VALVET A4 CLASS A MONOBLOCKS $6890 REVIEW
May 20, 2017 Comments Off on VALVET A4 CLASS A MONOBLOCKS $6890 REVIEW
“Of course, while I love jazz, sometimes I just need to remind myself I’m alive by kicking up the volume a notch and letting some good old heavy rock and roll fill the house. For such moments, it’s hard to beat some 1970s Deep Purple. The remastered version of Stormbringer contains some of Purple’s funkier moments but it never fails to rock, with Coverdale and Hughes sharing vocals while delivering the most cliched lyrics imaginable. Somehow, this all seems in keeping with the era as the fullness of Lord’s Hammond organ runs,”
Devialet Expert 130 Pro DAC-Integrated Amplifier $7690 Review
May 19, 2017 Comments Off on Devialet Expert 130 Pro DAC-Integrated Amplifier $7690 Review
“With the Expert 130 Pro, Devialet has continued to build on the most excellent foundation of past successes like the 120 and Expert 200. Despite my apathy for such monikers as ADH and Magic Wire, their clever circuits continue to set the bar for audio realism. The Expert 130 Pro’s bass reproduction is preposterously good, and its nonexistent noise floor and extraordinary transparency permit deep inspection of the nooks and crannies of my music. Although $7690 isn’t cheap,”
NEXTDRIVE SPECTRA DAC/AMP $129 REVIEW
May 18, 2017 Comments Off on NEXTDRIVE SPECTRA DAC/AMP $129 REVIEW
“I am impressed with what this is capable of. At $129, with some different adapter head versions available, USB2.0/Lightning and a Micro USB version coming soon, I am absolutely shilling this as one of the best DAC’s on the market for the price tier. Finally, we have a budget-friendly DAC that does DSD that keeps travel-prone users in mind. Thank the audio gods. Someone finally listened to me.
Ayon Audio Vulcan Evo Amplifiers $41,400 Review
May 16, 2017 Comments Off on Ayon Audio Vulcan Evo Amplifiers $41,400 Review
” Summing up the sound of the Vulcan Evos I would say that they are refined and subtle with great perceived transparency and resolution, both in terms of individual instruments and sounds as well as how they carve out resolution in the soundstage and capable of delivering huge macrodynamic contrasts. There seems to be no blunting or rounding of dynamics throughout a large envelope, at least with my speakers. Inner resolution and the sense of action in sound was among the very best I have heard.”
NAD M32 DIRECT DIGITAL AMPLIFIER REVIEW
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on NAD M32 DIRECT DIGITAL AMPLIFIER REVIEW
“With the addition of this card, the M32 remains an audiophile piece but gains a level of convenience that makes it the equal of any lifestyle component at any price. It’s not always ideal to shuffle CDs or even to create playlists on your connected laptop. BluOS makes it easy to just tune in a bit of Internet radio or your favorite streaming service when you just want some background music to liven the party or soothe your evening.”
Vandersteen Audio Model Seven Mk.II Loudspeakers and M7-HPA Mono Amplifiers Review
May 9, 2017 Comments Off on Vandersteen Audio Model Seven Mk.II Loudspeakers and M7-HPA Mono Amplifiers Review
“The M7-HPA amplifiers have joined my Vandersteen Model Sevens, now upgraded to Mk.II status, to form the backbone of my reference system. The quality of sound I’m hearing from them is beyond what I could have hoped for, let alone expected, even a year or two ago. Overlook the Model Seven Mk.II at your peril — and if you already have Model Sevens, whether originals or Mk.IIs, and want to unleash their full power, a pair of M7-HPAs is a no-brainer.”
Esoteric Grandioso C1 Line Stage Preamplifier and Grandioso M1 monoblocks Review
May 8, 2017 Comments Off on Esoteric Grandioso C1 Line Stage Preamplifier and Grandioso M1 monoblocks Review
” A piece of jazz-rock that helps me identify equipment that brings out the emotion of recordings is Blood, Sweat and Tears’ rendition of “God Bless The Child,” a piece written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr., and appropriately included in the list of the Songs Of The Century by the National Endowment for the Arts and the RIAA.
Wells Audio Majestic integrated amplifier Review $3,599
May 4, 2017 Comments Off on Wells Audio Majestic integrated amplifier Review $3,599
“Though a budget design in the company’s offering, the Majestic possessed such competency nonetheless that it showcased the superiority of the $8,000 Bricasti M1 dual-mono DAC over the $3,100 Arche Audio Opus 5 DACT and Opus 501 Power Supply in increased three-dimensionality and spectral extension.”
Pass Labs INT-60 Integrated Amplifier review
May 2, 2017 § 1 Comment
“OK, there’s not much more I can say about this honey of an integrated amplifier. It’s lovingly made by one of the best companies out there (in the USA to boot…), and it’s everything I could expect from a no holds barred design. Outside of its somewhat unexpected inability to drive my ATC SCM 19 speakers to their stellar limits, I couldn’t trip it up. In short, the Pass Labs INT-60 met or exceeded all of my expectations.”
RAZIN UND MUSATOFF
May 1, 2017 Comments Off on RAZIN UND MUSATOFF
“Its hard not to drool over the Razin & Musatoff. This is not typical souvenir, but from the inside out a complete, working replica of the iconic radio receiver from 1920’s. Frequency range: 87 – 108 MHz ”
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