McIntosh, Sonus faber & Bassocontinuo
December 15, 2024 Comments Off on McIntosh, Sonus faber & Bassocontinuo
Premiere Kronos Discovery Turntable $100,000 Review
December 14, 2024 Comments Off on Premiere Kronos Discovery Turntable $100,000 Review
https://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/1121/Kronos_Discovery_Turntable_Review.htm
While Louis drew the name Discovery from his journey of discovering new improvements to the basic design at every connection and interface, as a listener, I would have named it “The Presence” because that is the effect that it brings to music reproduction. If the rest of the system is up to the task and properly implemented in the room, the music will have an extraordinary presence. It is this presence, I surmise, that captivates my attention in multiple dimensions — both physical and musical — that envelops the three-dimensionality of the earlier Kronos models by taking the musical experience to a higher plane.
Is this the greatest turntable in the world? I don’t think anyone can truly answer that question. I came. I listened. I was immensely impressed with what I heard. I decided the question is irrelevant. Louis Desjardins has reached his mountain top with the Discovery. There may be others who reverse engineer his design someday, but the trip down the mountain is always less rewarding than the climb up. For those who can afford to climb this mountain, it is the time spent at the peak that is most treasured — enjoying your music. The view is spectacular.
iFi Go Link Max $79 review
December 14, 2024 Comments Off on iFi Go Link Max $79 review
https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/ifi-go-link-max
When comparing the Go Link Max’s performance with that of the slightly cheaper Go Link, there isn’t much difference in detail resolution. Still, the information dug out by the newer device goes a decent way beyond what you’d get if you were simply listening without a DAC at all. That said, sticking with Hysteria but switching to the standard Go Link grants the tune more nimbleness and clarity while revealing the older model’s superior ability with vocals. For injecting the right tunes with a good deal of meaty muscle, especially at the lower end, the newer Max does dial things up a notch, but we concede that some listeners may prefer the more affordable Go Link’s purer, cleaner sonic personality.
Alta Audio Aphrodite Speakers Review
December 13, 2024 Comments Off on Alta Audio Aphrodite Speakers Review
https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2024/9/30/alta-audio-aphrodite-speakers
Creative, highly improvisational, exploratory, and mystical sounding with masterful musicianship, Aphrodite’s spatial cues made me feel like I was inside the church with its high ceilings and reverberations. Track 11, “Este a Székelyeknél” (In the evening at the Székelys), is based on a Hungarian-Transylvanian folk tune composed for piano by Béla Bartók in 1908 (from Ten Easy Piano Pieces); Bartók then orchestrated it in 1931 with woodwinds and strings (No. 1 from Hungarian Sketches). At times, both Frisell’s guitar work and Downes’ organ imitated the high-pitched wood instruments of the Bartók orchestral version, while Cyrille tastefully chimed in with the resonating bells on his cymbals. It gave the piece a pleasant, oriental-like sound that Aphrodite displayed with impressive finesse and delicacy
Project V1 Power Cable And AC Duplex Wall Ensemble Review
December 13, 2024 Comments Off on Project V1 Power Cable And AC Duplex Wall Ensemble Review
The Project V1 power cable was a different story. It is clearly a top-flight power cable but its return on investment is not as generous as the NCF Power Vault. It has a price that puts it in a range where you should very carefully audition it before buying. The difference between the V1 and the performance of my Synergistic cables at close to a quarter of the cost amounts to fine-tuning so you probably want your rig to be fairly well sorted out before you start spending very large sums like this on power cables. Like all things Furutech, the fit and finish were superb.
Investing in the Furutech Duplex Outlet, Duplex Plate, and Wall Plate adds up to $541 which starts to look like serious money for a plug in the wall but in the context of a rig costing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is something that deserves serious consideration, particularly if you are unable to route a dedicated line to your system. If you are apprehensive, do it in stages. Start with the duplex outlet and progress to the duplex plate and finally the wall plate. And if you have multiple dedicated lines, start with the one for your low-powered source components where the benefits will eventually find their way to your power amps and speakers. For years, the word on the street was that Furutech duplex outlets were the best. The new GTX-D NCF R Duplex Outlet exceeded my expectations and is a very high-value product.
Phil Collins: Drummer First | Official Trailer
December 13, 2024 Comments Off on Phil Collins: Drummer First | Official Trailer
Pro-Ject Audio Systems XA B Turntable and Pick it Pro Balanced Cartridge $1499 Review
December 11, 2024 Comments Off on Pro-Ject Audio Systems XA B Turntable and Pick it Pro Balanced Cartridge $1499 Review
This is the fourth Pro-Ject turntable I’ve reviewed, and I confess that I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. Although its clean, neutral demeanor embodies Pro-Ject’s house sound, it’s the XA B’s intriguing design that sets it apart from those other models. Even when it’s not spinning records, it’s a conversation piece, and it’s certain to elicit attention even from non-audiophiles. For $1499, anyone buying an XA B will have the pleasure of owning a turntable that can likely hold its own sonically against anything at its price point, and, as I found in my comparison, quite a bit higher. However, they’ll also have the pleasure of purchasing something that is almost certainly going to look better than much of the competition. Don’t get me wrong: Pro-Ject’s XA B is first and foremost a great performer, and that’s the main reason you should add it to your list of decks to audition if you’re shopping anywhere around and even above this price point. The cherry on top is that it looks stunning as well, proving that sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too. Enthusiastically recommended.
Magico M7 $675,000
December 11, 2024 Comments Off on Magico M7 $675,000
https://www.hifinews.com/content/make-mine-large
Launched alongside the N801 was the actual range-topper, the Nautilus 800, the single 380mm bass replaced by a pair of 250mm units. It cost more, at well over £10,000 per pair, but was slimmer, easier for amplifiers to drive and didn’t need a huge room to work well.
Bowers & Wilkins (as the company is now) went on to introduce diamond tweeters with the 800D range, now in its D4 iteration. The Nautilus itself is still listed, with a 30th anniversary edition launched last year at a mere £100,000 per pair. But there is a waiting list.
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