The Academy of Music set arrived yesterday. I’ve only listened to a few tracks.
Compared to the MoFi, what I’ve noticed so far are an improved, overall sense of immediacy that you’d expect from a live show coupled with improved resolution/separation.
At the same time, the presentation is a bit bright on my system. It’s certainly not enough to be described as fatiguing but it’s there. However, the Schiit Lokius pretty well compensates for this.
For reference, my system:
Jay’s Audio CD2 MKIII transport
Aqua La Voce S2 DAC
Hegel H390
Silverline SR 17.5 monitors
Cables by Audio art and Acoustic Zen
Schiit Lokius
Seems to me the MofI is a waste of $. As time goes on, I’m afraid I’m becoming increasingly cynical about MoFi’s hybrids due to their inconsistency.