Anyone heard the E.A.R. "Acute"?


Sounds interesting, CDP w/tubed output stage and analog domain volume. Just wondering if anyone has had a chance to listen to one?
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Does any of you guys own the newest Acute4 ?
I have been reading about it and would be interested in hearing from anyone whom has auditioned this spinner?

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
I'm not tired of them. They sound great. I'm always curious in audio. I like to try things. I want to see how much of a different sound that the ediswans have. I'm want to see what will happen. The reason I love the EAR is because I can change it up a little and get great sound without spending a fortune.
No,

I own the Acute 3. The Acute 4 is two separate units and double the cost of the Acute 3. I bought my Acute 3 used so it is quite a lot more money, though I'm sure it would be fantastic.
Calvinj, keep me posted on your tube experiments. Do you have any other tube gear in your system? What is the rest of your system (amp, speakers, etc.)? I am running my EAR through a Primaluna Integrated Amp, so thinking I will be experimenting with those tubes next. My preamp and driver tubes on my integrated that drive my power tubes are all 12au7's, so there is a lot of good NOS tube options that may enhance my EAR sound. Enjoy the fun!
I'm running the gato fm6 from Denmark. I have the kr audio va900 "The Baby Kronzilla" tube amplifier. I use the ear acute CD player. I use the the Resonessence Mirus dac. I use cabling from high fidelity, clarity cable and atlas mavros. I will be trying the ediswans tubes in my EAR next so far the Siemens are far ahead of all else I've tried.