Sony XAV-AX5000 – Apple Carplay and Android Auto
July 6, 2018 Comments Off on Sony XAV-AX5000 – Apple Carplay and Android Auto
Tesla Model S P100D – Complete Stereo Overhaul
July 5, 2018 Comments Off on Tesla Model S P100D – Complete Stereo Overhaul
BH Sound SV-661R Bookshelf Speaker Review
July 5, 2018 Comments Off on BH Sound SV-661R Bookshelf Speaker Review
“If you are a lover of jazz, acoustic, classical, opera, or vocal-centric music, you will find RBH Sound’s SV-661R to be a very satisfying speaker. It has excellent soundstaging, with accurate layering and positioning of players on that stage. Because of its proprietary AMT driver, the SV-661R delivers beautiful timbres/tonality/colors in the very important midrange and treble regions. This tonality is delivered in a slightly warm/silky way that allows you to relax into the music, but it doesn’t get in the way of transparency or micro-details. Plus, the physical appearance of the SV-661R speaker is quite attractive, and its rather small size makes it easy to place in most listening spaces.”
Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Review
July 5, 2018 Comments Off on Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Review
“I conducted several lengthy listening sessions with the Sony WH-1000XM2, with various musical genres, and watched a variety of video content, from energetic action movies to quiet dramas, wired and wireless, with and without noise cancelation, and there is no doubt these headphones sound wonderful. I would easily rate them near-audiophile quality. No smiley face EQ curve here, unless that’s what you want, as you can easily dial-up whatever EQ settings you like. Sony even added LDAC, which enables hi-res audio, and when your source is not hi-res, DSEE HX is a digital sound enhancement engine, sort of like the audio equivalent of video up-converting.”
Woo Audio WA33 Elite headphone amplifier $8,000 Review
July 4, 2018 Comments Off on Woo Audio WA33 Elite headphone amplifier $8,000 Review
The WA33 Elite is a tube amplifier, so yes it has some tube noise/hiss lurking in the background, but it was only audible when I played quiet music or movies. I do have issues with the four small knobs flanking the volume control, turning them they feel clunky and stiff, for this kind of money I want smooth and buttery.”
DTS Announces Play-Fi App for Headphone Listening
July 4, 2018 Comments Off on DTS Announces Play-Fi App for Headphone Listening
“The DTS Play-Fi ecosystem includes more than 200 interoperable speakers, sound bars, set-top boxes, and AV receivers from more than two dozen brands, including Definitive Technology, Klipsch, Onkyo, Paradigm, Pioneer, Polk Audio, Rotel, and SVS.”
MAGNEPAN 30.7 FOUR‑PANEL DIPOLAR PLANAR LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM $30,000 REVIEW
July 3, 2018 Comments Off on MAGNEPAN 30.7 FOUR‑PANEL DIPOLAR PLANAR LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM $30,000 REVIEW
“Magnepan’s 30.7 is in my view a landmark design—one that does all things well and some things (textural and transient nuances, three-dimensionality, and realistic image scale) extraordinarily well. While $30,000 is a lot to pay for any pair of loudspeakers, the fact is that the 30.7s deliver sound quality competitive with (and in some respects superior to) loudspeakers ranging from two to nearly ten times their price. This means the 30.7 is at once an expensive product that also offers exceptional value for money! If you have the chance, I urge you to hear Magnepan’s 30.7, if only to experience what a world-class $30,000 loudspeaker system can really do.”
U-Turn Orbit Special Turntable Review – Video
July 3, 2018 Comments Off on U-Turn Orbit Special Turntable Review – Video
Spendor A7 Review
July 2, 2018 Comments Off on Spendor A7 Review
“Such qualities could easily nudge the Spendors over into ‘clinical-sounding’ territory, but instead they’re full of expressive melodies and undulating dynamics.
From sparse, mournful Ólufar Arnalds compositions to the chirpy hip-hop of Salt-N-Pepa, the A7s masterfully weave their way through whatever rhythm they’re confronted with, engrossing us with their performance along the way.”
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