Da Vinci Virtu Party all set!
Da Vinci's presentation of musicality is always unique. The latest execution by solid state symbolizes the fusion art of vintage transformer coupling technology with solid state. Even at the level of Nifty preamp, the musicality is immense. The articulation of musicality emphasizes on "the musical flow" and "tonal color" alongside "speed" this round. The first music that I tested was not classical music (it was meant to be a default champion in the classical genre) but electronic music. The reproduction of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits via the Cessaro horn system blows me away right from the beginning. The body of the electric guitar is not inflated in size like many tube counterparts, but rather defined by the tonal color intensity of the synthesized frequency range. The subsequent rhythm automatically renders the "foot tapping" effect on my part. The vocal remains in stable focus even as the background was fused with all kind of electronic instrument. And even Sting's voice (he happened to be in town at that time when Mark Knofpler was recording that track) was reproduced with full presence. This is Peter's best work today, after following his works since 2003.
More to report as the Virtu amp just landed a few hours ago...
More to report as the Virtu amp just landed a few hours ago...
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If the tone is overdosed, you can never get Dire Strait's right. Because speed is important and more often than not, rhythm dictates musicality as much as beautiful tonality. I can't say Mark's tonality is beautiful but his music moves millions in the world. When he sings "Brothers in Arm", the very first few words of the lyrics - "these mist covered mountains are a home for me now.....", the coldness of his voice was immediately felt melancholically on my part. I have to say even the lightning effect at the back was reproduced with sheer presence enriching the musical message of the song.
These fine DV electronics are meant for matured listener. Please don't treat this is any formal review but impression is what that counts most of the time. I shall revisit a few weeks later as PT can always do magic nowadays. The Takumi suite in this place has impressed so many people including myself. The DV set is going to render a completely different feeling and I am interested to learn others' opinion.
To Peter Brem, great work!
When the door was opened, I saw familiar decorations like AE1. The Da Vinci amps are beautiful in reality. That Nifty looks cute. I told my driver I probably came down in 15 minutes but ended up spending 90 minutes (much more than my conversations with some high profiled CEOs) figuring out what kind of metaphysics are being played......... I got the K10 and the K70 and know well what they are capable of but this Chopin with the Hero subwoofer are not trivial kids on the streets.
And I got to say out loud that these Da Vinci stuff are very fine stuff here. King Puyi already wrote an excellent introduction of them and I agree every words he had put forth. The tone is too damn beautiful, but not to the point of exaggerating or overdosing. The speed is there, I meant, the speed of the bass is there with weight and recoil...
And you guys got to tell me more about those Phantom diffusors!
Great job! By the way, Mr.PT, you lose some weight. That's good. Keep it up!
Last but not least to Peter Brem - Great Work!
We wish you, your family and friends a Happy New Year and a lot of unforgettable musical experiences at AE2 thru the Da Vinci way!
Jolanda, Peter, Nathalie and Sandro
I keep playing Dire Straits everyday because of the thrilling electric bass energy. They are under full control. Lower mid bass attack has the speed to render rhythm that you can follow easily by taping the foot. Even very low level bass details are captured organically. I also tested a disc where many people are playing drums together. Wow, the recoil of the bass, the resonances of the drum skin, and the subsequent transmission of bass energy is so very much orderly. That is something I never experience before in HORN setting.
To Peter, Great work again!
This amplifier is capable of showing the "華麗" perspective of music. That is, however, not achieved by coloration but extreme ability to reveal the tone structure of everything in the scene. Somehow, Peter has not forgotten to show us the acoustic relationship between the tone and the recording environment. That is what makes it integrated flawlessly in fidelity. The Nifty can do this already, which is extremely uncommon at this price point but the VIRTU class just escalates the strength exponentially.
Application is best with high efficiency speaker so that the amplifiers have full control on the whole frequency range. I don't meant to exaggerate or hard sell anything here but this is something extremely unique that you guys must come and listen. I never bluff in terms of my managed systems' performance.
And the biggest discovery today is now I fully understand the grounding system designed by Peter. In the Nifty or the Virtu, there are two ground posts at the back. I just know today one is the CIRCUIT ground and the other one is the CHASSIS ground. You can connect them together to form a common ground but the craziest recommendation by Peter is to connect the CIRCUIT ground DIRECTLY to the TROY. And if this is not a shock, I don't know what is it. There are SO MUCH MORE details on all axis even compared to the "connection to the chassis" also to the same Troy.
More to report... I am too excited...
By the way, AE2 is perfect! Considering the amount of space available, the integration of the Horn system with 2 back loaded active subwoofers to the room is perfect. If there is imperfection, please share here because I can't detect any even though I play very loud relative to the size of the room regardless of rock music or classical.
This is a perfect showcase of the "science" of room acoustics. Those phantom diffusors are great although I don't know what they do. I only know all the walls disappear (including the back wall behind me) and I am completely engulfed in the space.
I don't want to describe the tonality of the amp or whatever is beautiful because it is the recording that defines the tone color. What I can say is the Virtu amp has tremendous power in resolving tonal color.
PT often says - "inflation of mid-range" to recreate pleasing lower mid bass to falsify natural warmth may mean musical to some for a period of time. Now I understand what he refers to. There is no right or wrong involving preferences but that matters more is the "progress".