KEF KC92 Subwoofer $2,000 Review
October 9, 2024 Comments Off on KEF KC92 Subwoofer $2,000 Review
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But the first 30 minutes of the film depicts one of his pre-crash missions as a crewmember in a B-24 bomber. When the film was released in 2014 this opening sequence became prime demo fodder at home theater shows everywhere. It’s alive with the roar of four noisy aircraft engines, wind from the open bomb bay doors as the crew attempts to close them, machine gun fire, exploding anti-aircraft flak, and a near tragic crash landing. While in some respects the KEF, in my room, didn’t attempt to deliver the sort of ear-searing experience the above description might suggest. It was instead totally believable—realistic without pushing over-the-top simply for effect. Never having been in the same situation as the bomber crew, I can’t say for certain exactly what real machine guns and flak explosions sound like. But I was impressed enough by the KEF’s crisp, bottom-end clarity and startling punch to convince me that I’d rather not volunteer as a crew member on a B-24 bomber to experience the real thing!
Of all the films in my collection, however, Blade Runner 2049 offers possibly the most challenging bottom end. While the KEF can’t quite match the sheer bass weight at high levels of the two ported, spatially displaced subwoofers that usually handle the deepest bass in my room, it came remarkably close at roughly one-eighth the total size. The KEF also surprised me in how it revealed to me (for the first time) some very deep and extremely low bass in both the abandoned factory scenes (as officer K/Joe searches for clues to his past) and, later, a sequence in a similarly abandoned Las Vegas.

McIntosh MC830 Solid-State Monoblock Amplifiers $8000 pair Review
October 8, 2024 Comments Off on McIntosh MC830 Solid-State Monoblock Amplifiers $8000 pair Review
In a world where over-priced complexity all-too-often seems to be the norm, McIntosh’s MC830 monoblock amplifiers offer a warm and welcome vacation from a seemingly incessant over-complication of our lives. Feed these amps power through decent A/C cords, attach good speaker cables, turn them on, and—voila—you’ll hear soul moving sound!
If you’re looking for a pair of solid-state monoblock amplifiers priced beneath the $10K retail mark, I would strongly recommend auditioning a pair of McIntosh’s MC830 amplifiers.


Arendal 1723 Speakers and Subwoofer Review
October 8, 2024 Comments Off on Arendal 1723 Speakers and Subwoofer Review
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The towers and center give you the option of running in sealed or ported mode, the later having multiple variations affording you the ability to tune them for whatever works in your situation. The center has 2 ports, so 3 possible configurations; sealed, 1 port open or 2 ports open. The towers have 3 ports, giving you 4 potential variations. Arendal includes very dense plugs for each of the ports, all of which fire out the back of the enclosure. That goes for the 2V subwoofer as well, its port is also on the back of the enclosure. If you’re at all concerned about “chuffing” – port noise – don’t be oriented that way, it’s all but guaranteed you would never hear it even if there was any.
The binding posts on all the speakers are the same, perhaps the best word to describe them is beefy. They’re made from polished, CNC machined copper which is then plated with highly-conductive, and corrosion resistant, Rhodium. However you want to hook them up you can; banana, spade or pin type connectors, as well as bare wire. There are 2 sets of posts on each speaker allowing you to bi-amp them. If you choose not to go that route Arendal supplies stout Rhodium jumpers to bridge the posts.


AUNE S17 Pro Class A Headphone amp Review
October 8, 2024 Comments Off on AUNE S17 Pro Class A Headphone amp Review
PMC twenty5 22i Built-in Power $4,499 Review
October 6, 2024 Comments Off on PMC twenty5 22i Built-in Power $4,499 Review
Their new two-channel power amplifiers that enable the speakers’ ability to be driven by RCA or XLR cables instead of speaker cables allow you to send your music by Bluetooth directly to the speakers in another place in your home, such as your dining room. Arylic’s Bluetooth S50 Pro+ Receivers eliminate cables from your hi-fi system altogether. A very nice setup indeed!

64 Audio Aspire 4 $899 Review
October 6, 2024 Comments Off on 64 Audio Aspire 4 $899 Review
I am also happy, that 64 Audio included a small lip on the nozzle of the Aspire 4. This is another step forward from their previous universal IEMs, which did not feature it. The lip makes sure, that ear-tips stay on the nozzle when you take the IEMs out of your ears. There have been multiple accounts of that happening to me in the past. And a stuck ear-tip in the canal is no fun.
Overall, the Aspire 4’s build quality leaves me little to nothing to complain about. The ABS shells might not be the most premium choice, but they still look and feel good. Plus, they are a way to cut down costs, which eventually also land at the consumer’s end. And I think all of us agree that paying less is always nice.

Eversolo DMP-A8 Review
October 5, 2024 Comments Off on Eversolo DMP-A8 Review
The DMP-A8 has USB, Coaxial, optical and HDMI I²S output. The Eversolo supports Spotify and Tidal Connect, which is a big plus for me. I’m personally using Tidal Connect most of the times, but my fiancée is a Spotify head, though she admits Tidal sounds better.
Something that really caught my eye on the Eversolo, or better yet, in the Eversolo, is its resistor ladder amplification stage. Nowadays we often see R2R DAC setups, but Eversolo opted to use it as their amp stage, which is very nice! This all is just a very brief overview of what the DMP-A8 packs, and I suggest, that you check out the detailed product info on their website.


KEF LS50 Wireless II Review
October 5, 2024 Comments Off on KEF LS50 Wireless II Review
https://www.hifichoice.com/content/kef-ls50-wireless-ii
It’s this strength in depth that makes the KEF so convincing. I still feel that a few little tweaks to the software would reap benefits, but I can’t argue with the way it combines an extensive and practical specification that makes it an ideal one-stop shop with a level of overall performance that is truly outstanding. When you listen to the LS50 Wireless II it’s easy to forget about the convenience angle and concentrate instead on the sensational level of sonic performance. It isn’t cheap, but it’s unquestionably a superb all-in-one system that should be on anyone’s shortlist at or near the price.

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