GOLDENEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPERSUB X SUBWOOFER REVIEW
December 11, 2016 Comments Off on GOLDENEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPERSUB X SUBWOOFER REVIEW
“The GoldenEar SuperSub X is an excellent little subwoofer, full stop. It gives one a large measure of the performance available from the bigger sibling XXL model, but in an even more petite package. GoldenEar has used some novel thinking and engineering design work to obtain the performance parameters of a traditionally larger sub from something small enough to make deep bass accessible for people who might be otherwise space-challenged. ”
Peachtree Audio nova300 Review
December 11, 2016 Comments Off on Peachtree Audio nova300 Review
” Moving from totally electronic music to music that was created with only guitar, bass, and drums, I put on the Steve Hoffman remaster of Rage Against The Machine’s self-titled debut album. Listening to Zack De La Rocha scream “Fr-e-e-e-d-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-m, yeah right” through the nova300 and my TADs was excellent. Track ten, titled Freedom, is full of great musicianship all around. The bass lines throughout, the guitar solos, the heavy drums, and unmistakable vocals can all be heard as distinct parts of the whole. On some systems the instruments get lost in a ball of noise and it sounds like your mom is listening to it and saying, “Turn that noise down.” Not the case with the nova300. The amplifier has great control and enough power to reproduce very demanding tracks on somewhat demanding loudspeakers. ”
VIOLECTRIC V280 HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER $1649. REVIEW
December 10, 2016 Comments Off on VIOLECTRIC V280 HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER $1649. REVIEW
“The sound staging ability of the V280 was brilliant with the Focal flagship headphones. The V280 has a wonderful rich tone that envelops the listener while never sounding slow. Frank’s voice comes back alive and The Count Basie Orchestra has truly never sounded better”
Aurum Cantus V7F Floorstanding Speaker Review
December 10, 2016 Comments Off on Aurum Cantus V7F Floorstanding Speaker Review
” Of course, its appearance means nothing if the V7F doesn’t perform at a high level…but it does–offering reference-level transparency/resolution, truth in timbres/tonality, terrific soundstaging/imaging, excellent overall dynamics/punch, and detailed yet sweet top-end extension. It’s simply a fantastic performer for $3,500/pair–and remember, you also get to have a 60-day grace period for home auditions. The ultimate compliment a reviewer can give to a product is if they purchase it for their own system, and that’s exactly what I did. The V7F is now my new reference speaker for in my smaller upstairs system.”
Wells Audio Milo Headphone Amplifier Review
December 9, 2016 Comments Off on Wells Audio Milo Headphone Amplifier Review
” Imaging is similarly precise, surely aided by the fantastic transient response. Cranking up Neil Peart’s famous drum solo from Rush’s Moving Pictures classic “Tom Sawyer”, I was able to pick out the individual locations of the cymbals in Peart’s kit with a stunning degree of accuracy. The soundscape width and height are also quite good, leaving plenty of room for all the sounds to layer in neatly together. The depth is well above average too, relative to other solid state options at the price point. Combined, they form a well-balanced and spacious soundscape, an open stage with a three-dimensional shape that didn’t feel like it was off in any one direction.”
Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL2.0 Tube Headphone Amp $1,100 Review
December 9, 2016 Comments Off on Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL2.0 Tube Headphone Amp $1,100 Review
“The MicroZOTL2.0 is also unusual in that it generates very little heat and owing to the low-stress design enjoys a 10,000 hour tube life. It must also be noted that with tube rolling, the sound characteristics of the MicroZOTL2.0 are susceptible to change with various accounts claiming for the better. Having not tested any of the NOS tubes myself, though, it is difficult to recommend any.”
Questyle QP1R Portable Audio Player Reviewed
December 9, 2016 Comments Off on Questyle QP1R Portable Audio Player Reviewed
” The Questyle QP1R is a no-frills music player that delivers excellent audio quality. I could easily hear the differences between my Audeze and Sennheiser headphones, and the QP1R delivered much of the amplification performance of the desktop CMA800i DAC/headphone amplifier. The desktop unit had a bit more punch and control with the larger headphones; however, with the more sensitive IEMs, the QP1R kept pace with its bigger brother.”
CUSTOM ART HARMONY 8.2 $1100 REVIEW
December 9, 2016 Comments Off on CUSTOM ART HARMONY 8.2 $1100 REVIEW
” In the treble department, Savanna S sounds more airy and prominent notes, while H8.2 has laid-back treble notes. Savanna S seems to articulate details more, but it is colored and slightly thin in comparison. Although the resolution levels are similar, H8.2 betters Savanna S in the fast metal tracks.”
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