Marantz HD-DAC1 Digital-to-Analog Converter $799
December 3, 2015 Comments Off on Marantz HD-DAC1 Digital-to-Analog Converter $799
“After hearing the Marantz DAC in two very different systems, I was eager to find out how it would fare in a more expensive and highly resolving system — my own. My Thiel CS3.7s are known for their accuracy, the PS Audio DirectStream is famous for its analog-like presentation and the new CAT SL1 Black Path Edition preamp sets a very high bar for transparency. Whatever the flaws of the HD DAC-1 might be, I would have no trouble identifying them.”
Matrix Quattro II DAC – Review
November 26, 2015 Comments Off on Matrix Quattro II DAC – Review
“Playing through my Marantz CD-52 SE > Coax > Quattro II > PM-44 MKII SE > Mission 702e it is incredibly clean and crisp. It really brings out the air and subtle detail in music, and with the setup I have this compliments it very nicely as it is a tad on the warmer side usually. It doesn’t lack body however, it is very flat and true to source not adding any real flavour of its own.”
Matrix Quattro II DAC Review
November 16, 2015 Comments Off on Matrix Quattro II DAC Review
” You can get incredibly flat and detailed DAC’s at lower prices, but this has a lot more in terms of format compatibility, and also inputs/outputs. The balanced outputs are great for higher end amps, along with 2 optical so you can hook this up to your TV and console in the living room and flick between sources with the included remote.
Matrix Quattro II DAC -Review
November 4, 2015 Comments Off on Matrix Quattro II DAC -Review
” Using the internal headphone amp really depends on your headphones, it is plenty powerful enough to drive most headphones, from sensitive in-ears to full size headphones. However I find the sound to be a little dull and lifeless, maybe I have been spoiled by the full and musical sound of my Feliks Audio Espressivo valve amp. My Fischer Audio FA-003ti sound a little off when played out of this amp, but my GMP 400 do fair better, with their excellent clarity you get very neutral and balanced sound from the Quattro.”
Aurender N100H music server/streamer review
October 25, 2015 Comments Off on Aurender N100H music server/streamer review
Chatting to Aurender’s Harry Lee at the Munich High-End Show in May served as a reminder of how attitudes towards digital audio repositories still vary from one territory to the next. Despite the rise in popularity of lossless streaming services, multi-TB local storage – according to Lee – remains crucial to Asian markets where large libraries afford their owners serious bragging rights.
BMC PureDAC
October 13, 2015 Comments Off on BMC PureDAC
In my full XLR connected system, I found that setting level output to 61 was about the best compromise for all musical genres. Sometimes playing orchestral recordings, I would reduce the output level at the BMC to 59, but increase the overall volume on my pre-amp for a more laid back, fuller and in scale orchestral presentation or when playing some nice female vocal recording like Stacy Kent, I would increase the BMC output slightly to 63, and reduce the pre-amp volume slightly to get a more focused vocal effect, so that illusive 50 cent mouth so craved by a certain audiophile group is easily attainable here! Doing that bring about a more luscious voice and a deeper, more tonic filled saxophone sound of Jim Tomlinson(Stacey’s life & musical partner), giving a more intense experience to the overall musical enjoyment.
MOON by Simaudio Neo 380D DSD Review
September 18, 2015 Comments Off on MOON by Simaudio Neo 380D DSD Review
He sounds like the male equivalent of Natalie Merchant because of this richness. Underneath Laith’s vocal throughout much of the track exists a very natural sounding group of baritone backing vocalists. The 380D DSD does a terrific job of separating Laith’s vocal from this backing vocal. It’s like the backing vocal just hangs in the air supporting Laith while he belts out the main lyrics. Taken together the sound is simply great.
Devialet 200
September 16, 2015 Comments Off on Devialet 200
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One performance characteristic is the dead quiet background. It provides a truly blank canvas to paint audio portraits on, capturing subtle nuance and detail. The other noteworthy area is the bass: dynamic and solid while simultaneously being exceptionally tight and detailed.
Mytek Manhattan DAC review
September 15, 2015 Comments Off on Mytek Manhattan DAC review
The option to alter the sound slightly via a choice of digital or analog attenuation allowed wiggle room for tweaking source material of differing genre and quality. Newfangled digital recordings often benefitted from the smoothing and texturally rounding effects of the analog option while the digital volume control created an at times tighter, less bass-heavy effect which I found useful for sorting out some modern classical recordings. Often this volume method toggle was made on a ‘tune by tune’ basis.
Pathos Converto DAC- Review
August 14, 2015 Comments Off on Pathos Converto DAC- Review
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‘ The Converto isn’t quite the five-star product we’ve come to expect from Pathos. But it’s close. We’re fond of the no-frills approach to design, and although some may yearn for a display and remote, we never felt we were missing out.”
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