Happy to confirm the accuracy of the report by Altus.

On a personal level It took me a lot of reflective thought to digest what I heard.

7200SE / 818v3 sounded very good but it was hard to ascertain where the difference was coming from compared to my 808.5 to 7200.1 setup.

Of course it might just be the room.

Everyone listening is conditioned by past experience, and IMHO the Beryllium Tweeter in the 72000SE is the biggest difference irrespective of source / file etc.. But at a price!

For me the loss of depth, intimacy and sense of expectation (conditioned response) was disturbing.

My favourite Gretchen Peters tracks which have in the past reduced listeners to silence had little effect but maybe that is just the technical sales pitch pressure.

Different rather than better?
Hector with Old Ears


AV: Thorens TD160B, SME, ShureV15MK2, 500, 598, 861v4, DSP7200.1, DSP3300HC Samsung UE55, SkyHD.
DINING: MS600, AC200, DSP5200SEUG.
STUDY 504, Roon Nucleus + RevB, 808v6, 5200SE, Mac & PC (Touch Screen), Prime+PS Grado GS1000i
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