Valve Amplification Company (VAC) Renaissance SE Phono Stage $14,000 Review
July 20, 2024 Comments Off on Valve Amplification Company (VAC) Renaissance SE Phono Stage $14,000 Review
The VAC Renaissance SE continues to amaze me during every listening opportunity. Regardless of the musical genre, I find myself totally enraptured as I slowly but surely work my way through many of my favorite LPs. The late night listening sessions have been plentiful, but also very satisfying. Build quality, functionality, aesthetics, performance—the Renaissance SE has it all in spades! If your budget is anywhere near the $14,000 MSRP, this is a must audition. Even at twice this budget or more, this is a must audition. Highly recommended!
Audio Museum: Vintage Audio Experience for The World
July 20, 2024 Comments Off on Audio Museum: Vintage Audio Experience for The World
Wilson Benesch Discovery 3Zero $41,000 Review
July 19, 2024 Comments Off on Wilson Benesch Discovery 3Zero $41,000 Review
https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/wilson-benesch-discovery-3zero
It should be clear by now that we rate the Discovery 3Zero very highly, as we did their bigger A.C.T. 3Zero siblings. If you are after a transparent and revealing pair of speakers then there are few alternatives as capable as these. They may be hugely expensive but when partnered well and carefully set up they are capable of sounding magical.
Technics SU-GX70 Network Audio Amplifier $2,000 Review
July 19, 2024 Comments Off on Technics SU-GX70 Network Audio Amplifier $2,000 Review
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/technics-su-gx70-network-audio-amplifier-review
But was there enough power? On a track like “Wicked as it Seems,” the Technics had no issues delivering a “comfortably loud” listening level, via my not-too-sensitive Energys, in my 3100 cubic-foot studio. But asking for much more quickly revealed the limits, and attempting something like what I think of as “control-room” loudness — that is, peaks nudging 100 dB SPL, which in all honesty is too loud for safe long-term listening — produced a bright, hard-edged, quashed-sounding texture. If you’re in a smaller room with typical sensitivity speakers (say, 87 dB SPL at 1 watt/meter or better), I’d wager you’d be just fine, but in my setup, more juice was needed.
WiiM Ultra Experience! Streamer, DAC and Preamp for $329 Review
July 19, 2024 Comments Off on WiiM Ultra Experience! Streamer, DAC and Preamp for $329 Review
Vertere Acoustics MG-1 Turntable $23,089 Review
July 18, 2024 Comments Off on Vertere Acoustics MG-1 Turntable $23,089 Review
https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1239-vertere-acoustics-mg-1-turntable
The distinct timbres of the vocals and guitar were perfectly preserved. The leading edge of notes was accentuated, propelling the song along. Piano interjections from the left and electric guitar licks from the right were rendered sharply, distally, over the broad soundstage.
This tendency of the MG-1 to deconstruct music to its constituent parts seemed to diminish the cohesiveness of presentation sometimes. But this may have been merely a reflection of the multitrack recording process. The Vertere may simply be better able to discriminate and relay such detail than other turntables. In many ways it is akin to digital in its precision and raw honesty.
FIIO FA19 REVIEW
July 18, 2024 Comments Off on FIIO FA19 REVIEW
Introduced first in the FiiO FH5, a few years ago now, the S.Turbo is back once more. Designed as a turbine-shaped acoustic tunnel, it serves as a filtering devices that effectively eliminates high-frequency sound waves, emanating from the bass drivers. The goal? To ensure a smooth transition between low and mid frequencies, resulting in a cleaner split between the low, and mid frequencies – for better sound, you get the idea.
Once more, that was all made possible by the use of 3D Printing techniques, allowing the drawing of intricate inner layouts for the FiiO FA19, with a duct almost 3 times longer than the first generation. But that was not the only feature that made a come-back !
Eversolo DMP-A8 streaming preamplifier $1980 Review
July 17, 2024 Comments Off on Eversolo DMP-A8 streaming preamplifier $1980 Review
https://www.stereophile.com/content/eversolo-dmp-a8-streaming-preamplifier
Photos of the unit’s exceptionally well-organized innards reveal two power supplies, one linear, one switching. Eversolo says this approach eliminates “interference and noise between the system circuit and the audio circuit.” The linear PSU circuit consists of a multi-winding toroidal transformer “designed to match the characteristics of analog audio circuits.” The switching power supply, meanwhile, is tailored for the system circuit, where it aims to reduce “ripple and magnetic leakage interference,” theoretically resulting in increased purity of sound. The A8 autosenses the voltage coming from the wall and adapts accordingly: You can use it in the US or overseas without flicking a manual switch.
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