Dynaudio Confidence 30 loudspeaker $21,000 Review
August 9, 2021 Comments Off on Dynaudio Confidence 30 loudspeaker $21,000 Review
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I continue to be impressed by how immediate and gripping the Dynaudio Confidence 30s make music sound. Their presentation with smaller-scale works is clear and lively. With larger ensembles in larger spaces, the C30 soundstage is wide and detailed. Across a broad range of styles and recording perspectives, they seemed balanced, neither bright nor muted, with, often, a comfortable warmth. As for dynamic range, I never approached their output limitations in my room.
Goldmund Telos 590 Nextgen II Integrated Amplifier $29,750 Review
August 9, 2021 Comments Off on Goldmund Telos 590 Nextgen II Integrated Amplifier $29,750 Review
And it wasn’t just Lucille that benefited from the Nextgen II treatment. So did King’s smooth, vaguely Nat Cole-like tenor, which makes such a sweet contrast with his epigrammatic style of guitar playing. (As Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker put it in a 2015 piece honoring the great bluesman’s passing, as an instrumentalist B. B. King was “not at all showily virtuosic…but no one made a guitar talk as he did, as an…instrument of human expression more than of the adolescent finger-mania [of all those young British whiz kids].”) The Nextgen II not only brought Lucille and King back to life, it also had a similar effect on the sound of his marvelous rhythmsection, which, though reduced in size, impact, and presence (due to gain-riding), I could almost see again, playing and twirling in unison from stage left to right.
xDuoo MT 604 tube amplifier $169 Review
August 9, 2021 Comments Off on xDuoo MT 604 tube amplifier $169 Review
A Tour Of My Hi-Fi Stereo in 2021 New Additions New Wilson Alexandria
August 8, 2021 Comments Off on A Tour Of My Hi-Fi Stereo in 2021 New Additions New Wilson Alexandria
he Mola Mola Kula Integrated Amplifier Review
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Accuphase DG-68 Digital Voicing Equalizer Review
August 7, 2021 Comments Off on Accuphase DG-68 Digital Voicing Equalizer Review
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Each time I altered room treatments, or cabling, or power treatment, or equipment supports, or component resonance damping, I created new “Smooth” and “Flat” curves with the DG-68, turning VC/EQ on and off and listening intently. Over the same period, I also changed optical (internet) cabling and upgraded optical-to-electrical converters and SFP (small–form-factor pluggable; don’t ask) modules. In due time, I created and implemented 18 different “smooth” and “flat” VC/EQ curves.
Under ordinary circumstances, making changes to my reference setup during the course of a review would be verboten. But in the context of a Digital Voicing Equalizer review, each change provided a new opportunity to evaluate the DG-68’s efficacy. While the journey was more stressful than fun, it led me closer to Oz. In nonmythological terms, as I made successful changes, the system sound with the Accuphase bypassed got progressively closer to sound with the unit activated. The room itself was doing more of the heavy lifting, and the Accuphase was proving itself a useful tool.
HIFIMAN HE-R10D DYNAMIC HEADPHONE $1299 REVIEW
August 7, 2021 Comments Off on HIFIMAN HE-R10D DYNAMIC HEADPHONE $1299 REVIEW
HIFIMAN has done well with the R10D headphones. It’s clear the company is going to make more dynamic drivers for a variety of price points, but they have not sacrificed audio quality with the R10D. I continue to have some reservations about the smoothness of the middle frequencies, which do not sound as smooth as comparably priced headphones from the same company. It may be the response curves of dynamic drivers versus planars, but whatever it is to my ears, especially on acoustic instruments, the mid-range needs some tweaking. The Bluetooth connectivity is most welcome, freeing listeners from the headphone cord while giving away little of ultimate sound quality.
Grado SR325x Review
August 6, 2021 Comments Off on Grado SR325x Review
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Grado’s Prestige series models have rarely felt like luxury headphones, and nothing has changed with this new generation. It’s an impression that starts with the packaging, which is still a basic cardboard box, and extends to the rather coarse foam used for the also new thinner earpads. If you’re looking for a premium feel you’re not going to find it here.
But you will find ruggedness and durability. We have used numerous pairs of Grado Prestige headphones over the years and they have needed little more than semi-regular earpad changes to keep going. Those foam earpads don’t last forever, but they are easily changed and don’t cost much to replace. The basic structure of the headphones and materials chosen are impressively robust and deal with day-to-day use superbly.
Line Magnetic LM-845IA integrated amplifier $4950 Review
August 6, 2021 Comments Off on Line Magnetic LM-845IA integrated amplifier $4950 Review
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Rubens came to mind while I was searching for a way to explain the abundance brought into my life by the Line Magnetic LM-845IA, an integrated amplifier that has altered my understanding of how hi-fi components work together. Everything about the Line Magnetic is Rubenesque: It weighs 77lb, crowds most equipment racks, and its 845 tubes—each the size of an ear of corn—glow brighter than some table lamps. It replaces the company’s LM-518IA amplifier, which Herb Reichert reviewed in 2015 and still uses, happily. What sets the LM-845IA apart from most other commercially manufactured amplifiers is that it uses a single output tube per channel—a topology that many audiophiles revere for its pellucid sound, rich tone, and textural detail—while generating enough power to effectively control speakers of only average sensitivity. As it happens, it has much more to offer, but more about that in a moment.
Line Magnetic is a decidedly unusual company, having gotten its start manufacturing replicas of classic American audio equipment by the likes of Altec, Jensen, and Western Electric. Made in Zhuhai, in China’s Guangdong Province, the LM-845IA is part of Line Magnetic’s more affordable line of original circuit designs with a more contemporary look, though the company’s devotion to prewar tube equipment is apparent here. The LM-845IA relies on a single 845 tube per channel—first released by RCA in 1931 for use in AM radio transmitters—to produce a whopping 22 watts.
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