The Sound
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Let’s talk about what really matters: the sound. So Ferdinand provided the duo along with the Nilai monos and an Eversolo A8. However, we also tested – together with Ferdinand – on the Alpha reference system. Purely to see how it plays on the Pass amplifier. That’s more of an impression than a test, but it was interesting to do.
Nilai and Eversolo
We do understand Ferdinand: this is just a particularly fine combination. Once it made some miles in – burn-in took about a week – we hear a very neutral sound with an extremely nice midrange and a looseness in the midrange that really appeals to us! Vocals are really beautiful and acoustic parts are incredibly transparent. As if we can look into the strings of the guitar. Or peek under the hammers of the piano. Very special.
When we switch genres for a moment, we hear that this system can also rock. Or do some punches with electronic music. Porcupine Tree? No problem. Massive Attack? No problem. Rage Against The Machine? Bring it on… it just plays. And so it should.
The Nilai’s just keep control under any circumstance. Even at 80% or 90% volume, we hear tight and deep bass…. Those Daytons are really nice woofers! And this speaker can go low! We heard that 30 Hz is no problem at all. Amazing from such a relatively compact enclosure.
Short on the Alpha system
Surely the Alpha system gives a different result on this Voice Victory Supreme. Not that the sound-balance changes…. it’s more the accents that are different. Where the Nilai’s goes for ultimate control and slightly drier reproduction, the Pass goes more for flow and air. The center is even smoother and gets a little more glow. We like that; after all, everything revolves around the middle. However, we must admit; the bass of the Nilai seems a bit drier and tighter.
Yet in both systems we hear the power of this speaker very clearly: super clean midrange with deep and insightful bass. And a pleasant, open treble area. And all this is finely balanced.
