November | 2014 | Audiophilepure

Chord Electronics Hugo DAC & headphone amplifier review

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Chord Electronics Hugo DAC & headphone amplifier review

” The Hugo was also put up against a first generation Astell&Kern AK120 pushing digital into the gritted-teeth grunt of Michael Goodman’s Glove A1 (reviewed here). Where the Hugo can come up a little short against its portable rivals is its higher centre of gravity due to a bonier backside”

Focal Aria 906 Loudspeakers Review

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Focal Aria 906 Loudspeakers Review

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“he Aria 906’s sensitivity measured 86.8dB/2.83V/m, which is typical for a speaker of this size and configuration. The impedance remains above 8 ohms from 700Hz to 20kHz, and dips to a low of 4 ohms at 200Hz, but never lower. All told, that makes for a fairly easy speaker to drive.”

Sony MDR-1ADAC Hi-Res Headphones with USB DAC Amp

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Sony MDR-1ADAC Hi-Res Headphones with USB DAC Amp

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The MDR-1ADAC headphones support PCM 192 kHz/24 bit, and DSD 2.8MHz/5.6MHz — New 40mm aluminum coated liquid Crystal Polymer HD drivers also deliver frequency response up to 100kHz.”

Marshall Acton Bluetooth Speaker

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Marshall Acton Bluetooth Speaker

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” The Acton’s powerful deep bass seems to defy the laws of nature for its small size”

Pass 30 XA30.8 Watt stereo amp Review

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Pass 30 XA30.8 Watt stereo amp Review

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“That’s because I asked Nelson whether he had any models in the Pass Labs catalogue which sonically overlap with FirstWatt. “Not really. While we use the results of FW experiments to inform product design in PL, I deliberately put some distance between the two sets of product”

Zontek + Linnart ZONTEK + P1 Review

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Zontek + Linnart ZONTEK + P1 Review

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” Few years ago it was impossible to build a complete high-end system based exclusively on Polish products especially if the system was supposed to include also a turntable.”

VITUS AUDIO RS-100 AMPLIFIER AND RD-100 DAC/PRE, E

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on VITUS AUDIO RS-100 AMPLIFIER AND RD-100 DAC/PRE, E

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“The sound of any given component is nearly impossible to tease out, as what you’re really hearing is the combination of efforts made by the system as a whole. ”

Momentum IN-EAR vs SHURE se215 Review – Video

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Momentum IN-EAR vs SHURE se215 Review – Video

Emotiva XPA-1L Class A Monoblock Amplifiers Arrive for Review

November 23, 2014 Comments Off on Emotiva XPA-1L Class A Monoblock Amplifiers Arrive for Review

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“I turned over both XPA-1Ls and proceeded to loosen the screws as instructed. Sure enough, one screw was distinctly tighter than all the rest. To be on the safe side, I loosened and then retightened all the screws myself. ”