Cambridge Audio DACMagic XS USB DAC/Headphone Amp REVIEW
April 19, 2014 Comments Off on Cambridge Audio DACMagic XS USB DAC/Headphone Amp REVIEW
“The DACMagic XS was even pressed into service between the Mac and my headphone rig (Perreaux SXH2 headamp with Nordost Shiva power cable, Slinkylinks cryo treated silver RCA interconnects and Sennheiser HD650 ‘phones) where it distinguished itself, sounding pretty damn fine; certainly a long way ahead of the 3.5mm jack on the Mac”
Audiolab Q-DAC Review
April 17, 2014 Comments Off on Audiolab Q-DAC Review
“Experimentation is definitely recommended here – and many will find different settings will suit particular genres of music or, indeed, the recording quality of individual tracks.”
AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY V1.2 Review
April 16, 2014 Comments Off on AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY V1.2 Review
“In terms of comparing it to the Schiit Modi, it’s only fair to point out some differences between the two. The primary difference is that the DragonFly plugs directly into a USB port whereas the Modi requires a separate USB cable to connect to the computer. All I have at my disposal is a cheap,”
LH Labs Geek Out 1000 Review
April 14, 2014 Comments Off on LH Labs Geek Out 1000 Review
“The pounding of the low end on Carabou’s remix of Radiohead’s “Little By Little” on my Audeze LCD-XC’s was a trip. Alex Rosson, CEO of Audeze, picked this track for the demo of the LCD-XC prototype at last years Head-Fi Meet during the HeadMasters event at California Audio Fest.”
Aurender S10 Music Playback
April 14, 2014 Comments Off on Aurender S10 Music Playback
“While 2TBs seems like a goodly amount of space, I know plenty of people who require more. Aurender was showing their new X100L ($3,499) with 6TB of internal storage at this year’s CES for those looking for just that.”
Arcam AVR750 7.1 A/V Receiver Review3
April 14, 2014 Comments Off on Arcam AVR750 7.1 A/V Receiver Review3
“Why would Arcam design a product that would clip the amplifier at digital full scale? The answer is they assume that some attenuation will occur in the process of normalizing all the speaker in the room to the same SPL”
Nine Portable DACs Reviewed – Video
April 11, 2014 Comments Off on Nine Portable DACs Reviewed – Video
Resonessence Labs Herus Review
April 10, 2014 Comments Off on Resonessence Labs Herus Review
“I went through my music collection looking for tracks to trip up the Herus, but it handled everything I threw at it with aplomb. Whether it came to gentle chamber works, or gritty rock, the Herus lapped it all up.”
SONY HAP-Z1ES HDD AUDIO PLAYER Review
April 6, 2014 Comments Off on SONY HAP-Z1ES HDD AUDIO PLAYER Review
“As someone who has felt that the best digital reproduction comes from files that have not had their native rate changed, reading that PCM files can be converted into DSD by the HAP-Z1ES raised some red flags.”
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