AKG K812 Dynamic Open Back
October 11, 2015 Comments Off on AKG K812 Dynamic Open Back
The K812 really excels in the bass department — in that it is very flat for a headphone — and without mid-bass emphasis that I hear in numerous other headphones. Unlike bass-heavy studio headphones, such as the Sony MDR-7520, the K812 bottom end is clean, tight and fast with the energy of a really good speaker. It is part of the reason you can hear so clearly into the midrange and treble. No diverting bass boominess to mask the subtle, upper-frequency sounds.
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THE 30 GREATEST BARGAINS IN HIGH-END AUDIO
October 10, 2015 Comments Off on THE 30 GREATEST BARGAINS IN HIGH-END AUDIO
Pioneer SP BS-22 loudspeaker, $129
Infinity Primus P363 loudspeaker, $400
NAD D3020 integrated amplifier, $499
Rega RP1 turntable, $445
AudioQuest DragonFly v2 DAC, $149
PS Audio Sprout integrated amplifier, $499
Magnepan MMG loudspeaker, $599
Jaybird X2: Popular wireless sports headphone gets upgraded
October 10, 2015 Comments Off on Jaybird X2: Popular wireless sports headphone gets upgraded
Aurender N100H music server/streamer review
October 10, 2015 Comments Off on Aurender N100H music server/streamer review
The Aurender N100H also has the edge on the AURALiC Aries on both build quality and ultimate usability. Front panel control is of genuine value, particularly to those moving over to computer-based audio from a CD player or those needing to quick access to pause before answering the phone
REFERENCE 3A TAKSIM LOUDSPEAKER
October 10, 2015 Comments Off on REFERENCE 3A TAKSIM LOUDSPEAKER
One of the most critical components in my audio system is the software for the Anthem Room Correction DSP algorithm that’s put to use whenever I introduce something new to my listening environment—speakers, cables, amplifiers, a change in the position of the sofa, anything. Measurements are taken with a calibrated microphone from eight room locations; the numbers are crunched and the eq settings uploaded from a laptop to my Anthem D2v processor. It’s quite easy to turn the room correction on and off while listening, but I can no more imagine assessing a speaker without it than I could a reviewer who has “tuned” his room by physical means removing every trap, diffuser, and absorber he painstakingly placed to optimize his acoustic milieu. With every loudspeaker I’ve measured in my room, there have been significant dips observed both in the midbass and around 15kHz, and those anomalies were present when the Taksims were calibrated. I ran room correction full-range for my critical listening all the way out to 20kHz.
Jeff Knox and the Million Dollar System
October 10, 2015 Comments Off on Jeff Knox and the Million Dollar System
Second, the ability of this system to resolve inner detail and capture all of the music from the original performance was without equal. We listened to an LP of a choir backed by an orchestra, and I was able to focus on one particular singer and follow her voice through the entire track. I could then choose another singer and do it again. Take any aspect of a performance, the brush of a cymbal, the tapping of a foot, the movement of an invisible performer across the stage–it was all stunningly whole and tangible. The whole was equal to the sum of the parts.
Audeze launches flagship LCD-4 headphones and King amp
October 9, 2015 Comments Off on Audeze launches flagship LCD-4 headphones and King amp
The open-backed planar magnetic headphones also use the company’s Fazor elements tech; “special acoustic elements” placed either side of the magnets to improve transparency and overall sound quality.
Line Magnetic Audio LM-518IA integrated amplifier
October 9, 2015 Comments Off on Line Magnetic Audio LM-518IA integrated amplifier
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This is where it all began. Before there was Herb at Stereophile, there was Herb listening like a keen-eared dog to the DeVore apes singing by the light of the bright emitters. This combination did virtually everything I need a system to do: tuneful, clean, big-magnet, organic, paper-cone bass; rich, present, colorful, real-human-being–sounding voices; and instruments with consistently right-on timbres. The DeVore O/93s are chameleon-like speakers that have helped me discover that class-D, class-A, solid-state, push-pull, pentode, single-ended triode—all can be perfect paths to musical pleasure. The pairing of Orangutans and LM-518IA blazed one of those perfect paths.
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