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What reviewers are saying
We read all the reviews. Here's what reviewers feel most strongly about:
- Sonnet products often incorporate a variable reference voltage for volume control, ensuring bit-perfect adjustments without digital attenuation.
Our favorite reviewer quotes:
- "With the Pasithea converting digital to analog, I heard well into the recording down to fine grained details that make spatial location rock solid and as clearly defined as a sculpture. The Pasithea also offered dramatic dynamic jump, with sounds emerging from silence and exploding into the air like fireworks against the night sky coupled with a presentation that allowed for the subtlest nuance and inflection to come through with great clarity." (https://twitteringmachines.com/review-sonnet-digital-audio-pasithea-dac-part-one)
- "Additionally, they are perhaps the best speakers I know of when it comes to pulling off the trick of supreme detail, free of etch or brittleness. You simply get a deeper look into the stage and into the textural nuance of the instruments upon it than perhaps with any other monitor-sized speaker in my experience, but without any perceived edge or etch." (https://www.stereotimes.com/post/acelec-model-one-loudspeakers-by-david-abramson)
- "If I had to summarise the Pasithea's sonic performance in the most succinct way, I would describe it as providing a direct link to the precision and clarity found in the recording studio while adding a healthy, and much treasured, dollop of R2R magic. And that is generally classified as musical fluidity, textural richness and full-bodied dynamics." (https://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/reviews/710-sonnet-digital-audio-pasithea-digital-to-analogue-converter)
- "This is music that needs to played loud and the Pasithea grabbed hold of every ounce of bass throb and synth quiver, building a sea of sound with Ra's voice rising above, tossing me around like a paper hat in a blizzard. That being said, the Pasithea delivers this full-bodied, full range performance even at low listening levels where some DACs tend to lose their grip on bass response and low level details get lost in the sauce (noise floor)." (https://twitteringmachines.com/review-sonnet-digital-audio-pasithea-dac-part-one)
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Products
Lineup comparison
We think it's helpful to understand how their products compare. To learn more about each, scroll to the section above to click through to individual product pages.
Morpheus:
- Positioning: A digital-to-analog converter with volume control.
- Description: Offers a high level of musicality with fully balanced DAC modules, providing a realistic 24-bit dynamic range. It can function as a digital preamplifier, especially when paired with sensitive tube designs, unlike the more advanced Pasithea which offers lower noise and distortion levels.
Hermes:
- Positioning: A digital bridge designed for high-quality streaming.
- Description: Provides streaming through its ROON certified endpoint and open platform capabilities. It offers flexibility in streaming services and formats, unlike the Morpheus which focuses on DAC functionality without streaming capabilities.
Kratos:
- Positioning: A high-performance mono block amplifier.
- Description: Combines the airy sound of tube amplifiers with the control of transistor amplifiers, using high voltage FET transistors to avoid aging issues. It delivers minimal feedback and high linearity, unlike the Morpheus and Hermes which focus on digital conversion and streaming.
Pasithea:
- Positioning: A high-end DAC with superior specifications.
- Description: Features eight DACs and extremely low noise floor, offering a soundscape akin to a recording engineer's console. It surpasses the Morpheus in terms of linearity and noise performance.
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