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Naim NAC-N 272

March 9, 2015 Comments Off on Naim NAC-N 272

“aim has employed its proven SHARC processor and proprietary floating-point filter software in conjunction with a Burr-Brown chipset to provide decoding for the six S/PDIF digital inputs as well as the Ethernet, wireless and USB connections. The NAC N-272 is also DSD 64x and Spotify enabled. The digital circuitry is separated from the analog section using opto isolators, and all signal-processing functions shut down when one of the three analog inputs is selected. The volume control is a resistor-ladder design based on the one developed for the S1 preamplifier, and all analog inputs and outputs are relay switched for complete isolation from parallel connections. ”

ZMF Headphones Blackwood Review

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” In reality the mids goes pretty evenly all the way until the upper midrange. Only as you move into the treble do things sit back a little, until then, it is damn balanced. I do find that while the midrange is even, the upper midrange, female vocals and the likes, have some more decay giving them a slight prominence to my ears. Because of this I did find male vocals to sometimes feel just a bit loose but mainly in comparison to how focussed they sound with female vocals”

BALANCED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY REX II PREAMPLIFIER AND REX II MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIERS REVIEW $19,900 each

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“Overall, the Rex II amplifiers delivered, when appropriate, a tremendous wallop—not a sledgehammer assault but a true sense of the scale and sweep of the music. One track alone sufficed to demonstrate for all and sundry who were at my house for a party that the amplifiers can deliver a prodigious amount of current—on Monty Alexander’s mind-blowingly good performance of “Night Mist Blues” at the Montreux Festival, the palpability, speed, and body of the piano as he slams the keys were staggering, enough to bowl over even non-jazz aficionados. The piano seemed to resound in the very space in front of us.”

Bristol Sound and Vision Show 2015 – Video

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Audio Technica ATH-M70X – Video

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Wilson Audio Specialties Duette Series 2 loudspeaker $22,500/pair Review

March 8, 2015 Comments Off on Wilson Audio Specialties Duette Series 2 loudspeaker $22,500/pair Review

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“I’m far more concerned about low-frequency performance—and far more discriminating, even though my system is pocked with mild irregularities and the low-frequency comb-filter effects they produce. In my room, the Duettes’ deep-bass power and extension were surprisingly good for their size. ”

Revel Performa F208 Review

March 8, 2015 Comments Off on Revel Performa F208 Review

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“The F208 really does sound like a big loudspeaker, with tremendous low frequency extension and bass weight. It has a rich and velvety tonality; the speaker’s top end is lusciously smooth and ‘relaxed’ and notably free of undue sibilance on vocals. ”

Gryphon Audio Pendragon Four Chassis Loudspeaker system review

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“My little experience with reel to reel tape is that the good tapes and recordings almost always sound fuller throughout the entire bandwidth. To simplify, the low bass will go to the extreme low (depends on the capability of the loudspeaker in use), the mid is weightier and sweeter and the high is filled with energy and detail, all under tight control”

Esoteric Grandioso P1 SACD/CD Transport Review

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“The D1’s USB input supports asynchronous data transmission at rates of up to 32/384 PCM, 2.8MHz DSD, and 5.6MHz double DSD. Transmission of 2.8MHz DSD is also supported by the ES-LINK4 and optical inputs. The inclusion of native DSD processing corrects a significant source of annoyance for owners of Esoteric’s prior flagship DAC, the D-02: while many of the inexpensive flavor-of-the-month DACs could handle native DSD, the D-02 could not.”