Heavy Hitting Featherweight

The Pareto rule states you can get 80 percent of the results with 20 percent of the effort. Finite Elemente shows what can be done with 30 percent.

Can’t you just buy a good system, set it up and be happy? Is it absolutely necessary to eliminate all potential sources of signal degradation down to the last iota before you can truly enjoy the music? The simple answer: of course not! However, anyone who invests a considerable portion of their disposable income in hi-fi equipment will leave as little as possible to chance regarding sound quality. Therefore, the counter question arises: Do you want to buy your dream system and then just leave out sound quality by simply putting everything on the sideboard? For many of us, the simple answer here is just the same: Of course not!

Sonically, the Signature Mk II really doesn’t give up much compared to its bigger brothers, and at a price point that’s classes below. At this price, the sonic performance offered here should be hard to top.