432evo

we have one demo original 4tb master in silver

this should be able to be upgraded to current spec for 3to 4k plus shippinghowever it sounds great as is

the master was preferred to the grim mu1 in our tests it outperformed the innous statement as well.

current us pricing is 18k

https://www.hifipig.com/432-evo-master-music-server-2/
https://hifi.nl/artikel/30271/Review-432-EVO-Master-music-server-a-strong-challenger-in-the-top-segment.html

  the super beautifully captured 3D sound field from this album comes to the fore in a very tangible and believable way. It is completely separate from the music in a beautiful way, but still manages to continuously connect with it. Properties that guarantee profound enjoyment.

Listening 2                 

In a separate second extensive listening session, I’m getting to work the enormous arsenal of software features including switching between 440 Hz and back to the default setting which is 432 Hz, and I’m also switching the backend from Roon to Logitech Media Server.

he quality of this Belgian music server is so high that relating to external influences, it was very obvious to hear which DAC and cables resulted in the best sound. In the end, in my own situation the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC with both the Grimm MU1 and the 432 EVO Master using the affordable Tubulus Argentus USB cable the most balanced result was achieved. While your mileage may vary, for this test the ideal match was found very quickly.

Listening 1   

Certainly for brands which you do not yet know but which hold a big promise, it’s always a pleasure to get the first impression. Frederic can just like any other importer/manufacturer, install the products himself in my system in the way he considers them to perform maximally. To keep everything as clear as possible, we start with Roon and not yet with Logitech Media Server, because the Grimm only runs on Roon, and therefore this is the best way to compare both. When turning on the 432 EVO it is a little bit slower to boot than the Grimm, but once up and running they both appear as fast. Nice!

As first music example, I’ll start with a blood curdling beautiful live concert recorded in May, in the midst of the corona pandemic and lockdown. More specific, the Up Close concert from Haevn which was recorded without a live audience in “De Vereeniging”, the  Municipal Theater of Nijmegen. Fortunately, it can now also be ordered from their webshop, which is good news, as it’s an absolute must have. Played on the Grimm MU1 and Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC the wonderful “Kite in a Hurricane” provides a real goosebump sensation. So beautifully tangible, sensitive, colourful and 3D spatial, how would the 432 EVO Master handle this?

When I switch the Tambaqui from the AES/EBU to the USB input, and switch to the EVO in my Roon app, I unconsciously hold my breath. Once again the realism enhancing shuffling of chairs, cracking stools and the other stumbling of the many musicians within the beautiful venue acoustics of De Vereeniging is conveyed. But when Jorrit Kleynen starts to play the piano and singer Marijn van der Meer falls in not much after, everything is different! The first aspect which strikes me, is that the flagship 432 EVO unit has a more light-footed character. Now I know very well that USB connections naturally also have this tendency to a certain extent, but the EVO Master goes further. It is light-footedness at the service of the music that makes the whole thing extra listenable in a certain way.

Unprecedented realism

Because at the same time, a phenomenom happens which I can best describe as “de-hasting”. The Grimm also masters this, but the 432 EVO Master even goes a little bit further. With “de-hasting” I mean the feeling that you get as listener with music, to even process very complex passages. With some, and mainly less performing products, the music can become overly bloated and prominent in certain areas, and the music is almost forced onto you. None of that with this Belgian music server who continues to act like a gallant gentlemen.

There are also differences in the bass and even though it does not fully reach the authority of the Grimm MU1, Brinkmann Nyquist, Naim ND555 and some other very expensive top products, it has other charms at reference level. A nice track to demonstrate this, is A Trace Of Grace from the album Monteverdi: A Trace Of Grace. Here bass player Steve Swallow plays exactly the kind of bass which I mean, and that in the right setting can come across as very tangible and realistic. For sure the EVO Master is catching up at this aspect, and now is at the same level with other top streamers. Also the super beautifully captured 3D sound field from this album comes to the fore in a very tangible and believable way. It is completely separate from the music in a beautiful way, but still manages to continuously connect with it. Properties that guarantee profound enjoyment.

Listening 2                 

In a separate second extensive listening session, I’m getting to work the enormous arsenal of software features including switching between 440 Hz and back to the default setting which is 432 Hz, and I’m also switching the backend from Roon to Logitech Media Server.