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https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2024/7/3/mtronome-aqwo-2-hybrid-dac-sacdcd-streamer

The ESOTERIC SACD of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 (originally released on Philips in 1963) is a spectacular example of ESOTERIC’s famous remastering for compact discs (their new vinyl remasterings are superb, too). The London Symphony Orchestra sounds dramatic and very beautiful as guided by Pierre Monteux. All instruments’ timbral cues are wonderful via ESOTERIC mastering and the AQWO 2’s advanced DAC, but those soaring violins are sweet and when things get thick in the mix like the famous viola syncopations in the first movement, the AQWO 2 unravels things easily. This was luxury SACD playback.

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