And here I am about 3 months later! I have since discontinued using Sparkos op amps. I have found that they just push too hard on the "attack" of the waveforms and things become harsh in the upper mids/highs. They are very clean sounding op amps, but in my system they were too much. I suspect they would work great in a warmer system where you need a lot of "attack" on the instrument hits and punches. The Sonic Imagery op amps are highly superior for a more flat response, but they are not boring at all. The Sonic Imagery are like the bipolar Sparkos without the harsh attack. The Burson V6 Vivid are also excellent, and they impart a somewhat organic feel to the mix (since they are FET based devices).
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