Reviewers View High End 2016 Munich – Video
May 14, 2016 Comments Off on Reviewers View High End 2016 Munich – Video
Opus #1 Hi-Res Audio Player Review – Video
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on Opus #1 Hi-Res Audio Player Review – Video
HI-RES MUSIC INITIATIVE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on HI-RES MUSIC INITIATIVE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES
” A number of data packing technologies are being developed that can support the streaming of hi-res music files to consumers in a more efficient manner, including MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) and MPEG 4 Audio SLS. These and other approved technologies will enable licensed services to display the Hi-Res MUSIC logo mark on their landing page or next to an individual album or track. If the resolution of a recording falls below the required minimum standards of the Hi-Res MUSIC definition at any time, the user will be made aware of this change.”
KEF M400 Headphone Review
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on KEF M400 Headphone Review
” All in all, the M400 sounds refined and clear, with bass that is definitely goosed up just a tad. I’m not normally a fan of overemphasized bass, but it’s done tastefully here on the M400, and I rather enjoyed it. And that pretty much sums up my feelings about this headphone: The M400 strikes a perfect balance of comfort, value, sound quality, portability, and style.”
SONY SS-NA5ES $6000 Review
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on SONY SS-NA5ES $6000 Review
” The resolution of the sonic picture and the sense of nothing added, no grunge in the background, are continuing sources of musical pleasure. One is listening only to the music, not to any artifacts from the speaker itself. Wonderful!”
JOSEPH AUDIO PRISM Review $3699
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on JOSEPH AUDIO PRISM Review $3699
The Prism’s port is claimed to extend its low-frequency response to 45Hz. I did some sinewave sweeps from 200Hz to 40Hz in the nearfield setup (where there would be very little room-induced group delay) and found the Prisms retain bass output with only a bit of attenuation to around 55Hz. It’s no wonder that I found integrating a subwoofer so easy.”
Rhapsodio Solar Review
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on Rhapsodio Solar Review
” The overall stage depth is better on Zeus and it is airier with a bit wider stage. Zeus spreads neutral air between instruments, while Solar has much warmer air in the area due to mid-bass presentation. Both have an impressive instrument separation, but Solar’s background is blacker by very small margin. On the other hand, Zeus has definitely clearer and cleaner background. Zeus has better imaging, but Solar is more coherent with a bit better focusing ability.”
Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon Headphone Amp Reviewed – Video
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon Headphone Amp Reviewed – Video
NAGRA AUDIO at the HIGH END in MUNICH 2016 – Video
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on NAGRA AUDIO at the HIGH END in MUNICH 2016 – Video
VTL • S-400 Series II Reference Stereo Amplifier $33,500 Review
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on VTL • S-400 Series II Reference Stereo Amplifier $33,500 Review
” But the S-400 II is that rarest of beasts, a genuinely capable all-rounder. With enough power, control and adaptability to drive all but the most outrageous speaker loads, the big VTL is agile and deft enough to work with far less demanding partners too. Focal’s Sopra No.2 and the Coincident Pure Reference Extreme both proved willing partners, despite their easy loads and high efficiency; and this, it should be noted, without resorting to the triode setting on the amp (something which frankly and as usual in such cases only serves to draw a veil over proceedings; if this amp sounds better in triode mode, then you have problems elsewhere in the system). This isn’t just one of the best and most enjoyable amps I’ve ever used, it’s also the most versatile, meaning not only that it will work in an astonishingly wide range of system contexts, but that it will embrace system upgrades and changes in circumstances with equal aplomb — and when it comes to hidden value, that’s not to be underestimated.”
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