The New $4000-$6000 : King
2-15-2022
Dac :
RME ADI 2. FS
Questyle Master 12
TEAC UD-505
Amplifier :
Ferrrum Oor
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Box : Impressive..... Well designed...... Big.
Cables : (2)......one is SE and one is your choice of a XLR or 4.4mm . Mine is the XLR.. The cables are nice.... somewhat thick, rubberized, feel good, and are not microphonic.
Build Quality : Headphones are impressive. (German engineering never fails.).... There is some plastic and some metal. Headband adjustment is similar to the Diana TC., and slightly better.
Comfort : Headband is comfortable. Cups are nice, not extremely deep, ears do not touch drivers. Weight of headphones feels modest, not heavy.
Ive now tested the Solitaire P-SE with all genres of music that will examine their Treble, Soundstage, Low End extension, Midrange width, and overall Tonality & Timbre.
As per my usual "mini" review, the headphones are taken out of the box......no burn in time. I just take them out of the box, plug them in, and press "play".
Below: is what im hearing as i listen to the T+A Solitaire P-SE
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Review. :
The SP-SE's are musical, other worldly detailed and resolving, seemingly fatigue free, insightful, FR extended, and just very pleasant to hear.
Ive never heard headphones that are created to offer this particular sound.
It is unique to this gear. I can't really even ballpark the tone or FR, by saying...>"sort of like the Susvara", or "has those Audeze mids".
It doesn't sound like any other headphone(s) experience, ive ever heard.
What is so different about it, is the way it isolates all parts of the music, .... you could say... "instrument separation" or "sound field"....but it more than that..... Its the way this gear isolates everything that is happening in the MIX, revealing it all as a total musical cohesive examination.
This incredible sounding German gear is a Big Sonic Gun, among what we think of as Flagship Big Guns.
If there is a cleaner, more analytical sounding set of headphones that also sound musical, then i have never heard them, at any price.
My initial concern was that the bass might be recessed, based on the scant reviews i found online that suggest that this was the case.
Well, Nothing could be farther from the truth, as the SP-SE's Bass is very extended, amazingly detailed, and allows you to feel it, while the SP-SE authentic low end never encroaches on the transparent Midrange.
Now, something to consider is that im using a Ferrum Amp that is designed to run the Susvara.....so, this amp is power on steroids and offers a touch of warmth and depth.
The SP-SE's Treble is total precision and revelation. The midrange is filled with insight, detail retrieval, and is never recessed or aggressive, yet its very promoted within the FR, and is just a Tot's Flagship Midrange experience. In fact the entire FR offered by the SP-SE is why the word "Flagship" is created as a headphone's slogan.
What i have initially discovered that is most impressive about the SP-SE's , is that, across the board, this fine set of German engineering is absolutely created to be a straight wire from the music to your ears.
Now....There is one aspect of its Tone that i noticed is dialed in from the Blue-Print sheet that allows the headphones to not only be a remarkable set of ultra-sonic straight wire microscopes.
And its this...
Readers....You who are playing at this $$$$$$$ level....and have the Susvara, and the LCD-5, and the Final Audio D8000 Pro, and the Abyss gear.....understand the term...."chocolate".
"""It has a bit of a Chocolate tonality...."" which means that somewhere in the mids there is a touch of darkness in the tone.
The SP-SE's have this.....and it enlightens the SP-SE's Timbre with just a very light touch of of romantic lushness, which does not overarch the Gears pristine analytical sonics, but simply allows it a taste of sonic warmth.
Final Analysis :
This is a Sonic Flagship that is going provide a incredible listening experience to any listener...., but most of all to the Audiophile who wants 4-5 FlagShip sets that all deliver a very special listening experience.
