Pass Labs, Focal No.2 AXPONA – Video
May 23, 2016 Comments Off on Pass Labs, Focal No.2 AXPONA – Video
Rotel RA-1592 stereo amplifier
May 22, 2016 Comments Off on Rotel RA-1592 stereo amplifier
“I next watched a few movies, including the “American Sniper” Blu-ray in stereo, and never really missed not having a center or surround channel speakers. The intense battle scenes still packed a mighty wallop, and the SP-EFS73 towers’ low bass was deep enough I didn’t miss not having a subwoofer in the system. The film’s dialogue was nicely focused between the towers, and the sound quality of the dialogue was excellent.”
PS Audio BHK Signature 250 Stereo Power Amplifier $7499 Review
May 22, 2016 Comments Off on PS Audio BHK Signature 250 Stereo Power Amplifier $7499 Review
” I can’t recommend the BHK 250 enough. Like I said I bought this one and it is now here between the speakers with the Claytons off on a rack. I won’t sell the Claytons ever and for sure they will eventually find their way back into the system. And having a stereo amplifier as opposed to monoblocks is an adjustment: different routing of cables, one less AC cord, one less platform… and one component sitting between the speakers unlike the Claytons sitting off to the sides.
ASTELL&KERN AK500N – FULL NETWORK AUDIO SYSTEM $12,000 Review
May 19, 2016 Comments Off on ASTELL&KERN AK500N – FULL NETWORK AUDIO SYSTEM $12,000 Review
” Of course, all those features would be moot if the AK500N sounded mediocre, or even merely very good. But in fact, it sounds spectacular; in many ways, the best player I’ve heard. In particular, the bass, from all digital inputs, is positively earth-shaking, with lots of detail and impact. Treble was smooth and harmonically rich, with realistic detail. Dynamics—micro and macro—were right up there with the best I’ve heard. Soundstaging is at least as good as anything I’ve heard in my system.”
Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 1 power amplifier – Review
May 19, 2016 Comments Off on Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 1 power amplifier – Review
” The Rowland Model 1 may just be too self-effacing for its own good. It refuses to jump out and grab the listener by the throat. It grows on you slowly. When Stereophile’s equipment reviewers gathered in the Stereophile listening room last summer to hear the Apogee Stage speakers, the original version of the Rowland was on hand to do the honors. Peter Mitchell reported on this event in his column in Vol.13 No.11 (November 1990). To make a long story short, he (and many of those assembled) felt the sound to be too dark, and the system restricted in ultimate output level with the Rowland 1 in the chain.”
MONITOR AUDIO AIRSTREAM A100 INTEGRATED DAC AMPLIFIER REVIEW
May 17, 2016 Comments Off on MONITOR AUDIO AIRSTREAM A100 INTEGRATED DAC AMPLIFIER REVIEW
” True, listeners who rely exclusively on AirPlay for music may find an Apple AirPort Express -Parasound Zamp v.3 Revision 2 combination to offer equivalent functionality, a similar footprint, and largely equivalent sonics at a slightly lower cost. But that’s two boxes with a discordant appearance compared to a single nicely-styled component with slightly stronger AirPlay reception. Also, the Monitor Audio Airstream A100’s preamplifier section allows use of multiple sources, not just AirPlay. My main criticism of the A100 in-use reflects my own laziness as much as anything else: it does not automatically enter or wake from standby. You have to actually press a button, either on the remote or on the unit itself, to put the A100 in standby or wake it up.”
Yamaha Black 2 Channel Network Hi-Fi Receiver R-N602 Overview – Video
May 17, 2016 Comments Off on Yamaha Black 2 Channel Network Hi-Fi Receiver R-N602 Overview – Video
Dynaudio Evidence Platinum Speakers with Naim Amplifiers AXPONA 2016 – Video
May 16, 2016 Comments Off on Dynaudio Evidence Platinum Speakers with Naim Amplifiers AXPONA 2016 – Video
Whammerdyne Amplifier Review
May 16, 2016 Comments Off on Whammerdyne Amplifier Review
” While Whammerdyne will probably never become the next McIntosh or Conrad Johnson, Hickman’s commitment to his product and customers is as strong as that of anyone in the business, and I am confident that this product will have the necessary support going forward to be valid. The way this amplifier is so over-designed and overbuilt, I can’t imagine it failing in this lifetime, or even the next. The $25k price tag is indeed high, but considering the amount of R&D, combined with the labor involved and nothing but the best parts under the hood, it is worth the price asked. And in the light of some SET’s fetching 2–10 times more, it represents high value as well.”
Goldmund Telos 360 Universal Mono Amplifier review
May 14, 2016 Comments Off on Goldmund Telos 360 Universal Mono Amplifier review
“This was very interesting experience and a journey towards the understanding and experiencing the Goldmund sound potency and audio impact. There are many high-end and ultra high-end companies joining the “dandy” club and they’re pushing hard the industry norms with the unique, potent and musically empowered amplifiers. What some of them do not have is heritage and brand recognition, but the path leading up to the top seems to be much more shorther then in the past.”
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