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https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0125/FiiO_S15_Music_Streame_Hi_Res_DAC_Bluetooth_Receiver_Review.htm

When hearing Blue Trane played back, the sound of Coltrane’s piercing tenor sax was accompanied by a level of talent that other musicians rarely matched. And I was having the FiiO’s reproduce what I can only describe as severely lifelike sent shivers down my spine. I was also in awe that I heard this sound sourced by a $999 streamer. After this album streamed through the Moon 681, it had a bit more body and drew me into the music better. But no way did it sound 12 times better!

And it wasn’t only the sound of Coltrane’s sax that amazed me, but the sound of the other instruments played by the other musicians that he assembled for this session. This included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew playing piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones behind the drum kit.

The varying styles the band played on this album ranged from mellow blues, ballads, and upbeat bop; holding all this together was the Coltrane’s fantastic stream of consciousness solos, along with the FiiO S15’s transparent signal that it sent to the linestage, and eventually through my speakers. There is a reason why this album is beloved by so many, even more than 65 years after it was released.

Even though this album wasn’t the best one to judge the soundstage and image talent of the FiiO S15, as I said, I listened to all types of music through this streamer, and both the vast, layered soundstage and pinpoint imaging were present, but only when the recording had these characteristics.

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