piezoman
Ex Member
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Nick, thank you
The Taboo Mk-IV with 25th mods has an utterly phenomenal soundstage! It is quite shocking. The level of detail & just the right touch of warmth with the Audeze phones is beyond satisfying -- to my ears, its about as complete as it gets.
I bought the Taboo not just for headphones, but equally as important was performance with a good set of efficient speakers. You certainly have them in the Omegas!
The current Taboo is touted as a headphones amp, but I wanted both worlds at a pinnacle, and absolutely I got it with the Taboo MK IV-25th. I can't compare the all-out 25th mods version vs. non-modified, but we have another member in Lon who has had alot of Decware gear since near the beginning, and many systems before that. he can describe for you the differences between the 2 versions. He'll also tell you that the seaufo monoblocks w/25th mods is the BEST sound he ever heard.....and the Taboo MK IV w/25th mods is the SECOND BEST he ever heard. Of course, his system componentry being different than ours, each's ears, rooms, etc all come into play, but at least its some basis to appreciate.
Ironically, I'm spending ALOT of time listening with the speakers because its that damned good. Probably 85/15 with favor to speaker listening. You can forget this amp even has a connection for headphones and stay with speakers the rest of your life. Or you can put on those headphones and enjoy a different heaven. I am truly grateful to Steve for the brilliant engineering this marvel of an amp!
Good luck sir, I wish you the best in your hunt. If all else fails, the painfully loooong wait on a brand new build is always there for you.
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