iiWi Reviews Puts the LAiV Crescendo BEAT to Work: "A Nice Upgrade Worth Considering"
A big thank you to Srboljub of iiWi Reviews for his review of the Crescendo BEAT. With more than 61,000 subscribers and a reputation for honest, no-nonsense verdicts on whether a product is really worth it, iiWi Reviews is a channel many listeners trust before they buy. Srboljub has reviewed the Harmony µDAC, the Harmony GaNM, the Crescendo VERSE and the Crescendo CHORUS, so he knows the LAiV sound well, and he tested the BEAT exactly as many owners will use it: powering a Harmony µDDC and a Crescendo VERSE in place of their two supplied wall adapters.
With the BEAT in the system, he heard an even darker background, with vocals and instruments emerging and separating more clearly from it, and a slightly greater sense of three-dimensional space. Bass and mid-bass became cleaner, more focused and more controlled. In the treble he heard more clarity and precision, without the faint grainy airiness that small switch-mode adapters tend to add. On the 5V rail, he found the BEAT did more for the µDDC than the other linear supplies he had on hand.
Srboljub is clear that the difference is "not night and day," and that the VERSE and µDDC already sound great on their standard supplies. But he finds it "noticeable," and says that after a few days with the BEAT he would not want to go back. His verdict: "a nice addition and a nice upgrade worth considering."
Watch the full review on iiWi Reviews. Srboljub explains what he heard, and why, with his usual clarity.
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Credit: Srboljub Stojanovic
Creator @ iiWi Reviews and YouTube channel
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