Elac Discovery Music Server $1099 Review
August 15, 2017 Comments Off on Elac Discovery Music Server $1099 Review
“Upping the ante further to Kubala Sosna’s Expression cables—which retail for twice the price of the Discovery—and now timbre and tone closed the gap to my twice as expensive DAC. This was getting much closer to my reference and suggests to non-audiophiles what makes people audiophiles. It’s a measure of accomplishment, to me at least, that performance with the Discovery so ably distinguished cables. Yes, my more expensive DAC delivered a more realistic timbre, and delivered a high level of detail, gently, sweetly and incisively, as well as deeper bass and higher highs, if you will. But at no point was I suffering with the Discovery in my system.”
AKG N60NC Wireless Noise Canceling Headphone – Video
August 15, 2017 Comments Off on AKG N60NC Wireless Noise Canceling Headphone – Video
Conrad-Johnson • Classic Sixty-Two SE Stereo Amplifier $5750 Review
August 15, 2017 Comments Off on Conrad-Johnson • Classic Sixty-Two SE Stereo Amplifier $5750 Review
“Concerned that I should try a conventional speaker with the Classic Sixty-Two SE, I packed up the amp and took it to Kent Johnson’s house. Kent recently retired from reviewing at Positive Feedback and has a nice listening space featuring Revel F208 speakers driven by Primare electronics fed by an Esoteric universal player. At 250Wpc, the Primare amp has no trouble controlling the Revel’s dual 8″ woofers, but could the Classic Sixty-Two SE keep up? After a brief listening session to acclimate our ears to the sound, we swapped out the Primare for the C-J amp. I knew we wouldn’t have as much ultimate volume moving from 250 watts to 60, but neither of us listen too loudly, so my fears weren’t warranted. I was pleased that the Classic Sixty-Two SE sound was instantly recognizable and similar to my initial reactions after break-in.”
Margules Group U-280sc “Black” Amplifier $10,800 Review
August 14, 2017 Comments Off on Margules Group U-280sc “Black” Amplifier $10,800 Review
“As much as I like the “Black” in triode mode one of the amp’s strengths is how good it sounded in the ultra-linear mode. This gives one the opportunity to own a Class A amp that can drive rather inefficient speakers. I should also mention this amp brought out the best of a very good digital source. Some might say that means it is a forgiving amp, but I’d rather say that somehow it lets you hear the best of the source as long as it is a good musical source.”
Tekton Design Brilliance Floorstanding Loudspeaker $3000 Review
August 14, 2017 Comments Off on Tekton Design Brilliance Floorstanding Loudspeaker $3000 Review
“Within my 6000 cubic foot room I did very well with 18 Class A watts from my SET monoblocks. In a smaller room, 8 Watts from a 300B tube should do quite nicely at reasonable listening levels. The same principle applies to solid state amplifiers if you lean in that direction and to other components in your rig, as well, although I would caution against going cheap at your front end. Everything matters and the affordable price of the Brilliance may leave you with additional funds to improve other areas of your system.”
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LINN PRODUCTS KLIMAX SYSTEM £58,700 REVIEW
August 13, 2017 Comments Off on LINN PRODUCTS KLIMAX SYSTEM £58,700 REVIEW
“Those wanting a damn fine system with no pre-existing Linn Konditions are a little more nuanced in approach, but not much. In a way, the complete Klimax system makes multiple arguments at once: it makes a case for the Linn way of doing things, it makes the ultimate expression of active, Exakt, and Katalyst performance, and it suggests why that “the source is in the speaker” tag line actually makes quite a lot of sense when you listen to the ultimate expression of that concept.”
Tidal Force Wave 5 Planar Magnetic $300 Review
August 13, 2017 Comments Off on Tidal Force Wave 5 Planar Magnetic $300 Review
“Just because they share similar specs and overall design doesn’t mean they sound the same. In fact, Tidal Force says that while the two headphones share similar industrial design, both the outer and inner earcups on the Wave 5 are improved over the Monoprice and that customization of the planar drivers results in better bass response and soundstaging. While I didn’t have the M560 on hand, I did have a pair of the $299 HiFiMan HE400S planar magnetic headphones, which are comparably priced with the Wave 5. So I spent some time comparing these two.
Audeze iSine 20 Open Acoustic In Ear Earphone – Video
August 12, 2017 Comments Off on Audeze iSine 20 Open Acoustic In Ear Earphone – Video
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