Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit £82,500 Review
June 17, 2023 Comments Off on Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit £82,500 Review
The Vivid Giya G1 Spirit is an exceptional loudspeaker, thanks to the way that its drivers and cabinet have been executed it doesn’t have the problems associated with 99.9% of dynamic loudspeakers. Instead you get sound that’s as exciting, powerful and beautiful as the recording permits, and many of them permit an awful lot of all three. It’s a speaker that I could all too easily live with right up to the point where enthusiasm needed to be summoned for another loudspeaker review. It’s not a speaker for reviewers, it’s a speaker for music lovers who don’t have to make comparisons.
CAYIN HA-3A TUBE HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW
June 17, 2023 Comments Off on CAYIN HA-3A TUBE HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW
The HA-3A provided tons of enjoyment regardless of headphone choice or music genre and my only regret is having to return it after this review is done. While I didn’t use it the ability to have two separate sources one balanced, one single-ended was much appreciated as with any long-term system I would eventually be using vinyl (I used the balanced exclusively for the review). Congrats Cayin, this one is a winner and receives my full recommendation to anyone who enjoys music.
Aurender: Everything Audiophiles Should Know
June 17, 2023 Comments Off on Aurender: Everything Audiophiles Should Know
Lossless! What’s the best music streaming service?
June 17, 2023 Comments Off on Lossless! What’s the best music streaming service?
ELAC CONCENTRO S 507 FLOOR-STANDING LOUDSPEAKERS $7,499 REVIEW
June 16, 2023 Comments Off on ELAC CONCENTRO S 507 FLOOR-STANDING LOUDSPEAKERS $7,499 REVIEW
These were one of the few passive speakers I have reviewed that didn’t need any bass augmentation from a subwoofer to sound their best.
They did shine best with a strong, solid-state amplifier driving these speakers. So be sure to take this into account when considering these incredible speakers for your system.
In the end, the ELAC S 507 offered excellent value for the money, and I would be more than happy to make these my main speakers. They are highly recommended.
Lumin T3 Music Server/DAC Review
June 16, 2023 Comments Off on Lumin T3 Music Server/DAC Review
https://www.hifinews.com/content/lumin-t3-music-serverdac
The T3’s pristine playback also has you looking at old tracks in a new light. I thought I’d heard it all from Bon Jovi’s rock ballad ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive’ [Slippery When Wet; Island Mercury, 96kHz/24-bit], knowing every beat, lyric, and artificial harmonic in Richie Sambora’s guitar solo off by heart. Through Lumin’s T3, however, the song took on a more polished, more detailed quality than I recall. Keyboards sounded fuller, percussion crisper, guitar riffs more cutting. Follow-up track ‘Raise Your Hands’ is more up-tempo and chaotic, and the player seemed to shepherd its various elements with precision while unleashing all the energy in the rhythm section and Jon Bon Jovi’s vocal yelps.
It’s an open sound, even with these dense pieces, but not to the point where the overriding feel or vibe becomes lost. So Ted Nugent’s ‘Stranglehold’ [Ted Nugent; Epic, 96kHz/24-bit] sounded as woozy and improvisational as ever, the guitar solo flourishing above the effects-heavy bassline, while the textural juxtaposition between David Bowie’s smooth vocals and Freddie Mercury’s snarls on Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’ [Hot Space; Virgin/EMI, 44.1kHz/16-bit] ensured the song still raised goosebumps, 41 years on
NOBLE AUDIO VIKING RAGNAR $4000 REVIEW
June 15, 2023 Comments Off on NOBLE AUDIO VIKING RAGNAR $4000 REVIEW
From an ergonomics point of view, the Viking Ragnar is not a very small monitor, so you need to go through the necessary trial & error process. However, with the right ear tips, it is very comfortable which is a nice surprise for me. I have had zero issues with the Ragnar in terms of fit, comfort or isolation.
Sure, they don’t come close to what a custom IEM offers, but this is as good as it gets for a universal. I highly recommend Final Audio E Tips, which I’ll mention in the closing stages of the review. Let’s go on.
Yamaha A-S3200 Review
June 15, 2023 Comments Off on Yamaha A-S3200 Review
https://www.hifichoice.com/content/yamaha-s3200
Rhythmically the Yamaha is a battler. It doesn’t quite have the fluidity and lyricism of some similarly priced tube amps, but still makes music engaging and lively. This is achieved in two ways; firstly its midband has formidable transient speed, with a great rhythmic snap to the proceedings. Secondly, the bass is big and solid, but importantly has next to no overhang. There’s none of that spongy sensation that gives a pleasant bloom to proceedings, yet which slurs one note into the next. For these reasons, I find subtle pop songs like The Dolphin Brothers’ Catch The Fall sound surprisingly infectious through this bruiser. This big integrated amplifier is fast, detailed and lithe enough to make even relatively intricate music sound like it has a raison d’être.
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