Thanks for sharing! That's an interesting perspective for sure. I still love the Super Nines. And the O/96's are just more the kind of speaker for the kind of listening I find myself doing; lounging, putzing about, having sound radiate or envelope. They are also, weirdly, closer in tone to the Sonus Faber Liuto's that I had before my Super Nines, but of course with a dynamism that's all about the life force, so to speak. I'm smitten. I'm all about a presentation that centers around beauty and fullness.

subterranean6 July 31, 2025 01:04

@dpac996 Funny you ask! In late 2020, I auditioned both the Super Nines and the O/96. I greatly preferred the Super Nines then for a cleaner, more ‘contemporary’ take, especially on electronic and experimental music. I JUST auditioned and brought home the O/96’s, and what sold me was that my tastes had changed, and a sense of roundness or fullness, which was once a detriment, was now an asset. I played a PITA cut on the O/96’s, and it absolutely ripped. I guess too I get turned on more and more by tonal fullness, upper bass, and dynamic pop, which these speakers really nail. Hope that helps!

subterranean6 July 30, 2025 00:48

@doyle3433 - Aw thanks! Yeah it’s sort of an odd path I’ve chosen - source equipment easily eclipsing amplification in cost - but I continue to be blown away at the sound I’m getting, and really hearing changes in carts, SUTs, and tubes.

subterranean6 July 13, 2023 16:15

Hi David! Sorry no I didn’t see your comment from a few months back! I’m in the Southern Berkshires, a town called Monterey. I grew up in the Fitchburg / Leominster area - folks are still there - and if and when I leave this area, I’m almost certainly going to try Greenfield / Turners Falls. Slow country MA life, but with weirder shows.

subterranean6 July 13, 2023 16:09

Donnedonne. I haven’t tried footers yet. I guess I figure Mr. Devore designed them for those cones, so I’ll stick with the cones. I’ve had more fun dialing them in in the room than anything. Even a few inches can change things. I also just prefer the simplicity of what came with the speakers.

subterranean6 October 16, 2021 19:32

Soldersplatter - Thanks! Yeah, I can't hang with tv screens in my living space - the hifi is the event, right? 

subterranean6 February 24, 2021 02:46

Steveott - Thanks for the comment. These Super Nines are pretty incredible - I highly recommend demoing them if you can. Like everyone says, the soundstaging huge and the imagining is unreal. I can't speak too much about acoustic instrument timbre as I don't play one. The bass response is pretty insane - one of the reasons I chose these over the O/96s was that they sounded more 'contemporary', and this includes some pretty serious bass. Nothing these things don't do well - jazz, classical, folk, experimental, synths, pop are all brilliant. Hope that helps!

subterranean6 February 23, 2021 00:17

Noromance - I took your comments to heart and went out and got some patio stones. It does sound a little tighter! Many thanks.

subterranean6 May 06, 2020 00:23

Nicflight - I had a Bifrost multibit that was my first DAC and I thought it sounded great.  I wanted to see if I could hear what 'more' sounded like, as in, what could all that "extra" internal stuff do to digital sound?  The Gumby is indeed more - mostly more detail.  I think if you're coming from the Modi maybe try the Bifrost first.  Love Schiit's schit, generally.

subterranean6 April 30, 2019 10:58