Naim mu-so wireless speaker Review – Video
May 5, 2016 Comments Off on Naim mu-so wireless speaker Review – Video
Marantz NA6005 Review
May 5, 2016 Comments Off on Marantz NA6005 Review
“Even if the Marantz NA6005, with its operational app-based upsets, sometimes tests our patience more than our analytical ears, it proves itself a decent and solid – if a little safe – sounding introduction into streaming for anyone on a budget looking to finally embrace digital and introduce network features into their system.”
Vandersteen Model Seven Mk.II loudspeaker $62,000 Review
May 5, 2016 Comments Off on Vandersteen Model Seven Mk.II loudspeaker $62,000 Review
“The Seven Mk.II’s excellent low-frequency extension could be appreciated not only with pipe-organ recordings—such as my as-yet-unreleased recording of Jonas Nordwall performing the Toccata of Widor’s Organ Symphony 5 in Portland’s First United Methodist Church (24/88.2 AIFF)—but also with the awesome synth bass line of “Royals,” from Lorde’s Pure Heroine (Republic/Tidal stream). Some years ago, I recorded erstwhile Stereophile staffer Ariel Bitran’s band; in the mixes of those songs, I tried to re-create the low-frequency magnificence of live rock. The Vandersteen system was sufficiently transparent in the bass that I could readily hear how the dCS Vivaldi kept the intentionally phat bass-guitar lines better differentiated from the kick drum than did the PS Audio DirectStream DAC, especially when the bassist drops an octave at the start of a phrase.”
PARADIGM PRESTIGE 2000SW SUBWOOFER REVIEW
May 4, 2016 Comments Off on PARADIGM PRESTIGE 2000SW SUBWOOFER REVIEW
” On movies there was decent authority and punch to all the material I ran through it. While I felt that I was occasionally missing some of the deeper sounds that you tend to feel more than hear, the 2000SW’s clean and consistent bass reproduction across my entire room was an acceptable compromise to have. In fact, with PBK, when it came time to having both subwoofers running, really was “gilding the lily” so to speak. The biggest benefit with duals in this case was the added headroom so the subs didn’t have to stress so much with challenging material. Although with either single or dual subwoofers in use I never got the sense that I was pushing the 2000SW into uncomfortable territory. I did at times witness some impressive driver cone movement so that scalloped driver surround looks like it is doing its job quite well.”
Gold Note Meditteranneo Turntable Review
May 4, 2016 Comments Off on Gold Note Meditteranneo Turntable Review
“When I started listening to the Meditteraneo I tried not to judge its sound quality too harshly, as I was aware that this equipment needed to break-in a while before it was sonically up to speed (pun not intended). So I listened to music as I regularly do – as I tried my best to listen to the music, rather than the sound quality of the music. Still, these initial impressions were good. But to be honest, I wasn’t quite sure how many of the sonic characteristics I was hearing were due to the turntable, tonearm or cartridge. Many seasoned audiophiles are well aware that the when judging an analog set up, it is the turntable that determines the sound the most, and by a large margin. This is followed by the tonearm, then the cartridge. Think about it: no one with any sense is likely to mount a $10,000 cartridge on a department store turntable and expect it to sound any better than a department store turntable. After some long listening sessions with the Meditteraneo I switched out the Gold Note phono cartridge for my current reference Kesiki Purple Heart. I also listened to the Tuscany Gold mounted on the Tri-Planar tonearm/Basis turntable combination, as well as spending some time going back to my usual set up of the Basis / Tri-Planar / Kesiki.”
Marantz HD-AMP1 Integrated Amplifier & DSD DAC Review
May 4, 2016 Comments Off on Marantz HD-AMP1 Integrated Amplifier & DSD DAC Review
” The ergonomics of an integrated amplifier is especially important, and the HD-AMP1 was flawless in that regard. The volume knob and remote offered plenty of sweep, and navigating the menu via the source selector was very easy. The amplifier, left on 24/7, was slightly warm to the touch. It did perform at its best when left powered up. All in all, a very tidy, elegant package.”
ELAC Announce New Flagship Speaker 50K to 60K EUR
May 2, 2016 Comments Off on ELAC Announce New Flagship Speaker 50K to 60K EUR
” This year ELAC celebrates its 90th anniversary and, as well as the first European showing of their Uni-Fi speakers and Discovery and Debut electronics products, the company have two new and rather special products being launched.
First of all is the Concerto, the new ELAC flagship loudspeaker, launched to mark the 90th anniversary and cement ELACs position in the high end of audio.”
Tannoy Eclipse 3 Review
May 2, 2016 Comments Off on Tannoy Eclipse 3 Review
“There’s plenty of snap to the rhythm track, a good dose of attack and enough refinement at the top-end to prevent things turning overly harsh. Prince’s vocals are as quirky as ever with the Tannoy’s fluid and articulate midrange coming to the fore.”
Oppo PM-2 Headphone Review
May 2, 2016 Comments Off on Oppo PM-2 Headphone Review
” I reunited the Oppo with the DragonFly for some valedictory listening. The PM-2 could conjure the weight of Evgeny Kissin’s recording of Liszt’s “Mephisto” Waltz No. 1, from Kissin Plays Liszt (ripped from CD, like all of my Apple Lossless files). Timbre and overtones were perfectly natural. An orchestral selection—Claudio Abbado leading the Berlin Philharmonic in the Scherzo from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (FLAC 96/24)—revealed that the Oppo was not just smooth, but warm, enabling a high volume setting that accommodated Beethoven’s wide dynamic swings. Kettledrums thundered in the left with plenty of bass definition and control.”
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