Focal Diva Utopia Review
January 1, 2025 Comments Off on Focal Diva Utopia Review
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Elsewhere there isn’t much to complain about. We are getting a wonderfully clean and clear presentation with Florence Welch’s powerful vocals coming through with conviction. Instruments and voices are rendered with convincing texture and a good degree of natural warmth. It’s a tidy and controlled presentation with a decent if not explosive sense of rhythmic drive.
We’re happy to report that the Diva’s performance stays pleasingly consistent whether we use the built-in streaming module, the stereo analogue input or the optical connection. We rarely come across a product where the performance of each of these inputs is so balanced.
Bel Canto Pre5 Preamplifier and REF501S Amplifier Review
January 1, 2025 Comments Off on Bel Canto Pre5 Preamplifier and REF501S Amplifier Review
I had a chance to try briefly the Pre5 headphone feature and found it to be a decent performer, which should delight the headphone users out there. Therefore, without reservation, I could say that the Pre5 and REF501S were competent performers all around. Towards the end of the review, I swapped out the REF501S with its predecessor, the REF500S. The comparison revealed slightly different sonic characteristics between the two amplifiers. It seemed that the REF501S traded a slightly warm and laid-back presentation of the REF500S for better transparency and a slightly more intimate soundstage. To be clear, this comparison did not reveal that one was better than the other. In my opinion, the two amplifiers exhibited about equal level of performance; they are just slightly different in their musical presentations.
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