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“The midrange of Robert Silverman’s Steinway in his performance of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations (16/44.1 ALAC file, Stereophile STPH017-2) was also a little forward, but this recording sounded surprisingly dynamic. In the fugue of Variation 32, when Silverman pounds out the theme with his left hand, the Minissimo Diamonds sounded larger than they are. This was with the Pass Labs monoblocks; but with the First Watt J2’s low 20dB gain and the Crystals’ low sensitivity”