VISION EARS EVE REVIEW
November 16, 2020 Comments Off on VISION EARS EVE REVIEW
VISION EARS EVE – Astounding Musicality, Transparency, and Speed!
The Kronos Quartet’s “Aaj Ki Raat—Tonight is the Night” (Kronos Caravan, Nonsuch) begins, and at play across this track in addition to the violin, viola, and cello are a mix of exotic instruments from the Hindustani tabla to the Lebanese nay to the Iranian kemancheh, tar, and tombak. The EVE renders this mix of instruments with aplomb and nary a trace of shrillness or harshness or glassiness. Its highs are clear, fast, well extended, sweet, with a transparency that digs down to fingers across strings, drum skins, and cello bows.
Just one more, please. Vilda Frang’s “Allegro Molto II” (Veress String Trio/Bartók Piano Quintet, Alpha) plays, and there is quiet and air and raps, plucks, bows, and even the knuckling of a violin. The EVE’s transparency again renders crystal clarity, timbral / tonal distinction, weight, space, and positioning, sublimely. And as the trio of violin, viola, cello reach sweetly for the limits of treble extension, again, shrillness or harshness or brightness or glare are vanished, entirely.
Schiit’s latest Yggdrasil DAC $2449 Review
November 16, 2020 Comments Off on Schiit’s latest Yggdrasil DAC $2449 Review
https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/review-schiit%E2%80%99s-latest-yggdrasil-incarnation-r956/
Since the Schiit Yggdrasil was first introduced, Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat have worked tirelessly to improve the performance of this reasonably priced high-performance DAC. With constant filter, power supply and analog-stage improvements, the Yggdrasil has kept it’s place as the go-to DAC for those who demand first rate digital to analog conversion without having to pay a king’s ransom for the opportunity.
The only Way to tell whether you have the latest Yggdrasil in by the Serial Number. The latest analog section units are so designated by a SN that starts with the letter “B”. The presence of the latest USB upgrade is indicated by the above sticker over the USB input port.
Dynaudio Contour 20i speakers Review
November 16, 2020 Comments Off on Dynaudio Contour 20i speakers Review
Musical Fidelity M8xi integrated amplifier $6499 Review
November 15, 2020 Comments Off on Musical Fidelity M8xi integrated amplifier $6499 Review
https://www.stereophile.com/content/musical-fidelity-m8xi-integrated-amplifier
Once the M8xi had been hoisted, with assistance, onto my rack, I did some thinking about power conditioning. I’d already inquired about the use of a power conditioner and received an email that said that while Musical Fidelity had striven to build “a power supply with very low internal impedance in order to achieve maximum possible dynamics,” conditioners that didn’t limit current and squash dynamics could possibly improve things further. After listening and comparing, I opted for the same AudioQuest Niagara 5000 I use with the Progressions. I also used the same Ansuz Darkz T2S support feet I use with the D’Agostino monos. I continued to use them because they enhanced the depiction of air, depth, and space—what stood out most was the clearer depiction of space between vocalists, instrumentalists, and the wall behind them—but I should note that the M8xi did quite well on its stock feet.
LSA-10 Signature Speakers Review
November 15, 2020 Comments Off on LSA-10 Signature Speakers Review
The LSA-10 Signature Speakers
Trying to stay more in tune with those not wanting a six-figure hifi system, yet still craving a great musical experience, we’ve been auditioning more speakers in this price range, and we all agreed that the LSA LS-10s would be on our top five list if we actually did that kind of thing. It’s not often that a $1,495 pair of speakers do this much right tonally and offer an excellent sense of scale too. Those needing more oomph can step up to the LS-20 floorstanders or add a pair of subs to the LS-10s.
Balance and nuance will always be my catnip, and this is something the LS-10 Signatures excel at. I can’t imagine a better choice in the context of a $5k – $15k system. Different, yes, but in terms of sheer sonic quality, these are awfully impressive. The design choices by the LSA team havemade serve the music. I am very happy to give the LS-10s an Exceptional ValueAward for 2020.
English Electric 8Switch audiophile network switch
November 15, 2020 Comments Off on English Electric 8Switch audiophile network switch
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO Turntable REVIEW
November 14, 2020 Comments Off on Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO Turntable REVIEW
“Again, I admit to being a mostly virgin vinyl enthusiast, but what experience and knowledge I’ve been lucky and humbled to absorb from vinyl mastering guys, our very own Dave McNair, and other members of PTA and the hi-fi world, has shown me enough that I feel confident saying the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO offers quite a lot of value for the money. As we head into the chilly months, I’m looking forward to what honestly feels like a hi-fi second puberty. It’s disorienting, emotional, obsessive, and erotic, and losing my turntable virginity was more confounding, less thrilling and placed greater demand on my manual dexterity than I anticipated. Cartridge setup is a task. With all that said, the Pro-Ject has kept the tubes glowing and brought the fun consistently as I journey through the dark arts of vinyl. Winter is coming and I know where I’ll be. Inside with a turntable.”
DROP HIFIMAN HE-5XX REVIEW
November 14, 2020 Comments Off on DROP HIFIMAN HE-5XX REVIEW
The HE-5XX’s low-end sits on the leaner side of the equation. It doesn’t provide any real sense of the speaker-like bass of the HE-500, and nor is it felt in any kind of physical way. Rather, the HE-5XX offers a well-extended and articulate, snappy bass that doesn’t tend to roll away until it reaches 40 Hz. Thundercat’s hard-hitting bass in ‘Show You The Way’ is impressively deft on the HE-5XX, and doesn’t yield a hint of flab nor the ‘one-note’ bass that older HIFIMANs can venture into. It’s certainly not lacking in its ability to reproduce bass notes, but the HE-5XX is simply not a bass-head’s headphone – it’s been designed with a different sort of voicing in mind. I can’t help but think that with a different set of pads that create a better seal, that the HE-5XX would actually produce greater levels of bass – the ingredients are certainly in there.
EAT E-Glo i Integrated Tube Amp £9498 Review
November 13, 2020 Comments Off on EAT E-Glo i Integrated Tube Amp £9498 Review
https://www.hifinews.com/content/eat-e-glo-i-integrated-tube-amp-page-2
‘She’s Leaving Home’ places Paul’s vocals in front of massed strings, with John Lennon prominent among the group harmonies, making it easy to assess this using LP and CD. Textures – not levels – changed from mode to mode. They are trade-offs, not mutual exclusion, simply differing in the way sound can vary subtly with moving-coil cartridge loading.
It was, however, the loopy ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite’ which further exploited the dichotomy, a crowded recording which everyone knows is a masterclass in studio-created artifice. Calliope swirls, crisp cymbals, thumpingly hollow bass – rare are the occasions when I’ve heard such a glorious soundscape recreated from so compact a system. Remember: this amp only delivers between 18 and 35W per side, while the speakers are the same height as an LP sleeve. Yet it was monumental.
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