Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer?

Mine's going to be dropped off by UPS today, along with a Scott Nixon DAC that Vinnie put into one of his enclosures for me. Hopefully I'm in for a night of SLA battery-powered bliss.

Gary

Gary,
I have a friend that owns the Scott Nixon dac.I haven't had a chance to hear it though.I don't think his is the battery powered version though.He has only good things to say about it.
The first couple of hours the top end will be grainy and closed in on the Clari T Amp(no surprise as the switching power supplies need to get going).
By the end of the night your going to do some cart wheels in the listening room. By the third day it will be sommersaults with half twists! Try not to hurt yourself ! LOL

Let us know what you think!

Happy Listening!

I got the dac & amp last night. With a/c out of the picture the only noise that's left is what's on the cd. Or the refrigerator upstairs when it's running. Otherwise, and I know it might sound cliche, but music emerges from an almost unnerving dead silence. The purity and realism these two components deliver has got to be heard to be appreciated, I just can't explain it. And that's only after a few hours of listening, I can't wait to get some more time on the amp & dac and for my real speakers (at 100dB/W) to get here.

Gary

Terrific Gary..you haven't heard anything yet! That gear is far from burned in.Listen for it to open up over the next 30 hours.From what others say it will only get better.I have maybe 60 hrs on mine now and it continues to improve.I also agree the only way to understand is hear it for yourself.

Ah, IMHO, yeah, it's a giant killer alright. I just got mine today, and out of the box, it already sounds as good as my Decware Zen 84C. I've had other amps, Welborne DRD 300B, Atma-Sphere M60 MkII. It almost equals those in terms of sheer enjoyment. Those amps have their special qualities (Atma Sphere's transparency and speed, Welborne Labs fluid sound), but in terms of overall presentation for the money, I prefer the Sonic Impact. Maybe I'm thinking more of value. In any event, I'm seriously thinking about purchasing Rossi's Clari-T or Art Taylor's version.

I'll be getting my Omega Super 3's hopefully this week, and will try to get another perspective then. By then, the Sonic Impact will have been burned in and I will hooked up a wal wart.