that I didn't hear earlier. One is that I forgot how outstanding these speakers are. Two, my Weiss Dac202 is now fully broken in. Three, the Sanders Magtech amp is now fully broken in and its 900 watts per channel into 4 ohms gives it great authority (this is what I am sure you were implying). Four, Pure Music 1.61 played in Memory and HOG mode far surpasses PM 1.40 as used last June. Five, although the Contrivas had no signal for three months, their lacquer may have hardened. Six, a combination of all of the above.
At any rate the top end is etherial and sweet. The ambience of the recording venue, whether open air or in a studio, are quite evident. The dynamics are startling. And the precision of placement within the sound stage is strikingly vivid.
