Teajay, after reading your post about Martin De Wulf's comments regarding Weiss Medea I was almost reluctant to write any comment. But, here we are so: 1) His findings could be the result of using 'high' output level switch-it maybe overloaded his preamp($2.5K Headphone pre!!)... 2) He was using some kind of illegal substance during review period(...more likely). 3) There is a great suspicion that he actually listem to Medea in his system.
De Wulf's comments remined me in recent 'trash' review of Wilson speakers-that 'wizard' didn't even listen to Maxx II in his system but, he trashed them anyway and we have a thread about that here on Agon.
Kalman Rubison and John Atkison(Stereophile),Jimmy Hughes(HIFI+), reviewers of german Audio Mag, dozen of people from recording industry and many audiophiles(including myself) are all crazy because we all like Medea(and Jason) very much and consider it as a one of the best digital playback systems(RBCD) on the market.
Let me give you few quotes from wonderful review in HIFI+(issue 35) by Jimmy Hughes:
He wrote ˝The music sounded vivid and lucid, yet at the same time very natural and belivebile. It was a winning combination: impressive fine detail and sharpness, allied to an attractive smoothness and naturalness. Put in simpler more basic terms, it sounded right. Tonally, the music sounded beautifully balanced-sharp and tactile, while at the same time smooth and integrated. Difficult things-like massed violins, solo voices, massed choral forces-had a difficult-to-describe rightness that struck me as being wholly natural and authentic. ... The Weiss DAC magically tamed the brightness/hardness without losing brilliance and immediacy. ... Medea was sweeter , mellower, with a more analogue sort of reproduction-sounded even more natural, and belivebile. It sounded realistic, and very easy to listen to. The Medea produced a truly 'big' sound; quite awesomely huge.˝
Pretty much opposite from 'wizard' form BFS.
I will continue to enjoy my Weiss combo very much!
Regarding BFS, best of luck to them! Maybe these 'Wizards' will return to Oz someday...
De Wulf's comments remined me in recent 'trash' review of Wilson speakers-that 'wizard' didn't even listen to Maxx II in his system but, he trashed them anyway and we have a thread about that here on Agon.
Kalman Rubison and John Atkison(Stereophile),Jimmy Hughes(HIFI+), reviewers of german Audio Mag, dozen of people from recording industry and many audiophiles(including myself) are all crazy because we all like Medea(and Jason) very much and consider it as a one of the best digital playback systems(RBCD) on the market.
Let me give you few quotes from wonderful review in HIFI+(issue 35) by Jimmy Hughes:
He wrote ˝The music sounded vivid and lucid, yet at the same time very natural and belivebile. It was a winning combination: impressive fine detail and sharpness, allied to an attractive smoothness and naturalness. Put in simpler more basic terms, it sounded right. Tonally, the music sounded beautifully balanced-sharp and tactile, while at the same time smooth and integrated. Difficult things-like massed violins, solo voices, massed choral forces-had a difficult-to-describe rightness that struck me as being wholly natural and authentic. ... The Weiss DAC magically tamed the brightness/hardness without losing brilliance and immediacy. ... Medea was sweeter , mellower, with a more analogue sort of reproduction-sounded even more natural, and belivebile. It sounded realistic, and very easy to listen to. The Medea produced a truly 'big' sound; quite awesomely huge.˝
Pretty much opposite from 'wizard' form BFS.
I will continue to enjoy my Weiss combo very much!
Regarding BFS, best of luck to them! Maybe these 'Wizards' will return to Oz someday...