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My first serious listening tests with the FX-AUDIO- R07PLUS Headphone Amplifier was using the Dan Clark Audio NOIRE XO Headphone which are denoted in that review, though more impressively was the performance of the R07PLUS with the HIFIMAN SUSVARA which was able to allow me to hear the subtle differences in resolution, tonality, and dynamics of different headphone cables.

So for this review I decided to use a selection of headphones including my reference headphone the Dan Clark Audio E3 Closed Back Planar Magnetic Headphone, for a couple of headphone priced closer to the R07PLUS I’ll be using the HIFIMAN DEVA PRO Open Back Planar Magnetic Headphone, the Dan Clark Audio AEON Flow Open-Open Back Planar Magnetic Headphone, and the Grado Prestige Series SR325x Open Air Dynamic Headphone, and for extreme testing I’ll use the Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE Open Back Planar Magnetic Headphone, and the Noble Audio

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Most of the time the Michi Q5 just drew me into the music with its confident, no-fuss sound, an example being its handling of Debussy’s 12 Etudes, played by Mitsuko Uchida and recorded in 1989 by Grammy-winning producer Wilhelm Hellweg for the Philips Classics label [422 412-2]. ‘No.1 (Pour Les Cinq Doigts)’ kicks off a series of pieces of virtuoso playing – the equivalent of a prog rock guitar solo, circa 1915 – and is a flurry of notes, weights and resonances. The Q5 delivered it with all its flourishes and dynamic contrasts intact, and when Uchida’s key presses became faint, it was easy to imagine the lone piano in the recording space.

Following the steps of the V3, the Blaze does not change. Using the same size and functionality, the V3 Blaze will feel familiar to those who use the TempoTec architecture. While the Blaze (and V3) feel a bit chunky in hand, the fit gives a good reassurance of durability.

The case fits extremely tightly, and if I had my way, I’d run without the case due to the tactility with which the buttons function inside the case. Tight for good protection, but a definite lack of functionality without effort.

The back has a nice tempered glass panel, which is subject to fingerprints and scratching without the case. I do like the design, with the functionality buttons on the right, and connections on the bottom. Made for right-handed people, I was able to use it with my left hand without issue.