Measurements and Conclusion
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The measurements of the Sonnet Pasithea are…. virtually flawless. We measure THD just below 0.003%, a noise floor that is at and below -160dB. Those are the limits of our Prism dScope we think. Crosstalk ticks the -140dB mark and the dynamic range is 128dB which comes down to almost 22bit if we calculate correctly. Impulse behavior is – not entirely surprising since it is an NOS dac – without any pre- and post-ringing. We can’t find anything that doesn’t add up. Hats off.
Hi Jaap,
How would you compare the Pasithea to your MSB Premier? Thanks.
They are very different. Please just read both reviews. By the way: the Pasithea is ours. The MSB isn’t ;-).
I currently have an EMM Labs DCC2 /CDSD combo playing through Halcro DM 58s to Revel Salons. Am looking to modernize and move to hi res streaming ( although may keep a CD player ). Am currently looking at :
Sonnet Pasithea
Holo May kitsune
Bricasti M3
Does any9ne have an opinion on those? Or is familiar with the EMM Labs dac for comparison ?
Thx
Seth
If you want a neutral sounding dac… Pasithea. 100%.
I currently have an EMM Labs DCC2 /CDSD combo playing through Halcro DM 58s to Revel Salons. Am looking to modernize and move to hi res streaming ( although may keep a CD player ). Am currently looking at :
Sonnet Pasithea
Holo May kitsune
Bricasti M3
Does any9ne have an opinion on those? Or is familiar with the EMM Labs dac for comparison ?
Thx
Seth
If you want a neutral sounding dac… Pasithea. 100%.
Hello Guys,
As always what a great review !
I have a Denafrips Athena preamp & Terminator -II using HQP to PCM 1.536mhz and that is the way the Terminator-II seems to squeeze its best bits.
I have this itch with the Pasithea, and wonder how good would it be to switch to it from where im standing now ( T-II ), any suggestions ?
Have you tried Pasithea with HQP ?
These are the DACs im considering:
– Lampizator Baltic 3
– Sonnet Pasithea
– SW1X DAC II BALANCED
fingers crossed
Regards to You all
Miguel ( Mexico )
Sorry for the late answer. The Sonnet Pasithea is – for me – the best dac in terms of ‘silence’ / noise floor and detailing. It’s crazy. Combine it with the lossless volume control and you have a resolution master. The T-II is also very nice. It’s up with the best.
The thing is: how is the rest of the chain. Other dacs make a difference. But is that your weak link?
Thank you
I feel at this time there is no REAL weak link in my system, this has been a long journey for me, more than 13 years of looking here and going there and learning the hard way, trying and selling an even sometimes going for things that one should look later once you have the more impactful gear on front, that said, my server has been the last piece of the sound base, no matter how good the system is, if the source is poor, pum.
The T-II is very good but what has been shown with the Paul Hynes DR7T powering the server is a magnificent upgrade in sound ( an eye opener ) is what is making me think that if I now upgrade this DAC to Lampizator Baltic 3 or Pasithea, after what I have been reading from folks with the same T-II upgrading to B-3 makes you itch your head, hahaha
You know how it is
I wish you guys could have a chance to try the Lampizator Baltic 3
Besr regards
Miguel
It’s hard to get Lampizator stuff here. I e-mailed them several times; I get no answer. I will try again. The brand seems interesting.
Hello Guys,
As always what a great review !
I have a Denafrips Athena preamp & Terminator -II using HQP to PCM 1.536mhz and that is the way the Terminator-II seems to squeeze its best bits.
I have this itch with the Pasithea, and wonder how good would it be to switch to it from where im standing now ( T-II ), any suggestions ?
Have you tried Pasithea with HQP ?
These are the DACs im considering:
– Lampizator Baltic 3
– Sonnet Pasithea
– SW1X DAC II BALANCED
fingers crossed
Regards to You all
Miguel ( Mexico )
Sorry for the late answer. The Sonnet Pasithea is – for me – the best dac in terms of ‘silence’ / noise floor and detailing. It’s crazy. Combine it with the lossless volume control and you have a resolution master. The T-II is also very nice. It’s up with the best.
The thing is: how is the rest of the chain. Other dacs make a difference. But is that your weak link?
Thank you
I feel at this time there is no REAL weak link in my system, this has been a long journey for me, more than 13 years of looking here and going there and learning the hard way, trying and selling an even sometimes going for things that one should look later once you have the more impactful gear on front, that said, my server has been the last piece of the sound base, no matter how good the system is, if the source is poor, pum.
The T-II is very good but what has been shown with the Paul Hynes DR7T powering the server is a magnificent upgrade in sound ( an eye opener ) is what is making me think that if I now upgrade this DAC to Lampizator Baltic 3 or Pasithea, after what I have been reading from folks with the same T-II upgrading to B-3 makes you itch your head, hahaha
You know how it is
I wish you guys could have a chance to try the Lampizator Baltic 3
Besr regards
Miguel
It’s hard to get Lampizator stuff here. I e-mailed them several times; I get no answer. I will try again. The brand seems interesting.