IBASSO DX240 REVIEW
November 18, 2021 Comments Off on IBASSO DX240 REVIEW
This makes a big difference in terms of UI and usage, even more with APK Pure installed as standard. Still, no Google Play Store out of the box, but since APK Pure gives you the same options (and more…) that’s no big deal. In a few seconds, you’ll have all your usual apps up and running, like most modern smartphones
Thanks to the new Qualcomm 660 CPU and 4Gb of Ram (2 gigs less than the DX300) the player feels snappy. Obviously, it isn’t as fast as the DX300 – and that must be due to the screen – but it’d be unfair to call the DX240 slow. Everything open/close in the blink of an eye and downloading tracks from Apple Music/Amazon didn’t take much time as it could be with some players.
Meze Audio Launches First Portable Closed-Back Planar Magnetic Headphone $2,000
November 18, 2021 Comments Off on Meze Audio Launches First Portable Closed-Back Planar Magnetic Headphone $2,000
Today, Meze Audio released the $2000 LIRIC, their first portable planar magnetic headphone! This new model is a closed-back beauty with a matte black magnesium frame trimmed with leather.
Inside the cups are Rinaro’s Isodynamic Hybrid Array Drivers, the same used in Meze’s flagship Elite and Empyrean headphones. In this case, they are scaled-down to allow for portable use. Utilizing these unique drivers coupled with several other remarkable technologies, LIRIC is designed to provide a similar high-end spatial sound to their top-of-the-line headphones.
Auralic Altair G2.1 Review
November 17, 2021 Comments Off on Auralic Altair G2.1 Review
https://stereo-magazine.com/review/auralic-altair-g21-review
Change of scenery: despite all their independence, Michael Barenboim, the “lioness” Martha Argerich and the Staatskapelle Berlin are merged into a single entity when performing Debussy‘s “La Mer”, a unity that is not often offered in such an interlocked way. Here, the Auralic convinces with a very natural reproduction of the grand piano as well as all the instruments of the orchestra. Nothing is discolored or blurred, everything is just right. Localizing the dimensions of left/right and front/back is possible thanks to a precise layout of the different elements. The size of the room, created at the mixing console, can also be understood perfectly.
Sometimes, I have to please my sense of local patriotism for my hometown of Cologne. This time, I had to go on a nostalgia trip and found what I was looking for in a live recording of the Cologne cult band “Piano has been drinkin‘”, long since disbanded. Neither “Daach sin Juwele” nor “Anfürsich es et Blues” depend on an exuberant number of details nor on richness of tonal colors. Rather, they rely on the atmosphere and the joy of playing, as well as the almost physically perceptible stage presence of frontman Gerd “Jächt” Köster with his rough and deep voice and the band‘s ability to improvise. Here, too, the Auralic presents a convincing performance, as it does with “Ruude Jolf”, where all the ingredients necessary for an emotional rendition are found, including the relaxed playing of the bass.
DENAFRIPS Terminator II DAC Review
November 17, 2021 Comments Off on DENAFRIPS Terminator II DAC Review
Alta Audio Alyssa Loudspeaker $5000 Review
November 16, 2021 Comments Off on Alta Audio Alyssa Loudspeaker $5000 Review
https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2021/10/18/nxcnsx8u0t6lc929c817vjasyy5g0c
Right away I knew I had a problem, the voluminous bass was overwhelming my modest listening room. It was troubleshooting time. So began a week of experimentation, first moving the speakers out significantly from the wall inch by inch (in the end I settled on 25 inches) and experimenting with various degrees of toe-in. I also experimented with the provided port plugs. Fully inserting the plugs seemed to make the speakers too anemic, inserting them about halfway was a much better compromise and will likely be the recommended route for anyone with a room smaller than mine, but I still favored the sound sans plugs, and changes in positioning helped balance things out. Image was the widest with no toe-in, but toeing the speakers in just a tad did help make the midrange more present. With the tricky positioning of this unique speaker mostly sorted, I sat down and did my best to analyze how these speakers portrayed music.
REL T/9x Subwoofer Review
November 16, 2021 Comments Off on REL T/9x Subwoofer Review
REL T/9x Subwoofer
As mentioned, each of the three models in the /x series provide a similar voice and level of resolution. The one (or pair) you choose will depend heavily on how low your main speakers can extend, the volume of your listening room, and ultimately how loud you play music.
Moving up to the Serie S subs brings more refinement in every aspect, though at a higher cost. If you are looking for a high performance, yet compact and cost-effective way to add low frequency extension, the REL T/9x is fantastic. The T/x subwoofers are meant to be used as single subwoofers or in pairs, they can’t be expanded to six-pack array service. This may be your ultimate decision when trying to decide between a pair of T/9x’s and a single S510. If you want bang for the buck, and a minimal box compliment, the T/9x will serve you well. Higher audiophile ambitions? Maybe the S/510. Or, just put the T/9xs in another system. I can spend your money all day.
Sony WF-1000XM4 Noise-Canceling $280 Review
November 15, 2021 Comments Off on Sony WF-1000XM4 Noise-Canceling $280 Review
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/sony-wf-1000xm4-noise-canceling-true-wireless-earbuds-review
Sony continues to raise the bar for filtering out ambient sound, with the 1000XM4 eliminating more external noise than nearly every other noise-canceling bud I’ve auditioned. But the 1000XM4 has the same flaw I’ve encountered in all noise-canceling buds save the Bose QC: wind noise. You’ll hear some whooshing through the external mics if you’re walking through 10MPH or higher gusts, or especially when bike riding or running outside. Sony’s Ambient Sound Control lets you turn noise canceling on and off and switch between plain noise canceling and automatic wind noise reaction, but I couldn’t detect a difference between the two.
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