tweak1,
Appreciate your input. Since you received the V last Thurs, you have only had them 150 hours, with probably much less play time. How do you know how many hours Wally put in for you, as a good customer? Someone on the LSA Voyager GaN thread said that initially the V was harsh, then later it became tubelike. Perhaps you are in the transition phase from hyper detailed/harsh to tubelike. Perhaps your EVS1200 has become warmer sounding with age, since you wrote after a month or so of ownership, that the EVS was neutral/detailed. Let's see what you find after 500 hours or so on the V.
I have been breaking in my Rouge 1200 amp with the same CD of Mozart violin concertos on repeat, 16 hours/day, now about 365 hours. I listen attentively on and off, and I know the tonal characteristics of all the music on this CD very well by now. This is more informative than switching between different recordings. Of course, when we live with the system, we want to hear all kinds of music, but for testing purposes this leads to confusion. Also, trying various footers, cables and such is confusing because of all the variables introduced. Just use the same ancillary equipment to A/B the V and EVS amps. It doesn't matter that Machina Dynamica springs are better than sorbothane footers, because the same relative differences between the amps will be found.
Appreciate your input. Since you received the V last Thurs, you have only had them 150 hours, with probably much less play time. How do you know how many hours Wally put in for you, as a good customer? Someone on the LSA Voyager GaN thread said that initially the V was harsh, then later it became tubelike. Perhaps you are in the transition phase from hyper detailed/harsh to tubelike. Perhaps your EVS1200 has become warmer sounding with age, since you wrote after a month or so of ownership, that the EVS was neutral/detailed. Let's see what you find after 500 hours or so on the V.
I have been breaking in my Rouge 1200 amp with the same CD of Mozart violin concertos on repeat, 16 hours/day, now about 365 hours. I listen attentively on and off, and I know the tonal characteristics of all the music on this CD very well by now. This is more informative than switching between different recordings. Of course, when we live with the system, we want to hear all kinds of music, but for testing purposes this leads to confusion. Also, trying various footers, cables and such is confusing because of all the variables introduced. Just use the same ancillary equipment to A/B the V and EVS amps. It doesn't matter that Machina Dynamica springs are better than sorbothane footers, because the same relative differences between the amps will be found.