Astell&Kern SR25 MKII DAP Music Player Review
January 12, 2022 Comments Off on Astell&Kern SR25 MKII DAP Music Player Review
LSA HP-Diamond Headphones Review
January 11, 2022 Comments Off on LSA HP-Diamond Headphones Review
https://www.audiopursuit.com/2021/11/lsa-hp-diamond-headphones.html
Audiophile headphones are a unique addiction. Over the forty years I’ve been a part of this hobby I’ve been truly enamored three times before this review. The first was the budget lightweight Sennheiser 477, then came the Master & Dynamic MD40 , and finally the Sennheiser HD800. Now I can add the LSA HP-Diamond to the list. The planar magnetic, easy to drive design provides an exciting listening experience, especially for percussion fans. Just select any Tito Puente song, sit back and let the dynamic immersion begin. For $1990 ordered directly from Underwoodhifi.com, the HP-Diamond headphones are a gourmet meal to the ears.

PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier Review
January 11, 2022 Comments Off on PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier Review
https://www.stereonet.com/au/reviews/primaluna-evo-300-hybrid-integrated-amplifier-review
PrimaLuna has achieved a fine feat with the EVO 300 Hybrid, conjoining the best aspects of both valve and solid-state into a reasonably affordable amplifier that sounds thoroughly modern, transparent, open and enjoyable. Its general punch and bass heft will suit those with inefficient loudspeakers or large listening rooms, but this amplifier also works wonders with smaller sized loudspeakers – letting them reach their full potential. The pricing of this amplifier is where it should be and is good value compared to separates but without all the fussiness. Do try to audition it – you may just walk out of your local dealer with it under your arm, if you’re strong enough!


Q Acoustics Q Active 200 Loudspeaker Review
January 10, 2022 Comments Off on Q Acoustics Q Active 200 Loudspeaker Review
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/q-acoustics-q-active-200-loudspeaker-review
To sum up, Q Acoustics’ Q Active 200 system is a fascinatingly different design, and I enjoyed my sojourn with it. It’s dead-perfect for the listener who might otherwise buy a brand-S or brand-B (or a Google or Amazon or Apple) all-in-one, but desires, and is willing to pay for, something much better, which this system most decidedly is. Could you, for the same money, get a bit better performance from conventionally wired passive speakers? Certainly, but you will sacrifice the integration, simplicity, and, of course, wireless-ness. And you’ll need to spend significant bucks for sources and for amplifiers as well. For anyone who finds the Q Active 200’s just- add-music concept alluring, I strongly recommend pursuing a serious audition.


Perlisten S7T Speakers, AVM electronics
January 10, 2022 Comments Off on Perlisten S7T Speakers, AVM electronics
MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL X Loudspeaker £4995 Review
January 9, 2022 Comments Off on MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL X Loudspeaker £4995 Review
https://www.hifinews.com/content/martinlogan-electromotion-esl-x-loudspeaker
This is more observation than criticism, as I’m wary of expecting too much from a loudspeaker at this price that performs so admirably in other areas. For instance, the EM-ESL X steers clear of HF nasties. Hi-hats and cymbals were always distinct and well separated, avoiding splash or brightness. Metallica’s ‘Dyer’s Eve’, which closes an album famed for a treble-heavy ‘scooped’ guitar tone […And Justice For All; Vertigo 836062-2] was perhaps more listenable than I’ve ever heard it, helped by the EM-ESL X’s speedy transducer keeping its frantic rhythms and riffs astonishing clear.
Lastly, for a simple five-minute demonstration of what this loudspeaker can do, give Elton John’s ‘Honky Cat’ [Honky Chateau; Mercury 528 162-2] a whirl. Huge piano accompaniment, dynamic trombone and saxophone hits, a drum track that sounds almost three-dimensional and Reginald Dwight throwing out rhyming couplets right into your listening room. It sounded… electrifying.

Clarus Concerto Power Conditioner $3600 Review
January 9, 2022 Comments Off on Clarus Concerto Power Conditioner $3600 Review
https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1072-clarus-concerto-power-conditioner
Retailing for $3600, the Concerto is not inexpensive, but it offers a lot of technology and useful features, including the ability to run high-powered amplifiers and further optimization for digital and analog components. All of that considered, along with the protection it offers against power surges or instability, the Concerto’s asking price is an insurance policy that a good system will be able to live up to its full performance and be protected against damage from most power fluctuations or even catastrophic failures.
For those with great audio systems, power filtration is necessary to get the most from them. The Clarus Concerto is a top-notch performer and very competitively priced given its impressive design and sophisticated engineering. I recommend it highly!



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