TCA-M Active Loudspeaker Review
January 9, 2026 Comments Off on TCA-M Active Loudspeaker Review
This highlights another advantage of active speaker technology, particularly when implemented digitally. With DSP and proper drivers, amplifiers, and enclosures, a designer can overcome the limitations that plague purely passive designs, especially in terms of bass extension.
Then, of course, there’s the potential of online updates for the DSP section. This feature is not unique to Treble Clef Audio—Buchardt Audio, System Audio, Kii Audio, Dutch & Dutch, and other companies are delivering updates of various types, too. But awareness of this in the audiophile community is not yet widespread. In fact, I believe that the idea remains as unfamiliar to audiophiles as Cockburn’s music was to my friend until our afternoon of listening and Cockburn’s talk that evening.
Cambridge Audio Edge W Review
January 9, 2026 Comments Off on Cambridge Audio Edge W Review
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the Cambridge Audio Edge W provides a remarkably detailed and precise sound, with excellent low-end reach into the sub-bass. Bass is tight, fast and dynamic with top quality texture and body. No matter if you’re a listener of acoustic or electronic genres, the Edge W has you covered with a full and dense sound that delivers punch and impact.
From sub-bass to upper bass, the Edge W has a full body with excellent – not exaggerated – size. You get a natural and organic low-end with heaps of resolution to bring out the fine nuances of music. Bass on the Cambridge amp is tuned in a natural-neutral fashion, where it is ever so lightly forward, but still in a way, that it’s not shoving anything in your face.
It places low-end instruments and lower pitched sounds just minimal up-front to give them a boost in body and coloration.
Technics SL-50C Turntable $899 REVIEW
January 8, 2026 Comments Off on Technics SL-50C Turntable $899 REVIEW
If you’re looking for an entry-level but quality turntable rig, the Technics SL-50C has got to be high on your shopping list. I think it’s a superb starting point for building an analog system—compact and lightweight, easy to assemble, simple to operate, and ready to combine with your choice of speakers, amp, and preamp (or integrated amp). More than that, it costs under $1,000 and sounds great with a variety of music. For all these reasons, I rate the Technics SL-50C as #1 on the list for my daughter, who anxiously awaits my choice for a turntable that will be the centerpiece of the analog system for her apartment.
The Volumio Preciso Dual-Mono Digital to Analog Converter $799 Review
January 8, 2026 Comments Off on The Volumio Preciso Dual-Mono Digital to Analog Converter $799 Review
https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2025/10/2/volumio-preciso-dac
Searching for the best “bang-for-your-buck” audio is part of the audiophile game. We’ve even come up with a name for these products, the so-called: Giant Killer. It’s a funny way to refer to a new component that delivers the best performance at a low price compared to other high-end products. The Volumio Preciso DAC (USD 799) is one of the best deals you’ll find for performance at the price. If you have the option to choose both components, the streamer and DAC, go for it. You won’t need more than a power amp to have an audiophile-grade setup for less than what a high-end preamp costs.
Cadillac CTS-V Custom Audio System
January 8, 2026 Comments Off on Cadillac CTS-V Custom Audio System
YG Acoustics Carmel 3 Floor-standing Speakers Review
January 7, 2026 Comments Off on YG Acoustics Carmel 3 Floor-standing Speakers Review
Its fully machined aluminum enclosure creates an inert platform that’s difficult to replicate with wood or composite cabinets. This structural rigidity reduces resonances, panel flex, and stored energy, allowing the drivers and crossover to operate with remarkable transparency. The hybrid silk-dome lattice tweeter, horn-loaded and mounted on a sculpted aerospace-alloy frame, offers controlled directivity, low distortion, and broad dispersion without the harshness or edge often associated with metal-diaphragm designs. Paired with the quick, piston-like aluminum mid-bass driver, the Carmel 3 delivers exceptional coherence and wide-band linearity that surpasses its compact size and two-way configuration.
Equally impressive is the engineering sophistication of the Ultracoherent™ crossover. This network is not just a standard second-order filter but a highly optimized assembly of direct-path and auxiliary components guided by multi-domain simulations. Bench measurements confirm these design choices: low harmonic distortion across the spectrum, dominant 2nd-order harmonics for a warm sound, excellent off-axis response thanks to the horn-loaded tweeter, and a well-managed spectral decay with only minor high-frequency resonances.
English Acoustics Downton Review
January 7, 2026 Comments Off on English Acoustics Downton Review
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It’s difficult to fault, even at this price. Arguably its only downside is that it lacks balanced operation. Some purists won’t like this, but others won’t be in the least bit bothered. In absolute sonic terms it lacks just a touch of transparency and there’s a subtle softening of dynamic peaks. Yet its delicate, atmospheric treble more than makes up for this. Indeed its sheer breadth of ability shines through with a London Philharmonic Orchestra reading of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A London Symphony. It’s an exhilarating listen that’s tremendously musically articulate.
Last but not least is the moving-magnet phono stage. Some people will not buy the Downton for this, but it’s great to know you’ve got it. A Technics SL-1200G/Ortofon Concorde Music Bronze spinning The Stone Roses’ Fools Gold shows its intrinsic quality; there’s a lovely, lilting groove from the percussion and rhythm guitar that transports you right to the heart of the music. It’s infectiously fluid – dreamy, even – and a reminder of just how special well-designed valve phono stages can sound.
Orchard Audio Pecan Pi+ Premium Streaming DAC Review
January 7, 2026 Comments Off on Orchard Audio Pecan Pi+ Premium Streaming DAC Review
dCS Bartók APEX with Headphone Amplifier $24,100 Review
January 6, 2026 Comments Off on dCS Bartók APEX with Headphone Amplifier $24,100 Review
Hands down, the Bartók APEX is the finest sounding DAC I have ever listened to; in fact, it’s the finest sounding DAC/Headphone Amplifier I have heard. Are there better stand-alone amplifiers? Yes, the dCS Lina comes to mind for solid-state, and of course, if you want the tube sound, you would have to shop elsewhere anyway. Is it worth $24,100? Absolutely, if you want the state-of-the-art and have the pocketbook to afford it. You will get many more hours of pleasure out of it than you would spending the same amount on an upgrade to a higher-end luxury car.
In the long run, whatever shortcomings the Bartók APEX has are in the Mosaic Control software, which will, in all likelihood, improve as time passes.
Just a quick note on the Moon Audio Bronze Dragon Cables, they were definitely a welcome upgrade to Black Dragon Cables I was running previously, and the Bronze Dragon Headphone Cable was certainly a cut above the already high-end cable that the SUSVARA UNVEILED comes with, I should be doing a complete review of them in the near future.
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