I wrote a review on Taiko Audio Setchi active groundbox D2 a few months ago :
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...er-groundbox-but-this-Setchi-is-quite-special
The new Setchi "3 Series" - D3 is available this month.
Its again has a panzerholz enclosure and the size and weight are around 2x of D2.
Is the sound character of D3 a D2-on-steroid?
I did a direct shootout between D3 and D2.
They are sequentially applied on a "The Memory Player" (https://www.thememoryplayer.net/) which IMHO is one of the best two CAS severs in the market, the other being SGMS.
D3 has an unexpected sonic character. The improvement is not on authority & dynamics.
It's ahead of D2 in term of soundstage depth, layering in the soundstage, quietness and most importantly it makes music more continuous & more analogue-like.
It immediately becomes a hot Taiko Audio item in Hong Kong.
Is it perfect?
No. Some audiophile friends of mine think that D3 will make the sound a bit too soft.
The solution is again mix & match.
D2 in general makes the sound more vivid.
We found that applying both D3 and D2 in a system will get the best of both worlds, but the ratio of D3/D2 must depends on owners' taste and the character of their systems.
In HK where there is no VAT, a D3 is around USD600 only.
It is almost a must for digital frontends and CAS.
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...er-groundbox-but-this-Setchi-is-quite-special
The new Setchi "3 Series" - D3 is available this month.
Its again has a panzerholz enclosure and the size and weight are around 2x of D2.
Is the sound character of D3 a D2-on-steroid?
I did a direct shootout between D3 and D2.
They are sequentially applied on a "The Memory Player" (https://www.thememoryplayer.net/) which IMHO is one of the best two CAS severs in the market, the other being SGMS.
D3 has an unexpected sonic character. The improvement is not on authority & dynamics.
It's ahead of D2 in term of soundstage depth, layering in the soundstage, quietness and most importantly it makes music more continuous & more analogue-like.
It immediately becomes a hot Taiko Audio item in Hong Kong.
Is it perfect?
No. Some audiophile friends of mine think that D3 will make the sound a bit too soft.
The solution is again mix & match.
D2 in general makes the sound more vivid.
We found that applying both D3 and D2 in a system will get the best of both worlds, but the ratio of D3/D2 must depends on owners' taste and the character of their systems.
In HK where there is no VAT, a D3 is around USD600 only.
It is almost a must for digital frontends and CAS.
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