It definitely has juice, but what are the deepest lows?
Don’t forget the dac and the streamer will also need to help and measure up in this regard. ie the whole chain needs to be considered for the susvara
Problem is he came back to say he preferred the silver fox amp a bit more after that was released.
I’m very happy with the niimbus though and second hand prices of the few niimbuses out there are great prices for buyers rather than sellers thanks to the lack of hype on it
Other than that Niimbus is a great match for the Susvara but as always it's a matter of your whole chain so take good care of how you match your components.
Other than that Niimbus is a great match for the Susvara but as always it's a matter of your whole chain so take good care of how you match your components.
Problem is he came back to say he preferred the silver fox amp a bit more after that was released.
I’m very happy with the niimbus though and second hand prices of the few niimbuses out there are great prices for buyers rather than sellers thanks to the lack of hype on it
This is true but I'd like to add some context if I may.
The Niimbus was my reference for over 5 years, which is a rather long time under the circumstances. Keep in mind during that time I tried the vast majority of high-end amps on the market. I found many which I enjoyed quite a bit, yet nothing quite knocked the Niimbus out of the #1 spot until the Silver Fox. That's a very good run!
Another data point is that I haven't been able to bring myself to sell the Niimbus despite it being displaced. It's just so good that when I consider the amount I would get for it, I'd rather keep it around. I still consider it one of the very best amplifiers in the world regardless of price.
@Weissenborn I agree with @vonBaron that Niimbus is a transparent amp, but not clinical and dry like some THX based amps for example (Mytek Liberty THX AAA HPA comes to my mind since I have it for some time so it is easier for me to relate to it). Is it musical? Maybe, but that is more job of a dac I'd say than amp in this case. It is not as musical as Chord TT2 alone for example and is not musical as AuroraSound HEADA, but it is neutral and it will be engaging if this is what you are looking for. It is also very dynamic, fast and hard slamming amp. If you like bass, especially artificial one and looking for a headphones with a lot of bass it maybe the right choice for you.
The unit I have been listening too had issues with sound quality while playing with volume control and for me at this price level this was not acceptable, but than again YMMV and maybe this has been fixed along the way.
My tip would be find a second hand one from a good seller, i’m guessing for about $2.5k and it will be money well spent for the susvaras
But that doesn’t really account for personal taste so i can’t guarantee that either but if you sell it you won’t loae much.
I bought mine new and from memory about 15% off rrp. It was an indulgent purchase for me (at this price). I bought it because i was setting up my system for the susvaras.
If i didn’t want/love the susvaras then i wouldn’t have gone this path and would have spent less, as for me, the amp could be considered a bit overkill for non power hungry hps, at rrp.
I probably would have stuck with my v280 for quite a while longer, or moved to a tube amp maybe,,,,,
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