Introduction
Reimyio has always associated me with the heights of achievement of audio engineers. A device that is not available because of the price, many years later it turns out that a used DAC, top model can be bought on the secondary market cheaper than a Lamposator, Audio Note, Rockne or Lumina.
The pickup fell into my hands completely by accident-a colleague whom I sent to Audio Atelier for another pickup got it to listen to. I shivered a little when I heard ‘Reimiau’, but of course I was willing to go.
The time was so cool that we also listened to Gustard X26 and my Merason Frerot, as well as DACA KS Audio from Krzysztofa from the vicinity of Wrocław.
There were many points of reference.
Sound quality
Listen to the first one
The first audition took place for Pavel’s colleague-Klipsch Cornwall IV, Haiku Sensei 300B with copies of Psvane Western Electric 300B.
In this system, this converter did not show any extraordinary class. I think it was averaged out by a slightly suboptimal system-transport Bluesound and Tidal / Spotify, bad wiring, and on top of that, Cornwalle, which pretty much impose the character of the sound.
It was good, better than the Pegasus pickup, more class than the KS Audio DAC, much more refinement than the Pegasus.
Brighter, more dynamic, tastier, but I’d be hard pressed to point out Reimyo here as a pickup that cost 50k on the catalog a couple of years ago, and how to justify such a price difference.
Listen to the second one
The second audition was already at my home-here I had a lot more toys-Phast on devils, Audion candybars, Jolid JD1000, for this B & amp; in DM6, some cables, some preamps and SotM Ultra Neo as transport-of course, slightly higher flights.
I will not write about specific sets here, because there was not enough time to reliably and fairly objectively describe each of the comparisons. This time I got a lot mixed up, because I was very interested in how it would play with individual devices, the nature of which is familiar to me.
And here Ramo showed a class.
It’s really incredible how he took it all to the heights. I’ve never heard such a game from such’ weak ‘ speakers.
- The stage is large and wide.
- Color-very natural, analog
- The dynamics are very good, the bass is fast, colorful, with a good kick and drive.
- Vocals-natural, real, with a lot of information.
- Aksutic instruments have both a light and a body.
It all looks exactly as it should. It’s clean, smooth. True. Hi-End without exaggerated cutting and detailing, but also without missing anything significant.
Reime was compared to a Michellin star dish. Everything is polished there, proportionally, adequately.
This, of course, carries a certain set of’ disadvantages ‘ and advantages. The great implementations sound simply brilliant, the worst ones are a bit naked, but only the worst ones are unpleasant to listen to.
This is not a pickup that adds or colors something.
There are a lot of mountains, but it is very smooth and legible. In terms of sound depth and weight, the KS Audio DAC performed better, but this setup favored heavier, slightly more engaging music. Acoustic or jazz music definitely lacked the taste and sophistication that the Japanese offered.
My nondescript Merason Freerot faded unusually well against it-true, it shows much less information, but there is no shortage of it. In addition, it plays a little warmer, meatier, with a slightly fuller tonal balance.
Reimyo is the perfect block for a very good puzzle game for me. A system that has nothing in it, and we want to raise its class.
From the pickups I’ve listened to, it’s the closest thing to a Sonic Frontiers SSD-2 mkII. Except that Sonic played much more conservatively. He might have even had the best bass, but he didn’t enjoy the music as much. The scene in it was somewhat closed, but everything was restrained. Emotionally, it’s like taking a step back. It looks like there are lamps in Sonic, but it’s Reimio who plays like there are bubbles burning inside him.
Resume
Reimyo has proven to be one of the most interesting devices that have passed through my hands in recent years. My only regret is that I had the opportunity to communicate with him so briefly.
If he made a game at this level out of good, but still budget-friendly penguins, then it’s scary to think how he would have sung with Von Schweickert VR-4.
I would not bet on Reiymio, probably only in the case of rather rickety playing systems-for example, based on unbalanced lamps, which have this transparency, openness in themselves and tend to have problems with the appropriate diameter load and instrument suspension. There are pickups that play much more meaty and are better suited for this purpose. Unless we have total balance already at the point, and still the DAC plays in a similar manner, but, for example, sharper.
However, I am confident that in the case of push-pull probes, which by their nature play thicker, more dynamic and heavier, whether the DAP-999EX transistors will work perfectly-they will add seam, class, color and smoothness.
I won’t talk about the quality of the performance. Everyone can see what it looks like-just like in the game – there are no exaggerated fireworks, but the weight, size, and quality of folding elements speak for everything.
I highly recommend it. It’s a great device, and I’ll probably figure it out myself one day…
