Qobuz Offers Hi-Rez Streaming via Google Chromecast Audio
January 1, 2016 Comments Off on Qobuz Offers Hi-Rez Streaming via Google Chromecast Audio
” Earlier this month, Google announced 24-bit/96kHz support for its Chromecast Audio device (see report). Thanks to reader Chris L. for the heads up on this new news from Qobuz: Qobuz Sublime subscribers (219.99£/year) [footnote 1] will soon be able to stream their purchases, including up to 24/96 content, on Google’s $35 Chromecast Audio device. A Sublime subscription also buys you “24-Bit Hi-Res downloading at MP3 prices. From 30% to 60% permanent reductions.” on a large part of the Qobuz catalog.”

Avalon Tesseract flagship speakers
January 1, 2016 Comments Off on Avalon Tesseract flagship speakers
GRACE DESIGN X MASSDROP M9XX Review
January 1, 2016 Comments Off on GRACE DESIGN X MASSDROP M9XX Review
“What won’t is the m9XX’s power. If you can’t get enough power for your headphones from the m9XX you’re either deaf, or you’ve already broken your headphones. It provides overkill voltage for the DT880/600, the T1, and the HD880 at current-stable levels. You’ll bleed long before high-performance mode runs into IMD.”

AUDION BLACK SHADOW 2 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW
January 1, 2016 Comments Off on AUDION BLACK SHADOW 2 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW
“The Black Shadow 2 draws out the harmonic richness of music and its natural sense of dynamic range. This is the kind of sound that makes you argue over pianists, not cables, because it perfectly shows the playing dynamics of different virtuosos. If you have an opinion about Haifetz vs. Ricci, or Casals vs. Rostopovich, or even Argerich vs. Barenboim vs. Brendel, the Audion amp will be your friend. If you ‘like a bit of Mozart in the evening’, this is probably not for you. The Audion’s unforced dynamic shading and ability to move from fff to ppp without a hesitation makes music something that must be engaged with, not played in the background.”


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