KINERA CELEST GUMIHO REVIEW
June 19, 2023 Comments Off on KINERA CELEST GUMIHO REVIEW
The Gumiho uses Kinera’s proprietary 10mm Square Planar Driver (SPD™) technology for bass reproduction. This new generation 10*10mm SPD has been developed after extensive testing of numerous driver materials, finally settling on our unique planar material and mechanical design.
On paper, this should result in a breakthrough in low-frequency limits traditionally seen in dynamic drivers, producing a low frequency that maintains depth and volume while providing an excellent transient response.
For the high-frequency range, Gumiho employs Kinera’s Custom Balanced Armature (BA) unit advertised by its “elegance, delicacy, and endurance”. Combined with a good crossover, this BA unit should blend perfectly with the planar driver, to create a sound that is natural and harmonious.
Piega Coax 811 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review
June 19, 2023 Comments Off on Piega Coax 811 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review
Switching over to guitar and catchy jazz, we put on a record from “The Village Gate” by the Charlie Byrd Trio along with guests from 1963. Lots of atmosphere, ambient sounds, and the legendary Clark Terry on trumpet made us sway along with the music; and sent us diving into the New York jazz basement to retreat from the dreary look outside the office window in the cold and wet September of 2022 for a while.
What about you? Are you satisfied with a loudspeaker equivalent to a VW Golf in cost if everything is just right up to a decent indoor volume, and is a sound pressure level beyond that of no great importance to you? Then you’re missing out on a lot of fun with the 811, because it has about as much to offer in terms of sound pressure potential as a certain vehicle from Stuttgart carrying the world-famous number 911 when it comes to speed.
Giant Western Electric Horns @ Munich High End 2023
June 19, 2023 Comments Off on Giant Western Electric Horns @ Munich High End 2023
Constellation Centaur II 500 Stereo £65,000 Review
June 18, 2023 Comments Off on Constellation Centaur II 500 Stereo £65,000 Review
https://www.hifichoice.com/content/constellation-centaur-ii-500-stereo
Without wishing to revert to being as crass as bringing up the thorny issue of cost, at a price that few people can ever get close to spending you’d hope that the Centaur II 500 Stereo would be deeply impressive – in fact you’d probably demand it. But it’s the level of performance it conjures up that really takes the breath away. Very few of us get to experience weekending in a luxury penthouse, flying a private jet to our own desert island or taking a Lamborghini Veneno for a spin at the weekend, but as a sonic equivalent to these high-end thrills little else comes even close.
FiiO M11S $499 Review
June 18, 2023 Comments Off on FiiO M11S $499 Review
https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/fiio-m11s
It’s suitably heavy for such dimensions, presenting a reassuring sense of build quality, though the fact that the chassis corners are pointed and much of the player’s front is a 5-inch touchscreen display (albeit with a factory-fitted tempered glass protector) wouldn’t leave us in any doubt as to whether or not to use the supplied clear case. It’s not pretty exactly, but neither is scratched aluminium.
The FiiO saves itself from being a boring rectangular chassis by being almost a boring rectangular chassis, save for its left-hand side angled protrusion, on the outer edge of which you’ll find power and multi-purpose buttons as well as a nicely sized, slightly textured volume pad. Our eyes lit up at the sight of the latter, presuming it would be a slider control to allow for one-finger volume adjustment when the player is sat on a surface. Disappointingly it isn’t, but like the rest of the controls (pause/play and skip tracks on the player’s right-hand edge) it is reliably responsive and ergonomic while in the hand.
The best sound ever in my music room: Boulder 866
June 18, 2023 Comments Off on The best sound ever in my music room: Boulder 866
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