T+A Solitaire P Headphones Review
July 28, 2020 Comments Off on T+A Solitaire P Headphones Review
“Tonally the Solitaire P resembles many other planar magnetics and runs true to what you’d expect from its frequency responses. While it lacks the shelved-up bass demanded by the latest Harman target response it conspicuously lacks treble energy. As a result it delivers a refined, low-grit and low-grain sound but can lack a little sparkle and analysis.
‘Now Is The Month Of Maying’ [96kHz/24-bit rip from Voices Unbound; AIX 80012], a track that I haven’t played for years, comprises an a cappella choir of male and female voices singing a well-known ballett written by Thomas Morley in 1595. As with all good choir recordings, reproduced at its best it allows you to ‘hear into’ the ensemble to individual voices within, which renders the performance altogether more real, more vital and engaging than a smoothed-over, lower-resolution equivalent. Arguably the Solitaire P errs slightly on the side of the latter.”
Rega io integrated amplifier $599 Review
July 27, 2020 Comments Off on Rega io integrated amplifier $599 Review
“The Rega io is so good, one is tempted to summon up a cauldron full of well-worn audiophile clichés. While it is excellent at first listen, the toughest part of reviewing a component offering such a high level of performance is that it begs being connected to much more expensive ancillaries to experience the depth of its true capabilities. You could grab a pair of budget speakers and a thrift shop turntable and live happily ever after with the io, but like that other legend from the UK, don’t be surprised to see this one in the company of much more expensive components. Watch for the audio forums of 2050 to speak of this amplifier in hushed reverence. Of course, the io is worthy of our Exceptional Value Awards for 2020, but that doesn’t truly explain a product that gets the essence of the music so right. Audiophiles beginning their journey here may be spoiled for a very long time.”
EARTHQUAKE SOUND MINIME DSP P12 SUBWOOFER REVIEW
July 27, 2020 Comments Off on EARTHQUAKE SOUND MINIME DSP P12 SUBWOOFER REVIEW
“A passive radiator is something entirely different. It is a driver with no voice coil or magnet. It is usually a round weighted planar driver (flat) mounted with a heavy surround. It is in the same air space as the active subwoofer driver. The passive radiator responds to the active driver moving because the air in the enclosure is pressurized either positively or negatively as the active driver moves. It is not in the same phase as the active driver because it takes a finite time for the passive radiator to respond to the movement of the active driver. This is the case for the Earthquake MiniMe DSP P12 subwoofer.”
NOT DEAD YET! CD ripping AND playback w/ AURALIC
July 27, 2020 Comments Off on NOT DEAD YET! CD ripping AND playback w/ AURALIC
ANDOVER PM-50 $500 REVIEW
July 26, 2020 Comments Off on ANDOVER PM-50 $500 REVIEW
“One of the lesser flaunted features of the PM-50 is also its size and use case. The typical forum response to hearing that a new headphone was planar magnetic is that it’s meant to be a sit-down headphone due to its overbearing cup size and weight; I wonder if Audeze popularized this. The PM-50s run counter to this idea with a headphone footprint just slightly larger than that of an ‘on-ear’ headphone. With a DAP in hand, the PM-50s make a surprisingly apt companion around the house. Light enough to be used when doing chores yet with just enough clamp and weight to not fall off when your head is angled down. As Linus Sebastion (one of the most popular Technology Youtubers) famously demonstrated a while back, a headphone that falls off your head when you bend over isn’t exactly up to snuff
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YULONG DA-ART Aquila II $700 Review
July 26, 2020 Comments Off on YULONG DA-ART Aquila II $700 Review
“The synchronous mode is a little closer to the DA10 tuning with a softer overtone and a bit more bass warmth. Also, the upper mids and treble are a little more liquid soundings and not as aggressive.
That is not to say the async mode is brighter but you will find the mids and treble to have a bit more focus and the instrumental timbre a bit cleaner. It also sounds perceptibly the more articulate for percussion which might suit smoother sounding headphones like the Heddphone.”
MiniDSP SHD Power: 2 x 120 watt amp with Dirac
July 26, 2020 Comments Off on MiniDSP SHD Power: 2 x 120 watt amp with Dirac
Magico introduces M9 floorstander £850,000
July 24, 2020 Comments Off on Magico introduces M9 floorstander £850,000
“It also reckons it’s the first system ever to employ a 28mm beryllium-diamond dome tweeter. This is combined with a 152mm midrange, two 280mm mid/bass and a pair of 380mm bass drivers utilising Magico’s Analog Crossover (MXO), which features Linkwitz-Riley filters to deliver 24dB per octave slopes at the crossover frequency of 120Hz.
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CONRAD-JOHNSON ART27A STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £24,500 REVIEW
July 24, 2020 Comments Off on CONRAD-JOHNSON ART27A STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £24,500 REVIEW
“The question on people’s lips will always be ‘which one is best?’ but in fact it’s a false dichotomy at best. The ART300 and ART27A play to different strengths, work with different systems (especially in terms of loudspeakers and room, even if there is a lot of wiggle room on the part of the ART27A). The simple answer to the question is ‘yes’ or ‘they are both better than each other’. There is no set answer here. Both are outstanding in their own different ways and while there is a lot of crossover in terms of tonality and frequency extension. It’s much more than one has authority, the other has a sense of musical grace, just as it’s wrong to think one is for rock listeners and the other is for jazz fans. The truth is, you should listen to both, and then decide.”
U-Turn Orbit Special turntable unboxing and review
July 24, 2020 Comments Off on U-Turn Orbit Special turntable unboxing and review
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