October | 2015 | Audiophilepure

Chord Mojo DAC & Headphone Amp $599 Review

October 22, 2015 Comments Off on Chord Mojo DAC & Headphone Amp $599 Review

Now to be clear, the existence of the Mojo does not prevent me from lusting after the Naim NDX, Nagra DAC or even have me seeking to recycle the Hugo but it does in reality redefine what digital under £1,000 is capable of doing. How so? Simply put, the Mojo is a window into the music, nothing more, nothing less. During the very positive review of the Oppo HA-2, I ascribed character and traits to it. I found it a little tonally dark and quite forceful in the way it makes music. I rather like this – it reminds me of how my Naim system works but nonetheless it represents a deviation – however small – from absolute accuracy.

The Dream System – Video

October 22, 2015 Comments Off on The Dream System – Video

HSU RESEARCH VTF-3 MK5 HP POWERED SUBWOOFER REVIEW

October 21, 2015 Comments Off on HSU RESEARCH VTF-3 MK5 HP POWERED SUBWOOFER REVIEW

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” Certainly Hsu’s subs don’t have quite the finesse and subtlety in the bass that can be had from the $5,000+ products that are out there. But that would be much too tall an order for a subwoofer you can have for less than $800.”

Revel Studio 2 and Krell Series – Video

October 21, 2015 Comments Off on Revel Studio 2 and Krell Series – Video

AKG K553

October 21, 2015 Comments Off on AKG K553

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There are times and in certain genres where I felt like more quantity was needed, sadly the K553 doesn’t respond to Bass Boosting as much as I hoped. True, it does not lose a ton of quality from +1dB to +5dB on the low end added in, but it doesn’t physically react with more quantity very much at all as well: I could hardly hear and feel a much alteration in quantity or thickness when boosting from +1dB to +5dB. It isn’t until I reach +6dB that a serious change happened and things muddied up quite a lot, casting a shadow and haze over the entire mid range in a negative sense of the word.

IBASSO D14 BUSHMASTER REVIEW

October 21, 2015 Comments Off on IBASSO D14 BUSHMASTER REVIEW

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The tonality of the D14 is real treat for a portable amp at this price range or perhaps even higher. I would class the D14 as having actually a neutral and speedy tonality which favors clarity over any overly lush or wet signature. Detail freaks will enjoy the D14. Having said that the tuning is just on the right side of smooth with a very spacious and open sounding, much more so than the DX90. There is also bit more presence, sparkle and detail up top and a slightly more controlled and realistic bass response than the DX90. My favorite aspect of the D14 though was its clean and clear midrange with an excellent vocal presence that remained sibilant free and very natural sounding indeed.

Audeze LCD4 CanJam at RMAF 2015 – Video

October 20, 2015 Comments Off on Audeze LCD4 CanJam at RMAF 2015 – Video

HiFiMan HE1000 Headphones

October 20, 2015 Comments Off on HiFiMan HE1000 Headphones

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In my first listens to the HE1000s after breaking them in, I heard a generally neutral sound with just a trace of treble emphasis and an extremely convincing, realistic reproduction of space — but I could say much the same of the HE560s. Only in direct comparisons with other headphones did the HE1000s demonstrate their superiority. Using the Aurender Flow to drive the HiFiMans, I spent a lot of time comparing the HE1000s to two other high-end, open-back, planar-magnetic models I had on hand: HiFiMan’s HE560 ($899) and Audeze’s LCD-X ($1699).