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https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2023/1/3/ps-audio-perfectwave-dac-ii

The M3si properly honoured this performance with each speaker I tried, helped in part by the album’s immaculate production quality. Given some of the M3si’s strengths, I see how it could handle midrange-focused vocal recordings. Listening to Where Are We reassured me the amplifier was not all brawn but had the brain (and heart) to do justice to a more tender recording. 

With all the speakers I used, the M3si retained a consistent personality. It had massive drive, hard-hitting bass delivery, and the ability to command a wide clean soundstage. With warmer speakers the overall presentation was the most musical and with leaner speakers such as the Canton Vento 20, the presentation could turn brittle with recordings that were less than easy. While I only was able to try four different speakers, this trend was apparent enough for me to recommend that the M3si either be matched with neutral to warm speakers or carefully auditioned with unfamiliar speakers.

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