HULGICH AUDIO ASTOR LOUDSPEAKERS $12,000 REVIEW
July 28, 2017 Comments Off on HULGICH AUDIO ASTOR LOUDSPEAKERS $12,000 REVIEW
“As an audiophile, we tend to get caught up looking and listening for faults and being critical rather than appreciating the music itself. I made very few notes in this review as I really enjoyed the Hulgich Audio Astor for all its capabilities and its very few flaws.
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Crystal Cable Arabesque Minissimo Diamond Edition with Subissimo Subwoofer $19,999 Review
July 27, 2017 Comments Off on Crystal Cable Arabesque Minissimo Diamond Edition with Subissimo Subwoofer $19,999 Review
“All told, the Minissimo and Subissimo proved to be a winning combo—and a highly addictive one. The pair strikes all the right chords among beautiful aesthetics, top-tier construction, and truly sound engineering driven by Crystal Cable’s ongoing desire for innovation. The Minissimo Diamond/Subissimo offer a wholly pleasing balance of structure, substance, and detail retrieval (without skewing analytical), alongside a generous dose of openness. The combo finds and delivers unflagging musicality in whatever material you throw at it. Call it a speaker and sub for all occasions, and a system I am loathe to let go of. Be warned: If you audition these—as with anything else involving the word “diamond”—be prepared to part with a rather princely sum of cash; the Minissimo and Subissimo are easy to love and rather habit-forming.”
LEGACY AUDIO SIGNATURE SE TOWER SPEAKERS $6,995 REVIEW
July 25, 2017 Comments Off on LEGACY AUDIO SIGNATURE SE TOWER SPEAKERS $6,995 REVIEW
“In case you didn’t notice, I really enjoyed my time with the Legacy Audio Signature SE Tower Speakers. They certainly lived up to the “big speaker, big sound” mantra but they could do so much more than that. Not only did they fill my room with big, booming sound but they also delivered more quiet passages with incredible nuance and delicacy. Their very neutral overall character was incredibly flattering to good recordings while still remaining tolerant of poor sources.”
JBL S9300 LOUDSPEAKERS £10,000 per pair REVIEW
July 23, 2017 Comments Off on JBL S9300 LOUDSPEAKERS £10,000 per pair REVIEW
” That bass is what makes this a JBL: not just how much there is, but its voicing. Those used to the anaemic low-frequency response that passes for “accuracy” in so many modern speakers – often those with a lot of small drivers – will find the S3900s’ lower register fulsome, even heavy. But what it isn’t is flabby. That’s where care in set-up and placement is so crucial. Get either wrong and you could be listening to a detached, overblown mess – which just means that you haven’t tried hard enough. Listen to the vigour and attack in Isserlis’s bowing and it’s pretty apparent that the bottom-end isn’t holding back – or holding back the rest of the range. ”
Cessaro Gamma 2 loudspeakers High End Munich 2017 – Video
July 19, 2017 Comments Off on Cessaro Gamma 2 loudspeakers High End Munich 2017 – Video
NSMT M100 Loudspeakers $8995 Review
July 17, 2017 Comments Off on NSMT M100 Loudspeakers $8995 Review
“I couldn’t resist slipping my Tonian TL-D1 and Fritz Morels in the system for a bit of comparison. Not surprisingly the Tonian’s are quite resolving speakers in their own right. They sound a bit more relaxed and they are definitely more efficient. But as I have felt for a while they sounded just a tad thin and have a very slight bit of coloration compared to the M-100. For instance, the trumpet on the Blanchard CD just sounded more realistic through the M-100’s. ”
Devialet Phantom Gold Loudspeaker Review
July 16, 2017 Comments Off on Devialet Phantom Gold Loudspeaker Review
“I must say I am really impressed with the Phantom Golds. No subwoofer required to get some real low end frequency response reproduction at reference level, and beyond. The spherical shape does wonders for a linearly dispersed sound, no matter where one listens in the room. This has all sorts of practical applications where one is not forced to sit in “the listening window” to get the best sound quality.”
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Starke Sound IC-H3 Halo Elite Loudspeaker $6495 Review
July 16, 2017 Comments Off on Starke Sound IC-H3 Halo Elite Loudspeaker $6495 Review
What about movies? It’s a dirty little secret but there are more than a few audiophiles who, on occasion, are also looking to satisfy that home-theater sweet tooth—and I admit to being one of them. In my modest listening room, a pair of H3s all by its lonesome (no sub or center channel) was in its element. Soundtracks heavy with dialogue, like the film Fences, were articulate but not overly assertive. Movies that featured pyrotechnics and assorted special effects, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, were a showcase for the Starkes. During battle sequences, and even in lieu of surround channels, they twisted the air in the listening room with an authority and fury that created an atmosphere of intergalactic immersion. Their wide dynamic range unleashed the energy of the John Williams-conducted, ninety-piece symphony orchestra with almost casual ease.”
Quad ESL-2912 loudspeaker $13,999 Review
July 15, 2017 Comments Off on Quad ESL-2912 loudspeaker $13,999 Review
“The ESL-2912 has an obvious inherent advantage over box speakers in having no box at all. However, with some music, mostly orchestral, I was at times aware of a kind of drumming sound that wasn’t part of the music. I assumed that this was a characteristic of the stretched polyolefin dustcovers. You’ll recall that removing their dustcovers is one of the ways Quad ESLs have been modified to improve their sound—but this is an extreme step, and unless your listening room is 100% dust free, it will lead to the speaker being damaged in fairly short order. Not recommended!”
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