FIIO FW5 REVIEW

June 1, 2023 Comments Off on FIIO FW5 REVIEW

In terms of signal latency, my Snapdragon 865-equipped phone running Android 13 experienced significantly less latency with the LHDC codec in the YouTube app compared to the AptX adaptive codec. I experienced similar results while playing games so if you are planning to game with the FW5 while using the AptX Adaptive codec, don’t. On Android, you’ll have to switch to LHDC or SBC for better latency performance, especially if you want to game using the FW5.

On iOS, the only available codec is as usual the AAC due to Apple’s limitations. I tested Disney+, Netflix & YouTube using 14PMX and the latency was good. I experienced mild latency with games though.

FiiO M11S $499 Review

June 1, 2023 Comments Off on FiiO M11S $499 Review

https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/fiio-m11s

The FiiO saves itself from being a boring rectangular chassis by being almost a boring rectangular chassis, save for its left-hand side angled protrusion, on the outer edge of which you’ll find power and multi-purpose buttons as well as a nicely sized, slightly textured volume pad. Our eyes lit up at the sight of the latter, presuming it would be a slider control to allow for one-finger volume adjustment when the player is sat on a surface. Disappointingly it isn’t, but like the rest of the controls (pause/play and skip tracks on the player’s right-hand edge) it is reliably responsive and ergonomic while in the hand.

FiiO has been in the game long enough to know how to produce an intuitive music player both from hardware and software perspectives. The FiiO Music app gives a positive first impression – open it up and it prompts you to scan local files on the device (which are easy to copy across from a computer using a free third-party software such as Android File Transfer) and any networked files you may have on a NAS device. And it builds on that during our testing with a logically laid out and pleasantly attractive interface that most people will get to grips with within minutes. Album artwork takes up most of the playback screen’s real estate, though we are equally pleased to see full format and size information for every track just below it.

Chord Dave FPGA DAC Review

June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Chord Dave FPGA DAC Review

PSB Synchrony T800 Loudspeaker $11,999 Review

May 31, 2023 Comments Off on PSB Synchrony T800 Loudspeaker $11,999 Review

https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1180-psb-synchrony-t800-loudspeaker

Moving into the midrange, things got a lot closer. The Sonus Fabers and PSBs both produced an essentially neutral midrange that did not color voices. Both models created good width and, when the music allowed, produced a soundstage that was both expansive laterally and precise. Vocalists that should appear dead center did exactly that. The one difference was that the Sonus Fabers had a slightly more dimensional midband whereas the PSBs could sound a touch flat by comparison. The SFs produced a soundstage that was deeper and more three-dimensional as a result. The upper frequencies were a bit surprising: I actually heard slightly more air and sparkle through the Sonus Fabers than through the PSBs. This may come as a surprise, as the SF contains a soft-dome tweeter and the PSB is equipped with a metal dome.

WORLDS BEST HiFi Show High End Munich 2023

May 31, 2023 Comments Off on WORLDS BEST HiFi Show High End Munich 2023

Top 20 Greatest Drum Solos of All Time

May 31, 2023 Comments Off on Top 20 Greatest Drum Solos of All Time

Tour of Michael Fremer’s Listening Room

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Tour of Michael Fremer’s Listening Room

Mark Levinson No. 5909 Wireless Headphones $999 Review

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Mark Levinson No. 5909 Wireless Headphones $999 Review

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/mark-levinson-no-5909-wireless-headphones-review

They say money can’t buy happiness. Without a doubt, it can buy the $999 Mark Levinson No. 5909 headphones, and without a doubt, these make me happy. The Mark Levinson No. 5909 headphones are the first headphones from this elite division of Harman. These over-ear headphones feature adaptive Active Noise Cancellation, USB-C wired connections and wireless Bluetooth with broad codec compatibility. With a simple app to fine tune ANC modes and bass response, the No. 5909 are one of the best wireless noise-canceling headphones on the market.

Restoration 3 way bass reflex speakers system

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Restoration 3 way bass reflex speakers system

The Dan D’Agostino Integrated Amplifier Review

May 29, 2023 Comments Off on The Dan D’Agostino Integrated Amplifier Review

My review sample of the Progression integrated amplifier included the DAC module only—not the phono stage module. I compared the Progression DAC module to my standalone dCS Bartok DAC for streaming and my collection of both high resolution and ripped CD files. The source for both was provided by my Aurender N-10 music server. I also compared these configurations to a direct Ethernet network connection to the Progression and its DAC module while streaming, and when using the Progression iOC App. Qobuz was my primary streaming service for all of these evaluations