It is great to be able to say w/o hesitation that the addition of the Shunyata Typhon to my Triton is one of the most magical moments in my four decades as a music loving soul. It's real charmer: the Typhon is one push forward towards audio bliss that frankly I did not see coming. For my system & taste it is a mayor step into a new level of music reproduction. All being said from a person who treasures music far above the hobby of collecting esoteric & $$$ gear.
Perhaps everyone may not feel this way because what the Typhon does is hard to quantify w/ words, simple narrative bites & typical audiophile catchphrases.
The synergy is a real shocker: Music is in all regards simply more emotional, nuanced, clear, articulate and spatial in spades. Lush & at the same time powerful. Every recording sounds more interesting in some way & most are frankly more pleasurable to listen to. Space is the name of the game. Timing, tonalities, nuance, expression, emotion & engagement.... on & on.
If I were to remove the Typhon from the system (which I have done for my wife) it is like viewing/hearing the musical event from behind a scrim or sheet of glass: It is for lack of a better word FLAT(er), pale, less organic & less emotionally engaging. A bit like watching someone on film take a walk on a beautiful day instead of walking & experiencing it yourself.
What the Typhon/Triton does:
-A picture window expands floor to ceiling and the glass is pristine....
-The air just got cleaner & cooler like a gentle passing spring front.
-A stone dropped in a placid pond sending ripples to the banks
-Someone whispered from across a room but each word was clear & distinct.
-The back wall of my listening room grew much deeper & the room magically expanded in all directions.
-My emotional core was touched by a passage that I have know for decades but never w/ such resonance....
- Never heard that door slam before or that train pass in the distant background.....or the last, faintest, deepest rumble of thunder miles away...
-A drink of the purest cool water
-Oh... I remember what a nylon string guitar sound like in a small intimate room. Every small detail.....
The list can grow: It becomes a litany of little metaphors that hint at something that is poetic at its core. Poetic and therefore harder to describe. And poetic the Typhon/Triton combo is. In spades!!!
The point I want to make is that the overall effect of adding the Typhon is something I intellectually understood but did not actually expect to be so deeply, dare I say, soulful & rewarding. This the nicest thing I have done for myself & my passions as an audiophile/music lover in decades. Please if you can find a dealer who can let you take one of these home do so. It may turn out to be an expensive early birthday gift but ......it's just magical.
On a side note, my Triton/Typhon combo is hidden out of sight in a built in bookcase. I can not show it off, brag about it or impress anyone other than my self. Just the way I like it!
Thanks GC et all.
Perhaps everyone may not feel this way because what the Typhon does is hard to quantify w/ words, simple narrative bites & typical audiophile catchphrases.
The synergy is a real shocker: Music is in all regards simply more emotional, nuanced, clear, articulate and spatial in spades. Lush & at the same time powerful. Every recording sounds more interesting in some way & most are frankly more pleasurable to listen to. Space is the name of the game. Timing, tonalities, nuance, expression, emotion & engagement.... on & on.
If I were to remove the Typhon from the system (which I have done for my wife) it is like viewing/hearing the musical event from behind a scrim or sheet of glass: It is for lack of a better word FLAT(er), pale, less organic & less emotionally engaging. A bit like watching someone on film take a walk on a beautiful day instead of walking & experiencing it yourself.
What the Typhon/Triton does:
-A picture window expands floor to ceiling and the glass is pristine....
-The air just got cleaner & cooler like a gentle passing spring front.
-A stone dropped in a placid pond sending ripples to the banks
-Someone whispered from across a room but each word was clear & distinct.
-The back wall of my listening room grew much deeper & the room magically expanded in all directions.
-My emotional core was touched by a passage that I have know for decades but never w/ such resonance....
- Never heard that door slam before or that train pass in the distant background.....or the last, faintest, deepest rumble of thunder miles away...
-A drink of the purest cool water
-Oh... I remember what a nylon string guitar sound like in a small intimate room. Every small detail.....
The list can grow: It becomes a litany of little metaphors that hint at something that is poetic at its core. Poetic and therefore harder to describe. And poetic the Typhon/Triton combo is. In spades!!!
The point I want to make is that the overall effect of adding the Typhon is something I intellectually understood but did not actually expect to be so deeply, dare I say, soulful & rewarding. This the nicest thing I have done for myself & my passions as an audiophile/music lover in decades. Please if you can find a dealer who can let you take one of these home do so. It may turn out to be an expensive early birthday gift but ......it's just magical.
On a side note, my Triton/Typhon combo is hidden out of sight in a built in bookcase. I can not show it off, brag about it or impress anyone other than my self. Just the way I like it!
Thanks GC et all.
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