Pass HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier $3,500 Review
August 26, 2016 Comments Off on Pass HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier $3,500 Review
“Rather than bore you with audiophile cliché after cliché, let’s break it down. The Pass HPA-1 is on the top tier of the world’s finest headphone amplifiers, regardless of cost, end of story. If you can live with the single-ended functionality and a single output, you’ll have a tough time getting better sound anywhere. It is an expensive headphone amplifier, but delivers the goods. If you are only looking for a headphone amplifier, this is the top of the heap.”
Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse Review – Video
August 24, 2016 Comments Off on Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse Review – Video
Woo Audio’s WA7tp headphone amplifier Review
August 14, 2016 Comments Off on Woo Audio’s WA7tp headphone amplifier Review
“The WA7tp has two headphone jacks, a 6.3mm and a 3.5mm one. I used the 3.5mm jack with a couple of in-ear headphones, namely a set of Beyerdynamic iDX 200 iEs and my Ultimate Ears Reference Monitors. Most tube amps are too noisy to use with in-ear headphones, but the WA7tp was super-quiet, so it could clearly delineate the palpable textures on electronic music, like Brian Eno’s recent album “The Ship.”
AUNE ‘S SUB-300$ BALANCED X7S REVIEW
August 10, 2016 Comments Off on AUNE ‘S SUB-300$ BALANCED X7S REVIEW
” As part of the X series, it stacks with the X5s player, and the X1S DSD DAC, and looks pretty in the process. Interface-wise, I’m a bit disappointed that its input is limited to single-ended RCAs, which have become an increasingly rare commodity in my household, and one that breaks down faster than XLRs.”
DRAGON INSPIRE IHA-1 HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER $1595 REVIEW
August 9, 2016 Comments Off on DRAGON INSPIRE IHA-1 HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER $1595 REVIEW
“Although it’s solid-state, the NuPrime DAC-10H has a similar price ($1795) and feature set. Both units can handle single-ended and balanced headphones and both can also serve as preamplifiers. The DAC-10H does have greater flexibility than the IHA-1 with more inputs (including analog line-level) and outputs as well as a very good DAC capable of 384/32 PCM and DSD128. The DAC-10H can also handle a wider range of headphones successfully. Sonically, the DAC-10H offers a clean, clear, more matter-of-fact solid-state view of the musical event as compared to the IHA-1’s tube-centric three-dimensional panorama.”
Bravo V3 Tube Headphone Preamp $85 Reviewed
August 4, 2016 Comments Off on Bravo V3 Tube Headphone Preamp $85 Reviewed
“After reading all of the above, your question might be: What does a thousand-dollar-plus headphone preamp give you that this $85 Bravo V3 doesn’t? For the extra zeros to the left of the decimal, you can get an even deeper soundstage, enabling you to place the instruments and vocals within their own space. The air between frequencies imbues a “presence” to the overall experience of immersive listening, especially in the higher register. Greater dynamic range translates to more impact when passages pull back before a crescendo. Transients are faster, sharper, and contribute to the feel, the pacing, and the groove by bringing into focus the precise timing of the pluck of a string, the tip of the trumpets’ trill, or the rasp of an emotive vocal.”
Copland DAC 215 DAC/Preamp/Headphone Amp Review
August 4, 2016 Comments Off on Copland DAC 215 DAC/Preamp/Headphone Amp Review
“The treble is no less impressive. The Copland uses its excellent decoding horsepower to sound impressively free from any sense of digital decoding. The treble is clear and absolutely free from any sense of roll off. It ensures that the Copland is extremely easy to listen to for long periods of time. It handles the soaring highs of Air’s celebratory Twentyears greatest moves with a fluidity that is extremely appealing. ”
Chord DAVE Review
July 16, 2016 Comments Off on Chord DAVE Review
” There’s a phase switch too. In our system the unit sounded best when this was set to negative phase – everything just clicked into focus, sonically. It’s system related though, so you may find the opposite to be true.”
316A TRIODE ARCTURUS AUDIO PREMIER SPEAKER AND HEADPHONE AMP $6995.
July 11, 2016 Comments Off on 316A TRIODE ARCTURUS AUDIO PREMIER SPEAKER AND HEADPHONE AMP $6995.
” Amazing tube amp form the minds of George Lenz, RayKoonce and RogerModeski, Power output is 6 watts with a magical 316A triode transmitting tube.(A First) The amp has balanced and single ended headphone jacks. It includes 4 high level inputs with one active output for an active subwoofer with a custom Magnequest transformers . Check it out at http://www.tubesusa.com/ The amp is a speaker amp and also really cool headphone amp priced at $6995. Call George at Tubes USAl (516) 902-3334 for all the information and to arrange a demonstration of this one of a kind design form three legendary designers.”
Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse Battery Vacuum Tube Amplifier – Video
June 22, 2016 Comments Off on Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse Battery Vacuum Tube Amplifier – Video
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