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HEED AUDIO Obelisk Si
„The Obelisk deftly negotiates dense passages with aplomb, yet is always accompanied by finesse and simplicity, indeed, consider the best tube amps.
It is much closer to the "live" magic of a reference-quality 300B than it really has any right to. ...The Si’s dynamic range approximates the spontaneity we hear attending a live performance, evoking the very same impression. A genuine revelation at a price, after all, without competition.”
July/August 2008
The music is effectively rendered with fidelity and realism rarely heard in Hi-Fi.
No note seems to emanate from the complex calculations of a computer - that is, a succession of 0s and 1s made by an electronic circuit laden with transistors, capacitors and resistors – but, rather, directly from the vibration of the air generated by a musical instrument. Voices and chords demonstrate amazing beauty, from the initial precision attack through the progressive diminishing of the notes.
The resonance, the acoustic ambiance, the tiniest nuance of vibrato, all phenomena essential to perceiving music in an effortless fashion. The concert at home.
...This is the type of device we adore. Still affordable, it always seems to be there to serve the music, all kinds of music. It does it with exceptional rhythmic consistancy, without exaggeration or artificial coloring, so much so that we end up completely forgetting it's there. A little jewel to discover in France!
May/June 2008
It has fantastic musicality which means that during the very first minutes of listening we concentrate solely on the music.......It seems to match all loudspeakers magically..........Here is truly, in the real sense of the word a "musical" amplifier. And capable of pleasing absolutely everyone - without any petty quabbling!
VERDICT:
If you want to find out what a "musical" amplifier is like, run to listen to the Obelisk Si.
A truly brilliant amplifier!
Mai 2008
