Aune S17 Pro EVO

Aune S17 impressions

Audio nervousa hit me hard on the new year and the only medicine for me was a Aune S17 amplifier. Objectively I didn’t need a new amplifier as my Benchmark DAC3 had all the power I need today but the sound quality left me suspecting that a better one could be found. Its nothing wrong with it just feels a bit flat. When connected I waited a while and then looked at some youtube but couldn’t detect any difference from my DAC3 amplifier at all. Nothing. They sounded exactly the same. OK – patience Mike, patience, let it get up to working temperature. So a few hours later and after most of my usual test tracks things started to happen. One of the things I enjoy most the sense of space it projects/resolves on well recorded music, plenty of elbow room between musicians and their place in the studio. That makes the it easier to enjoy each one of their contributions to the whole. If your diet includes natural recorded music your in for a treat. Dynamics, clarity and omph are plentiful even down to the lowest bass as well as resolution and details. Love that. Does the sound have any downsides? Let me think… well this may take a while