MY-HiEND Puts the Crescendo VERSE and CHORUS Together

A big thank you to Ted Chen and the team at MY-HiEND for their in depth look at the Crescendo VERSE and CHORUS as a system. MY-HiEND is one of the most respected high-end audio publications in the Chinese-speaking world, known for careful craftsmanship coverage and considered listening, so having them spend real time with the pair, with a second set of ears from Wacko Wong on the listening notes, means a great deal to us.

The review opens on something we put enormous care into, the build. Ted describes the precision-machined aluminium, the signature chamfer, the family design language carried down from the flagship Harmony line, and the way the VERSE and CHORUS stack together into one neat, space-saving system. His framing of the Crescendo idea captured our intent exactly: a way to enjoy a genuine separates system, with the cleanliness that separate power and circuits bring, in a footprint barely larger than your hand.

On sound, the notes were a pleasure to read. Ted described a neutral, uncoloured character that let every genre keep its own colour, with strong control and resolution even at high volume, and singled out the low-frequency reach and control as going "beyond my expectations." The listening notes praised a pure, transparent soundstage with a deep, quiet backdrop, precise imaging, and vocals rendered with real density and emotion, down to the fine detail of breath and phrasing. On the VERSE as a headphone source, the takeaway was much the same: wide staging, strong dynamics, and a genuine sense of envelopment.

If you read Chinese, or you are happy with a translation, Ted's full review goes deep into both the engineering and the music, and it is well worth your time.

Read the full review: MY-HiEND

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Credit: Ted Chen

Senior Editor @ MY-HIEND