is there anyone who has made a comparison between Phanton, Vioelectric v380, Burson (soloist or voyager) and some speaker amplifiers (maybe amp-23R, abh2 benchmark, topping la90d) using only Hifiman Susvara?
I want to know if this phaton will amplify my susvara at the maximum level of dynamics, layering and bass CONTROL please. A review where only says "sounds very good" doesn't tell me nothing about susvara on phanton.
I am afraid about ifi specs after the problem with ifi diablo. I really want to know if those 15,000mW at 16 ohms are RMS or Peak (clipping). Susvara needs about 100mA over 5.5volts at 60 ohms to produce 110spl. A lot of amplifiers have to much current at high voltage but not at low voltage. I hope somebody could tell me..
Today I was able to spend some time with the Phantom with Susvara.
Luckily i also still have my note on Susvara paired with Soloist 3XGT, and Enleum 23R.
Violectric (v281) i tried, but not with Susvara. So I will not go there.
1. Soloist 3XGT (older version) with Susvara: Transient is very incisive. Good macrodynamics/slam. Stagesize width is above average. However the depth and vertical/height is just average.
Instrument separation is decent with accurate placement but the "instrument size" is slightly lacking for my taste.
The dealbreaker of this amp for me is actually the tonal synergy, i found the upper mid can be strident on portion my song library. This + Susvara is 6/10 for me.
2. Enleum Amp-23R: The wow factors of this amp is its effortlessness in driving Susvara. If you are looking for bass control (or pretty much control across frequency), this amp is for you. It also slams harder than 3XGT and Phantom (w/o Xbass)
Stage size is (width/depth/height) is above average. Instrument layering and placement accuracy is also very good.
The downside of this amp personally for me is in its tuning. This amp has crystal clear midrange, almost ethereal. Unfortunately, I usually like my Susvara to have more body in the midrange with slightly warmer and wetter presentation. 8.5/10
3. Ifi ICAN Phantom can properly drive Susvara even on low gain (but you need to set the volume around 90-95). The bass has decent slam and control. It has Xbass but I found myself not needing it.
While instrument separation and placement is very good (as good as the Enleum), stage size is just average. However this is where XSpace comes into play. I found that playing around with it and set it to 60 give spacious presentation that I like.
Tonally this amp has neutral midrange, which is okay for half of my library. For the other half I need to switch the tube mode.
I'll give this amp 8/10 - 8.5/10 for Susvara depend on the setting config.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/burson-audio-soloist-voyager.27033/reviews
