RAAL 1995 Immanis

[Mattey]

Excellente nouvelle de pouvoir de nouveau rencontrer Aleks Quelle chance pour nous

[amaiso]

une premiere impression particulièrement honnête sur head-fi à propos de l upgrade

Thanks to the kind generosity of Sean (from SLT) and Aleksander, I had a chance to listen to the silver interface, star 12 cable and star 8 interface cable in my home set up. I was advised to listen to the gear in the following order:

Connect one end of the star 8 interface cable to the amp (SAEQ Armageddon) and the other end to my original interface.
Use the original star 8 headphone cables.
Listen to at least 2-3 songs I am familiar with it.

In the above first scenario, I was not sure what to expect and nothing seemed to change in terms of sound.

I then moved to the second scenario:

Connect one end of the star 8 interface cable to the same amp (SAEQ Armageddon) and the other end to my original interface.
Use the star 12 headphone cables.
Listen to at least 2-3 songs I am familiar with it.

In the above second scenario, I was able to hear some changes to the sound in terms of details, clarity and soundstage. And I admit these changes were subtle, at first listen but they were there nevertheless, to my ears.

I then moved to the third and final scenario:

Connect one end of the star 8 interface cable to the same amp (SAEQ Armageddon) and the other end to the silver interface.
Use the star 12 headphone cables.
Listen to at least 2-3 songs I am familiar with it.

In the above final scenario, I was able to hear more obvious changes to the sound in terms of details, instrument separation, clarity and soundstage. I would not say that the bass has been enhanced or anything like that. To my ears, the bass did feel more pronounced and controlled. To my ears, I did not hear any treble enhancement or harshness or sibilance that will result in listening fatigue.

With the above combination, I was listening to various test tracks for about 90mins, well until midnight when I just had to go to bed because I needed to work the next morning. As much as I liked what I heard, I still did not feel compelled to buy the new package, at the asking price.

The next day I had to return the package to Sean and when I went back later in the evening to listen to the Immanis with the original interface cable, original interface and star 8 cables, that was when it hit me. I listened to those same songs again. There was just something that was instantaneously missing. I do not know whether it is a placebo effect or whether my mind is just playing tricks on me.

During can jam this past weekend, I did more listening, and I ended up buying the damn thing on Sunday

All of what I said above is my personal opinion only. I do agree that there are some of us Immanis owners who are happy with the sound as-is and do not want to mess with what’s already working. And I also agree that for some folks, the price of the upgrade may not commensurate with the perceived uptick in sound.

Having said all of this, if you have a chance to have a home demo of the new upgrade package, please give it a shot.

[Mattey]

Merci Alain pour ce partage

Ehhhh oui, les tout derniers petits gains à grappiller sont souvent terriblement couteux...

Tiens, avant des tester ces nouveaux cables et interfaces, j aimerais beaucoup essayer mon Immanis sur un Armaggedon. Et idéalement, il faudrait le confronter à l Égoïsta 2A3

Charles, tu pourrais l'avoir au showroom ce gros bébé serbe sans tubes?

[amaiso]

je vous mets un 2 eme avis à la sortie du canjam de singapore car il me semble tres instructif

Been parted from Immanis for the last 10 days. Then headed to canjam singapore to watch "live" the big war of summmit fi IEMs that cost almost as or even way more expensive than Immanis.

Finally back home now, and listen to my Immanis again. Definitely put a big smile on my face. Immanis able to showcase insane transparency, detail, speed, with much bigger soundstage than any IEMs in such effortless and really natural way.

Also tried Star-12 cable, Silver Interface and Star-8 interface cable. I agree with the creator, that Star-12 create the most significant differences between them. Star-12 bring more "muscular" presentation, leading notes become more solid, fuller bass notes, with even bigger soundstage. Back to back comparison with Star-8 cable make the Star-8 a bit narrow and "hollow". I quite like Star-12, I think this is the cheapest way to make Immanis deliver more slam and meaty notes (in comparison to change your amps). The only "downside" for me is how thick and stiff the cable is. I still need more time to decide, simply because of the ergonomic. Sound wise it is an easy upgrade for me.

Silver Interface is great to add extra layer, micro detail, and soundstage. Star-8 cable for interface is not really my cup of tea though.

[Charles Pierre]

Bonjour à tous,

Merci pour les partages Alain !
C’est intéressant !
Je dois encore un peu attendre (2-3 semaines ?) avant d’avoir mes exemplaires de démo pour tester par moi même !


Désolé Matthieu mais je n’ai pas prévu de faire rentrer l’Armagedon !
Notamment car expérience m’a montré (et à vous aussi de manière générale), que les tout meilleurs amplificateurs pour casques sont à tubes… ou du moins présentent du tubes (cf Améthyste qui est hybride).
La technologie à transistor étant limitée sur certains critères….
Jusqu’à 4-6000 euros, pourquoi pas du transistor qui peut concurrencer certains amplis à tubes au même tarif et qui peuvent présenter des défauts. Mais passé ce tarif là… vive le tube !
D’ailleurs, l’Immanis, le Shangri-là senior, le susvara Unveield … c’est claimant du tube qu’il leur faut !


Bonne journée,

Charles

[Mattey]

Bonjour à tous,

Merci pour les partages Alain !
C’est intéressant !
Je dois encore un peu attendre (2-3 semaines ?) avant d’avoir mes exemplaires de démo pour tester par moi même !


Désolé Matthieu mais je n’ai pas prévu de faire rentrer l’Armagedon !
Notamment car expérience m’a montré (et à vous aussi de manière générale), que les tout meilleurs amplificateurs pour casques sont à tubes… ou du moins présentent du tubes (cf Améthyste qui est hybride).
La technologie à transistor étant limitée sur certains critères….
Jusqu’à 4-6000 euros, pourquoi pas du transistor qui peut concurrencer certains amplis à tubes au même tarif et qui peuvent présenter des défauts. Mais passé ce tarif là… vive le tube !
D’ailleurs, l’Immanis, le Shangri-là senior, le susvara Unveield … c’est claimant du tube qu’il leur faut !


Bonne journée,

Charles

Salut Charles,

L amplification à tubes (de qualité) reste effectivement "magique" avec beaucoup de casques, aucun doute, et j ai toute confiance dans tes recommandations !! Merci .

A bientôt,

Matt.