After auditioning Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra for 8 days, I had been listening to Line Magnetic 508 and Rogue Cronus Magnum II fitted with vintage tubes.
8 days is too short to reach clear conclusionl without doing cable rolling or comparsion with other refutable class D amp like Atmashphere or Audion.
But Starkrimson clearly has no serious fault at all.
It sounds very transparent with lot of details.
Soundstage is wide and deep enough ( not the best but close to it).
The reason that my friend Rex found it sound thin compared with Dartzeel 108 could be due to upstream source and super revealing nature of Scaena 3.2
Starkrimson works nice with both Lansche 4.1 and Vaugn Cabernett II.
Thus it is a nice value for sure.
I recommend you try it by being in the line for tour.
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/orchard-audio-starkrimson-stereo-ultra-amp-tour.1148415/
But both Rex and I favor my Line Magnetic 508 fitted with vintage tubes over Starkrimson.
The reason is my tube amp give halo around each instrument and nuanced details.
Next week I will visit Korea to see my 100 days’ old granddaughter.
Luckily, I could attend Seoul Audio show which will be held at Kangnam, Seoul.
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it had been 20 years since I attened the Seoul Audio show which is pretty big.
After being back to US late March, I plant to audition one of Atma and Audion or Orchard Bosc monoblocks.
Then I may give more clear conclusion.
Thomas