ROSSON AUDIO DESIGN RAD-0 REVIEW
April 7, 2020 Comments Off on ROSSON AUDIO DESIGN RAD-0 REVIEW
https://www.headfonia.com/rosson-audio-design-rad-0-review/
“The same story more or less goes for the Auris Audio Nirvana. In balanced mode you get really impressive bass with great depth and layering. The mids are rich, smooth and spacious with gorgeous vocals, while treble is extended and smoothly musical, yet energetic. For some the amount of bass and mid body might be a little much in balanced mode, but in that case the single ended output is the one for you. Here you get a faster, lighter sound but it isn’t as spacious, wide and extended as before. You do get a more balanced and faster RAD-0 with improved clarity, especially noticeable in the upper mids and vocals. On this amplifier, I kind of prefer the single ended output as it already carries enough smoothness and timbre from the lovely tubes.”
Craft Ears Craft 4 Review
April 6, 2020 Comments Off on Craft Ears Craft 4 Review
https://headfonics.com/2020/03/craft-ears-craft-4-first-contact/
“Now is there enough true sub-bass presence for the likes of dub-step track mixing in the studio? I am not too sure about that. At least not compared to a dynamic driver there might be less space to thin out the bass for kick drum channel mixing.
However, for percussion and traditional Trance mixing which needs a more rapid BPM and those aiming for a tighter level of timing then the dual-sub BA drivers do have the speed to keep up and more than a decent fundamental to prevent it from sounding too shallow.
The Craft 4 also seems to dip the lower-mids in requesting fashion to keep the bass from bleeding into the mids. The instrumental tone is light but smooth and clean with good separation. Male vocals are easy to pick out even if not that forward. Female vocals that pitch higher in a mixed or head voice/falsettos do much better on the Craft 4.”
MCINTOSH C53 STEREO PREAMPLIFIER $8,000 REVIEW
April 6, 2020 Comments Off on MCINTOSH C53 STEREO PREAMPLIFIER $8,000 REVIEW
https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/amplifier/preamplifier/mcintosh-c53-stereo-preamplifier-review/
“McIntosh has always made great preamps, and their latest solid-state flagship not only carries on the tradition but does so with a full eight-band analog equalizer! One might fear that the full feature set provided with the C53 would interfere with the preamplifier’s tonality or transparency. Nope – This preamp runs with the best in the business in both categories. If you want McIntosh’s flagship stereo preamplifier, the C53 is for you!
The McIntosh C53 Stereo Preamplifier brings an exceptional level of control to a prospective owner without sacrificing sound quality. This is a difficult achievement because more active circuitry increases the risk of damage to the sound’s delicacy, flat frequency response, and imaging. This is why the majority of audiophile preamplifiers cling to the straight-wire-with-gain design philosophy. But McIntosh, ever the rebel, still offers this control center design that competes at the very top level. With but minor quibbles, this is one of the very best preamplifiers you can buy.”
Elac Carina BS243.4 Loudspeaker Review
April 5, 2020 Comments Off on Elac Carina BS243.4 Loudspeaker Review
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/elac-carina-bs2434-loudspeaker/
“Note that Carina possesses substantial midbass output, meaning that placement in your room is important. In my small-room setup I pulled the speakers out at least a couple feet from the backwall; otherwise low-end response was predominant. In spite of these ministrations Carina tended on occasion to impart a thickness to the bass range that in my room I was never able to entirely dispel. For instance, during Ana Caram’s cover of the “The Girl from Ipanema” from Blue Bossa, the acoustic bass was presented as more of a pulse than a group of specific pitches. In this respect, the bass response from the active Elac Navis ARB-51 (Issue 291) was more specific in pitch, timbre, sustain, and decay. “
Pangea Audio Record Doctor VI record cleaning machine Review
April 5, 2020 Comments Off on Pangea Audio Record Doctor VI record cleaning machine Review
https://www.dagogo.com/pangea-audio-record-doctor-vi-record-cleaning-machine-review/
“I made sure that everyone was able to make their case not just for their product but for methods and concepts behind their cleaners. Apart from those differences what really struck me was their respective pricing from a high of $3,999.00 to a low of $299.95. For just over an hour I peppered the panel with questions, doing my best to move things along in a narrative fashion so each could tell their story. I was rather taken with the story behind the Pangea Audio Record Doctor VI ($299.95) and how could it keep up with the other more expensive models. My analog readers, those with turntables and records, do ask/request/cajole me into finding more affordable solutions for them without sacrificing quality — a solution that won’t break the bank and won’t damage their records. Not one to shy from a challenge I spoke directly with Steve Niemi of Pangea Audio and Adam Sohmer of Adam Sohmer Associates, Pangea’s public relations firm, about acquiring a unit for review. They said yes and here we are.”
Ananda BT Review – Bluetooth
April 5, 2020 Comments Off on Ananda BT Review – Bluetooth
Nakamichi Dragon Cassette Tape Deck – Repair Restoration
April 4, 2020 Comments Off on Nakamichi Dragon Cassette Tape Deck – Repair Restoration
SPARKOS LABS ARIES HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW
April 4, 2020 Comments Off on SPARKOS LABS ARIES HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW
“The SparkoS Labs Aries Headphone Amplifier far outperformed expectations and is one of the most musical solid-state headphone amplifiers I have heard and not artificially so (through rolling off the highs or compromising tonality, timbre, and detail). In fact, I would almost be willing to remove the “solid-state” caveat, and everyone knows I am a tube guy (though not for the reasons most people would suppose, a proper tube amp should have the same linearity of tonal balance that a solid-state amplifier does). It clearly has the ability to easily drive any headphone short of an electrostatic or ribbon headphone which require special purpose-built amplifiers.”
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