McIntosh MCT450 and McIntosh D150 – REVIEW
September 1, 2015 Comments Off on McIntosh MCT450 and McIntosh D150 – REVIEW
“This couple of players definitely has the sense of the rhythm. It is apparent while listening to “Girl Talk” by Oscar Peterson (SACD Universal). The recording by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer gives us a pleasant piano and drum cymbals very accurate. The charleston seems to be right here between the loudspeakers. ”
Arcam UDP411 Universal Disc Player Reviewed
July 6, 2015 Comments Off on Arcam UDP411 Universal Disc Player Reviewed
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” The simple fact of the matter is that, as I stated above, if you look at Arcam’s UDP411 as a Blu-ray player first and foremost, it doesn’t really stack up all that well against cheaper options that deliver equal video performance (and equal audio performance via HDMI), along with a host of streaming video and audio apps and other connectivity benefits to boot.”
Pioneer Elite BDP-88FD Blu-ray Player $2,000 Review
June 27, 2015 Comments Off on Pioneer Elite BDP-88FD Blu-ray Player $2,000 Review
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” Pioneer’s BDP-88FD is an excellent universal player. Built like a brick house. Equipped with outstanding 4K video upconversion. Capable of making CDs and SACDs sound awesome. That said, as much as I appreciate Pioneer’s flagship, I find it hard to recommend buying a $2,000-listed universal player when the UHD Blu-ray format is due out in just a matter of months (we hope). Even if I considered the Pioneer based solely on audio performance, my music-listening habits have largely migrated to computer and streaming audio. Like many other folks, I find that it’s a rare day when I play an actual CD, let alone an SACD”
Audio Space T-88A vacuum tube CD player $1,840 Review
June 23, 2015 Comments Off on Audio Space T-88A vacuum tube CD player $1,840 Review
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“Compared with the CD stage of my Marantz SA-15S2 Special Edition SACD player, the Audio Space seems to go deeper, with drier and more convincing bass. The sound is more open and airy–certainly less tonally dense in the midrange–with a firmer foundation below and more sparkle up top. In other words the Audio Space is not rolled off à la Marantz. It is more agile, more neutral, less romantic. In a word, more accurate. It loves to rock. It has ample grunt down below.”
Gryphon Atilla Integrated Amplifier and Scorpio CD Player Review
May 31, 2015 Comments Off on Gryphon Atilla Integrated Amplifier and Scorpio CD Player Review
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” There are a few manufacturers who seem to be working toward a better understanding of remote functionality and one of them is Gryphon. On the one hand they offer the Mirage preamplifier, a product in which the whole touch-sensitive front panel is free-standing, allowing it to be taken over to the listening seat. ”
Gryphon Audio Designs • Atilla Integrated Amplifier and Scorpio CD Player Review
May 25, 2015 Comments Off on Gryphon Audio Designs • Atilla Integrated Amplifier and Scorpio CD Player Review
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” That’s why most upper-end products come with some carved-from-solid brick, generally littered with tiny identical buttons and so heavy it risks damaging whatever you put it down on. To me, that’s just dumb, but hey, somewhere along the line, weight and quality seem to have become equated. These things are crazy expensive to make and just like fancy Swiss watches, you can buy a plastic alternative that actually works just as well.”
Marantz’s budget CD player and amplifier Review
February 17, 2015 Comments Off on Marantz’s budget CD player and amplifier Review
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“As you might expect, this Marantz combo sounds big, fat and warm. Both components have been voiced to hide their budget origins as well as is possible, and in this Marantz has succeeded. They simply don’t sound like your average, cheap, screechy budget hi-fi separates. Indeed, they’re so good that you can put them through some pretty accomplished, high-end speakers and they still won’t give the game away. In absolute terms, all they ever get to being is a bit diffuse and opaque – in short, if you want vast tracts of detail, then buy something better!”
Cyrus CD i review
February 1, 2015 Comments Off on Cyrus CD i review
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“As if that weren’t testing enough, we dug out a live recording of Linkin Park and were equally impressed at the amount of clarity and definition it extracted against the background crowd noise – even if the spacious soundstage seemed a bit forsaken.
Loit Passeri CD Player Review
January 24, 2015 Comments Off on Loit Passeri CD Player Review
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“After this it was fascinating to hear how the Passeri would handle more rocking material. With Ry Cooder and Bop Till You Drop from 1979 [Warner Bros], the sound was inviting and informative”
Rega Saturn-R CD Player/Digital-to-Analog Converter
January 11, 2015 Comments Off on Rega Saturn-R CD Player/Digital-to-Analog Converter
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” In addition to its ultraquiet transport, the Saturn-R also houses a high-resolution DAC that handles feeds of 44.1 to 192kHz, with five filter settings, and sports an asynchronous USB port as well as multiple S/PDIF and optical inputs and outputs.”
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