It is a real pleasure to experience how much pressure the kettledrums unfold in the course of the test track, taken from the album Le Concert Des Perfums, when the Carbofibre° HD is carrying the Einstein power amp. The sonic image gets so three-dimensional that one feels like walking around the percussion instruments. When the SSC base serves as rest for The Poweramp, the musical happening displaces itself a little bit further away from the listener into the depth of the room. It somehow seems a bit bigger, but the instruments aren’t that tangible anymore. Here I rather tend to the tonally more convincing Carbofibre° HD.

As with the test of the Ansuz Switch, I hear towards the end the piece "Ride of the Valkyries" („Ritt der Walküren“) from the album The Symphonic Ring (Der Symphonische Ring) with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Darlington. The prelude to the third act presents itself in a more whirring and flustered way when the SSC base is involved. The Carbofibre° HD keeps a clear overview in the seething action and, thanks to its slightly darker timbre, makes it easier to follow the individual instrument groups. This also benefits the accuracy of the spatial imaging. And, I now feel more attracted to the tonality of the sonic image: very convincing!