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The Affinity cable has fixed ear loops, and these are a bit off for my ears, affecting my ability to obtain a secure fit. It doesn’t affect comfort much.I got to experiment a bit with cable rolling on the Eminency, and the results were mixed but mostly negative in effect.

The first cable I tried was a silver cable, and I didn’t like the result since I noticed a sudden drop in bass definition and body, plus the overall sonic profile became strident.A copper cable was the best in bass definition compared to the silver cable, but the high frequencies then lost a micro amount of definition.

I think that the rule you must follow here, if you’re hell-bent on cable rolling, is to stick to hybrid cables and avoid cables made with only one type of cable strand material.That way you get that blend that’s sonically similar to the Grand Affinity cable.

What impressed me most was the absence of significant compromise. Too often, all-in-one products excel in convenience while falling short in sonic performance. The MOON 371 largely avoids this pitfall by delivering a level of musical presentation that would not feel out of place in a system composed of separate components.

Its neutral tonal balance, strong dynamic capabilities, excellent imaging, and comprehensive feature set make it a compelling centerpiece for a contemporary music system. The inclusion of HDMI ARC, phono capability, extensive streaming support, and a robust software ecosystem further enhances its appeal.

At $6,500, the MOON 371 is unquestionably a premium product. Yet its thoughtful engineering, outstanding build quality, comprehensive functionality, and consistently engaging sonic performance make a compelling case for its asking price. Within the category of all-in-one streaming integrated amplifier, it is difficult to find a more accomplished or better-rounded product. For listeners seeking a sophisticated, no-compromise integrated solution that can serve as the heart of a reference-quality music system, the MOON 371 deserves serious consideration.

That instantaneous collapse focuses all that kinetic energy into a microscopic point, creating a high-speed liquid “micro-jet” moving at incredibly high speeds, along with intense, localized heat and pressure. And because the bubbles are smaller than the thickness of a human hair, roughly 75 to 100 microns, they can reach directly into the grooves, harmlessly blasting away embedded dust, mold, oils, release agents, and any other debris, a feat no brush or vacuum pad can begin to match!

The Sonic Results
The experience of hearing ultrasonically cleaned records that I’d had in my care for decades, ones I had cleaned with any number of earlier methods, was revelatory, as the sonic transformation was consistent and unmistakable. The noise floor was dramatically diminished, surface noise all but vanished, and what emerged from that newfound quietness was just as startling.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/rockport-technologies-lynx-loudspeaker

The midrange and tweeter are the same drivers used in the Lyra. During the installation visit, Zimmer handed me a domed sample of the spread-tow carbon-fiber sandwich composite (footnote 2) used for Rockport’s woofer and midrange cones. It was astonishingly light—the 6″ midrange cone weighs less than 8gm, a little over a quarter ounce—but stiff enough that I imagined I could put my full weight on the piece without flexing or breaking it. Rockport’s aim is to combine very low moving mass with enough rigidity to prevent bending and resonance within and beyond the driver’s passband. Once a cone flexes, it no longer moves as a single piston; different parts of its surface move out of phase, creating resonances that can store and release energy after the signal has changed.The Lynx tweeter’s waveguide raises sensitivity by roughly 6dB through part of the lower treble, reduces the required dome excursion, and controls dispersion so that the tweeter’s off-axis output better matches that of the larger midrange near the crossover. It also improves acoustic loading, increasing dynamic capability where the wavelengths are longer and the handoff is most demanding. The aim is coherence through the crossover without drawing attention to the tweeter. That distinction carries into Payor’s view of resolution. He dislikes the idea that a revealing speaker must sound clinical.

https://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/octave_v_70_se.htm

In the time I had the Octave V 70 SE, it was powered up for at least six hours every day. During that time, it didn’t hiccup, belch, or lose tube bias. It always remained exceptionally quiet and never got too warm to the touch. I never doubted its reliability and eagerly looked forward to my listening sessions. Sound-wise, there was nothing not to like. All the appropriate boxes in the audiophile lexicon were checked. I was finally able to put aside thoughts of the equipment used to bring the music to life. Instead, I could devote my attention to the music itself. Powering my EgglestonWorks Emma EVO speakers (6-ohm load, 88dB sensitivity), it never ran out of steam and, if pushed, would drive them to disco levels. It also cared not what genre of music I played — it handled all of them with poise and musicality.

I did have a few functional nits to pick with the V 70 SE, however. I wish there was an easier way to see the level indicator of the volume knob. Sitting in my listening seat, I could not tell what position the volume was in. I ended up putting a piece of black tape on it so I could tell where it was positioned. Similarly, it was difficult to tell which of the inputs was selected because the lettering on the input selector knob was so small. I would also have liked to have seen input selection available on the remote control, since I have gotten lazy over time and would just as soon not have to get off my butt to change sources. Lastly, changing the driver tubes appeared to be a challenging task, since only the very top of those tubes were visible, protruding from the chassis, leaving no easy way to grasp them for their removal and/or replacement.