Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thanks to Steve & Jai at Nobius Audio for the loan of S2-5!
Buy from Nobius Audio: https://www.nobius.audio/products/s2-5
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Duel of the Fates recording session: youtu.be/4FkJLKZwNrU?si=t6ZoYOZkEfjf2tOP
Test Gear...
My Room: youtu.be/Y4z0ZOJzJ4g
All music originated as lossless or hi-res FLAC, WAV, or DSD files played locally or in the case of FLAC also streamed from Qobuz all through Roon.
Roon endpoints
Chord 2Go (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI) USB output
Sonore ultraRendu HW v1.3 streamer (youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs) USB output
Matrix TT-1 streamer/transport (review coming soon!) I2S output
DACs
Berkeley Alpha S2: youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s
Chord Hugo 2 (youtu.be/uuSOYjFtcvY) RCA output
LaiV Harmony DAC (youtu.be/GtKG5_ABzAg)
Lampizator Baltic 3: youtu.be/QShvh2rqETc
Schiit Gungnir 2 (youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE)
Preamps
Burson Soloist Voyager headamp/preamp (review coming)
Niimbus HPA US5 Pro headamp/preamp (youtu.be/lLlPJyvGSIQ)
Schiit Kara F (review coming)
Power Amps
Adcom GFA 555ii
LAiV GaNM (review coming)
LTA Z10e: youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE
Schiit Wotan (review coming)
When subwoofers were used
Sublime Acoustic K235 active crossover at 80 Hz then one pair of...
Dayton Classic Series 10" (youtu.be/Xc0XlltdFEU)
Starke Sound Brev SW15 (youtu.be/QCtJrR4COv0)
SVS SB-1000 Pro (youtu.be/ufCjo0hs4XE)
My Other Speaker Reviews...
Cambridge L/R S: youtu.be/cSCWmahf8pg
Elac Unifi UB52: youtu.be/I0A3A5PDEOI
FiiO SP5: youtu.be/kdGySn6N1iI
MartinLogan Motion B10: youtu.be/D47YKAGN8iw
Radiant Acoustics Clarity bookshelves: youtu.be/69wpyyYdfjI
Starke Sound Beta5: youtu.be/AG6ejerLla8
Timestamps...
00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:05 Shameless Self Promotion
01:37 IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS
03:38 Knowbius Your Reviewer
04:36 More About Nobius
06:17 About the S2-5
08:53 The Beautiful Finish
10:14 Further Ethics Statement
11:25 Sound
21:36 Comparisons & Conclusions
Thanks to Steve & Jai at Nobius Audio for the loan of S2-5!
Buy from Nobius Audio: https://www.nobius.audio/products/s2-5
Want to support the channel? Consider becoming a member! Or you can join my Patreon here:
patreon.com/wavetheory1
Or make a 1-time donation through PayPal here:
paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E
Follow me on…
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/wavetheorysound
Duel of the Fates recording session: youtu.be/4FkJLKZwNrU?si=t6ZoYOZkEfjf2tOP
Test Gear...
My Room: youtu.be/Y4z0ZOJzJ4g
All music originated as lossless or hi-res FLAC, WAV, or DSD files played locally or in the case of FLAC also streamed from Qobuz all through Roon.
Roon endpoints
Chord 2Go (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI) USB output
Sonore ultraRendu HW v1.3 streamer (youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs) USB output
Matrix TT-1 streamer/transport (review coming soon!) I2S output
DACs
Berkeley Alpha S2: youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s
Chord Hugo 2 (youtu.be/uuSOYjFtcvY) RCA output
LaiV Harmony DAC (youtu.be/GtKG5_ABzAg)
Lampizator Baltic 3: youtu.be/QShvh2rqETc
Schiit Gungnir 2 (youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE)
Preamps
Burson Soloist Voyager headamp/preamp (review coming)
Niimbus HPA US5 Pro headamp/preamp (youtu.be/lLlPJyvGSIQ)
Schiit Kara F (review coming)
Power Amps
Adcom GFA 555ii
LAiV GaNM (review coming)
LTA Z10e: youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE
Schiit Wotan (review coming)
When subwoofers were used
Sublime Acoustic K235 active crossover at 80 Hz then one pair of...
Dayton Classic Series 10" (youtu.be/Xc0XlltdFEU)
Starke Sound Brev SW15 (youtu.be/QCtJrR4COv0)
SVS SB-1000 Pro (youtu.be/ufCjo0hs4XE)
My Other Speaker Reviews...
Cambridge L/R S: youtu.be/cSCWmahf8pg
Elac Unifi UB52: youtu.be/I0A3A5PDEOI
FiiO SP5: youtu.be/kdGySn6N1iI
MartinLogan Motion B10: youtu.be/D47YKAGN8iw
Radiant Acoustics Clarity bookshelves: youtu.be/69wpyyYdfjI
Starke Sound Beta5: youtu.be/AG6ejerLla8
Timestamps...
00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:05 Shameless Self Promotion
01:37 IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS
03:38 Knowbius Your Reviewer
04:36 More About Nobius
06:17 About the S2-5
08:53 The Beautiful Finish
10:14 Further Ethics Statement
11:25 Sound
21:36 Comparisons & Conclusions
