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FWIW, my subjective experience with the A90 was that it “softened” the sound a bit. I felt it had less “byte” than the Schiit Magnius I bought out of curiosity and ended up keeping instead. Also a better match visually for my stack with the Modius. And much cheaper too... I noticed that (subtle) sonic character powering both my HM Sundara and BD 177X.I've been lurking here for awhile. This forum is actually why I purchased the A90. I've had my A90 for about a week. I'm using the adi-2 as my dac using Hifiman Arya cans. I just wanted to toss my 2 cents in and ask if anyone else had a similar experience. The A90 undoubtably reaches a higher SPL, but in terms of sound and normal listening volumes, I defiantly can't tell the two amps apart. I'm trying to justify keeping the A90, but I'm really struggling to find a reason to. Sound signature, soundstage, etc. It all sounds very similar to my admittedly untrained ears. I've got a balanced cable coming for the Arya to see if that makes a difference (I've read multiple threads suggesting it does) but I'm inclined to return the unit. I'm not sure if this is a testament to the RME or knock against the A90. Like I said, there's noticeably more headroom in the A90, but unless I'm trying to make my ears bleed, I'd never notice or benefit from it in this setup. I've also got some HD6XX's in route. Maybe they'll benefit more from the A90.
I really would like to keep both. Could someone suggest a song or passage that would really articulate the superiority of the A90?
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