Aesthetix Romulus Signature Upgrade Worth the $3,000 ?
Hi all,
I just purchased a "base" Aesthetix Romulus and am very happy with it. Has anyone had their unit upgraded to Signature or heard the base unit and Signature unit side by side? I am wondering what the sonic differences were and if you think it is a worthwhile upgrade. The vast majority of my units use is spinning cd's on a high resolution system. I would be particularly interested in the difference in dynamics and bass extension with the upgrade.
Thanks for looking!!
This is the Star Sound stand I am talking about. I purchased the coupling discs from Adona as they were more reasonably priced. Eden sound also makes nice ones for reasonable cost. http://www.starsoundaudio.com/ComponentPlatformsDetail.php?SP-SA-103-3-SA-103-4-10 |
we are getting closer..I am a big fan of Jim White but IF he sits on his A and does not do MQA I will move...quickly. What you and many others ignore and what is VERY well understood in aerospace is that spreading development costs as you zeroed out over just a few units can equal the parts cost. The one time engineering cost to implement the new digital FPGA board including DSD and custom filters is part of the $3 K... Now there MIGHT be $3 K DACS that can compete with a Pandora SIG, but I have not heard them...maybe I should... BTW there are many common components in aerospace, application and tols change. yes there are unique parts and when there are, they are VERY expensive. |
Tomic601, I'm very familiar with the Romulus Signature and the Eclipse version with the Stealth capacitors. The Eclipse is a clear sonic upgrade. The Yamamoto can't compete with the Romulus in terms of flexibility and format options, as it's strictly Red Book exclusively. In terms of sound quality and natural musicality and engagement, Grannyring is on the mark. The Eclipse and the Yamamoto DAC provide superb Red Book playback. Both products are noticeably improved when placed on an Apprentice platform based on my listening sessions. I heard both with the PS Audio PWT which is better than the Romulus internal transport. Full disclosure, the Yamamoto is mine and has Duelund CAST output capacitors and a Synergistic Research fuse in place. Charles, |
Tomic, I do understand your point being in innovation & product development. Yes it is part of the cost and spread out over a relatively few units unfortunately. Good point. Charles, on Red Book CD spinning the Yammy is a great value and to my ears competes with many bigger dollar units. You could combine it with a nice Emperical Audio Offramp for great computer audio also. |
