Finally, I got my Cyrus 8xpd QX. As was mentioned in the reviews the amplifier produces razor sharp notes and the instruments are very clearly defined with a sparkly treble without being too harsh - even when connected to my Quad 22L2s. I am using a Sony CDP3000ES CD player purely as a transport.
I have noticed something though - sometimes in the midrange the vocals can become a little muddled with a piano or guitar - one example would be Gary Barlow's voice on TakeThat's album The Circus. Whereas Enrique's track Hero (from the Escape album) sounds magical. Is this down to the individual recording quality?
I am assuming if the amp had a fault then everything would sound bad and it wouldn't be specifically the mid-range on particular CDs. I can give specific examples if anyone wants to confirm they have the same experience. I think this is now my set up showing up bad mixes/recordings but just wanted some reassurance.
I have noticed something though - sometimes in the midrange the vocals can become a little muddled with a piano or guitar - one example would be Gary Barlow's voice on TakeThat's album The Circus. Whereas Enrique's track Hero (from the Escape album) sounds magical. Is this down to the individual recording quality?
I am assuming if the amp had a fault then everything would sound bad and it wouldn't be specifically the mid-range on particular CDs. I can give specific examples if anyone wants to confirm they have the same experience. I think this is now my set up showing up bad mixes/recordings but just wanted some reassurance.