Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet?

I ordered  a La Voce S3 a few weeks ago and it was delivered today. I did not audition it before ordering ,and had no prior experience with Aqua DACs to base a purchase off of. I hooked it up in my main system , pulling my Modwright Elyse out for the time being. I only have 5 or 6 hours on  the La Voce S3   so I won't comment at this juncture other than to say that it is very nice sounding even with limited break-in.

Fasten, looking forward to your review and thoughts of the La Voce S3

@kzs70.     I just saw your post.  I find the Orchid every bit as good as the Romulus.  Not quite as detailed and resolved, but the Orchid offers better tone, dimension and naturalness.  

I presently have the LaVoce S3  coupled with an IPOD Classic (wav recordings) and Wadia 171, Line Magnetic 518IA 845tube based integrated; Daedalus Audio Argos V2s speakers; digital and analog ICs are Silnote Audio; power cables are Audio Art Cable. ( I haven't used either my Modwright LS100 KWA100SE pre/power combo, or Finale Audio 7189 MK2 integrated with the La Voce yet. I did use it initially with my Cambridge CXC transport and they synced well).

I only have 20-25 hours or so on the LaVoce S3,  my understanding is that it takes about 200 hours for full break-in , but below are my initial impressions which are based upon a variety of genres/tracks I listened to this morning:
Old school R&B:   Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody   Billy Stewart - I Do Love You
Soft Rock:     Beach Boys - Warmth of the Sun; In My Room
Rock:     The Who - Eminence Front; The Song is Over ; Getting In Tune; Won't                       Get Fooled Again
     Metallica - Enter Sandman; Where Ever I May Roam
     Led Zeppelin - Whole Lot of Love     Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Alternative Rock:      Haircut 100 - Boy Meets Girl
Blues Rock:      Alvin Lee - Lost In Love; Help Me
Smooth Jazz:      Marcus Anderson - Enigma      Pieces of a Dream - I Fell Like Singing      Maysa & Club 1600 - Give Love A Chance      Boney James - Ride      Greg Karukas - Time Could Pass
Hip Hop:       Nelly - Hot In Here
Thus far, to my ears this is a very balanced DAC, its sound is not pronounced in any area, rather it is articulate across the board , and non-fatiguing. I don't notice any lack of bass that according to others the S2 apparently had. The S3 has a broad soundstage with clear separation , placement and depth; the pace, rhythm, subtleties,  energy, slam and dynamics of tracks are all evident; notes decay;  male and female vocals are equally engaging.  I'd say that, while my Modwright Elyse is a very musical and enjoyable DAC, the LaVoce S3 sounstage offers somewhat more separation and placement of instruments. I have no experience with the Orchid so I can not comment between the two.
     


              

@facten 

If my recent experience is any indicator then it is going to take a lot more than 200 hours for full break-in.  Mine just took closer to 500 hours before fully opening up.  In the end it doesn't have a whole lot in common anymore with the S2 other than the case and the power supplies at least those were my findings.