Tim, one more comment.
I see that you are using a OPPO 105 as DAC + Volume Control entering directly to your amp.
My first listening session of the Anaview monoblocks was at a store, as I wanted to try them with some speakers I plan to buy sometime in the near future.
The system consisted in a OPPO 105 DAC (I used an USB drive with several FLAC files for testing purposes), a McIntosh C2300 preamp, McIntosh MC601 monoblocks, and B&W 802D Speakers.
We switched amplifiers back and forth, and the Anaviews provided a notably better bass performance than the MC601s.
Mids and highs were hard to distinguish between both amplifiers, but I think that the OPPO 105 was the bottleneck here, specially in the treble performance which I did not like with either amplifier, even considering that the room was properly treated.
When I installed the Anaviews at home with the Benchmark DAC2, I was glad to verify that the highs were very detailed and refined, no harsh at all!
Cheers,
Sebastian
I see that you are using a OPPO 105 as DAC + Volume Control entering directly to your amp.
My first listening session of the Anaview monoblocks was at a store, as I wanted to try them with some speakers I plan to buy sometime in the near future.
The system consisted in a OPPO 105 DAC (I used an USB drive with several FLAC files for testing purposes), a McIntosh C2300 preamp, McIntosh MC601 monoblocks, and B&W 802D Speakers.
We switched amplifiers back and forth, and the Anaviews provided a notably better bass performance than the MC601s.
Mids and highs were hard to distinguish between both amplifiers, but I think that the OPPO 105 was the bottleneck here, specially in the treble performance which I did not like with either amplifier, even considering that the room was properly treated.
When I installed the Anaviews at home with the Benchmark DAC2, I was glad to verify that the highs were very detailed and refined, no harsh at all!
Cheers,
Sebastian