![]() ![]() ![]() The big supplies give the Sensation more authority and more body to the lower and mid frequencies, more fleshed out, as it were.įantastic article - loved it. With the Antek and the JT Dynamic (now with 150+ hours and still breaking in my power cord), the bass is powerful and more foundational. With the 130w, the sound is open, transparent, sweet and airy, with a wonderful balance. When I tried the Sensation with the 90w psu, I thought it was a step back from the Two + 130w. I also believe its potential is higher, but can be more demanding. Instead, I believe, it's a more balanced and complete design. ![]() Not that it isn't warm or natural sounding. In other words, it takes different strengths of the Tripath design. The Virtue amps' emphasis on its warm, tube-like, "Tripath" sound is replaced with a faster, more immediate, open and detailed "Tripath" sound in the Sensation. While the small Virtue amps have a familial sound, and they get progressively more defined and natural as you proceed up the line (from One to One.2 to Two), the Sensation is, and sounds like, a different product. Antek or JT perhaps it's better if I back up a bit and describe the sound of the Sensation first. I've been struggling to put into words the difference between the different supplies, 130w vs. Jason did a really great job putting it together, and fulfilled my special requests (hardwired Kimber PK-10 cord and matching plug) gladly. four times the size of the 130w switching psu, and is much heavier. It certainly looks the part of a quality audio piece. The JT Dynamic, with its all-black, brushed aluminum enclosure, truly fits next to the Sensation. It's not yet as floor rippling as the stock Antek (which I love), and I miss some of its "bloom", but the Kimber PC and the rhodium/silver/copper AC plug are notoriously slow to burn-in (some say 500 hours or more). Just fast and effortless.īass is powerful, deep, and extended. Think Spectral in comparison to other solid state units. The JT Dynamic power supply is also faster, airier, and more extended in the upper frequencies than the stock Antek, which is more weighted towards the bass. How much quieter? I have to hook up the Red Wine Audio Black Lightning SLA battery pack to be sure, but it posseses much of the quietness and purity of the battery pack. The JT power supply is quieter, and cleaner than the stock Antek. I have just 70+ hours on my JT Dynamic power supply, so this is hardly a final impression, but this is what it's like so far: ![]()
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