Article: T+A Solitaire P Headphones Review

[austinpop]

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[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi @austinpop Thanks for the great review!

 

"T+A may not be a well-known name in the US for high-end audio and headphones, but based on the performance of the Solitaire P, they should be!"

 

This is absolutely true. T+A has been around "forever" but the US market has missed out. This is changing and rightly so. 

 

 

"On jazz and chamber music, I found the Elite and Solitaire P to be neck and neck. The Elite could put you closer to the performers, and be more exciting due to its better dynamics and punch. The Solitaire P’s strength was extracting more texture and nuance from the instruments and voices. As I said, no negatives here, just a different set of strengths!"

 

Exactly what we need to read. WHY is what's critical. Thank you so much for not only specifying the aspect you like / perfer, but why the headphones are different to your ears. Nice!

[ecwl]

@austinpop, listening to Pasoori now. Excellent recommendation. Thanks for a great review too.

[linuxprophet]

I have both the Solitaire-P/HA200 Combo, and the Meze Elite, and I swear, in this life, I could not do justice to a review as @austinpop has done here!😁

 

Very well done.

 

My range of audio for testing the same gear (for anyone who may be interested), is as follows:

 

1. Private Life - Grace Jones
2. Arpegiateur (Live) - Jean-Michel Jarre
3. Watch Your Step - Darshan Ambient
4. Mover - Darshan Ambient
5. Slow Drum - Darshan Ambient
6. Crystal Curfew - Tangerine Dream
7. Till Tomorrow - Yello
8. Love - Art of Noise
9. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'  - Michael Jackson
10. Essence - Justin Bieber/Wizkid
11. Battlestar Galactica Main Theme - Bear McCreary
12. Thanks to You - Boz Scaggs
13. Uretan - Alos Quartet
14. Your Love - So Good, I can Taste it (Part 1) - Barry White
15. Mellow Mood Parts 1 & 2 -  Barry White
16. All Because of You - Barry White
17. An Ending - Brian Eno
18. Abisko - Ström
19. Grey Sea - Darshan Ambient
20. Summer Breeze - Steely M
21. Allegretto Movement - Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Conducted by Herbert von Karajan (Deutsche Grammophon)
22. 3rd Movement, Symphony #9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Adagio molto e cantabile" - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan (Deutsche Grammophon)

[austinpop]

Thanks for your kind words, @linuxprophet

 

The T+A Solitaire P seems to fly under the radar a bit in the head-fi community, which I find baffling, since it is such an outstanding headphone. Hopefully reviews like mine can motivate more headphone users to give it an audition!

[linuxprophet]

Perhaps Sir, we could make separate but open and unvarnished reviews of the cans and revert to our esteemed forum.

 

I'm away from home at the moment, but should be back at the end of the month. I have 6 desktop DACs now, mainly for comparison and will use them as a part of the review of the Solitaire P, with the HA200 as reference - it's in my bedroom!

 

I will have a review made by the end of the first week of February 2024, but despite being good with many tools, I sincerely doubt if I could ever be competent enough to offer such an in depth analysis as you do. 

 

I can only provide my tuppence worth.

 

Best Regards.