Assembly – Invictus Jr NEO by Acoustic Signature
March 19, 2025 Comments Off on Assembly – Invictus Jr NEO by Acoustic Signature
YG Acoustics Talus Loudspeakers REVIEW
March 18, 2025 Comments Off on YG Acoustics Talus Loudspeakers REVIEW
https://pt.audio/2025/02/14/yg-acoustics-talus-loudspeakers-review/
The Descent sub, however, is both a sophisticated one and a simple one. It’s sophisticated because it’s an active, DSP-powered subwoofer. The internal power amp has 1000W, for example. The driver is “an entirely new, 11″ (28 cm) BilletCore driver with 3″ voice coil, titanium former and advanced magnet structure.” The DSP filters are “based on advanced computational modeling, state-of-the-art measurements and extensive listening tests, with presets frequency and phase curves to accompany bookshelf, small floor-stander and large floor-stander speakers.” in addition, the control panel on the back of the Descent has all the features you’d need from a subwoofer with this excellent pedigree. There are both balanced and unbalanced inputs, and the balanced connections are distinguished between an input that can be used with a subwoofer (or two) out on the amp/preamp and an “XLR through” which allows you to “chained from a preamp through the Descent and onto a power amplifier for that channel of the main speakers.” There’s also a high level input, which I used, for “an expert set-up.” More on that in a bit.
EMM Labs DA2i D/A processor $35,000 Review
March 18, 2025 Comments Off on EMM Labs DA2i D/A processor $35,000 Review
https://www.stereophile.com/content/emm-labs-da2i-da-processor
Setup was a snap. I placed the unit on the top shelf of my rack and supported it with the same Wilson Audio Pedestals I use under my reference DAC system and other components. Then I attached the input, output, and power cables and fired it up. Instead of using the supplied Kimber power cable (footnote 7), I used the same power cable I use with my reference. I also stuck exclusively with the DA2i’s XLR (balanced) outputs, because the D’Agostino Relentless preamp in my reference system only accepts balanced.
From cold, EMM Labs recommends keeping the unit on for 3-4 days before listening. It isn’t necessary to run signal through it during this period, they say. Because first impressions make an outsized impact, I waited a good four days before listening. I compared the DA2i to the much more expensive, three-piece Vivaldi Apex system, my reference. It took me just a minute or two to easily switch between them by moving a single USB cable and pair of XLR cables between the two DACs.
Gryphon Audio Designs Diablo 333 integrated amplifier $24,900 Review
March 17, 2025 Comments Off on Gryphon Audio Designs Diablo 333 integrated amplifier $24,900 Review
https://www.stereophile.com/content/gryphon-audio-designs-diablo-333-integrated-amplifier
I was not ready for how truly excellent the Gryphon Audio Designs Diablo 333 integrated amplifier was going to be—what a fine world-class music maker it is. This is the first amp I have had in-house in some time that makes me question my marriage vows to my reference system. The Diablo 333 can power anything, while producing amazing lifelike dynamics, the blackest blacks, and the brightest colors.
The sheer amount of musical energy conveyed, and the detailed truth of that—you need to hear it for yourself. I could trade four boxes for one, and I am all about downsizing these days. For now, reviewing hardware as I do, I need to keep the flexibility of separate components. Is it as good as separates? Yes—it is. The Gryphon Diablo 333 is guarding its treasures, waiting to reveal them just to you.
Burmester 232 Integrated Amplifier Review
March 17, 2025 Comments Off on Burmester 232 Integrated Amplifier Review
MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 888 loudspeaker $4999 Review
March 16, 2025 Comments Off on MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 888 loudspeaker $4999 Review
https://www.stereophile.com/content/mofi-electronics-sourcepoint-888-loudspeaker
The crossover between the midrange and woofers is set to 130Hz; that between the midrange and the coaxially mounted 1.25″ soft-dome tweeter is at 1.6kHz. The tweeter therefore operates over a wider passband than usual. When I interviewed Andrew Jones for my SourcePoint 10 review, he explained that the coaxial unit’s lower-frequency cone acts as a waveguide for the tweeter. The waveguide reduces the tweeter’s excursion requirement, so it can be operated down to a lower frequency than would be possible if it lacked a waveguide. With a waveguide, “the improvement in efficiency or sensitivity and the reduction in excursion more than make up for the fact that you’re crossing over at 1.6k. It enables you to get a very good progressive, consistent off-axis performance,” Jones told me, adding that using a dome with a slightly larger diameter, 1.25″ rather than the usual 1″, with a wide roll surround, provides extra dynamic range capability at the lower frequencies.
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