MONITOR AUDIO PLATINUM SERIES PL500 II LOUDSPEAKER $29,000 REVIEW
February 14, 2017 Comments Off on MONITOR AUDIO PLATINUM SERIES PL500 II LOUDSPEAKER $29,000 REVIEW
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There are many variables that help or hinder great sound: crossover, cabinet, resonances, sensitivity, hunger for power. Happily, Monitor Audio’s myriad technical innovations have allowed the PL500 IIs to pretty well nail every criterion. The PL500 IIs proved endlessly enjoyable in their layers of depth and detail, delightful musicality, and overall coherence. They can also rock out and supply slam with the best of them. In sum, whatever your sonic and electronic preferences are, you really can’t go wrong with these towering transducers, however you power or configure them”
YG Acoustics, Audionet Room at 2017 CES, Kubala Sosna, Kronos – Video
February 11, 2017 Comments Off on YG Acoustics, Audionet Room at 2017 CES, Kubala Sosna, Kronos – Video
Bowers & Wilkins 803 D3 Diamond Loudspeakers – Review
February 10, 2017 Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins 803 D3 Diamond Loudspeakers – Review
“B&W is a serious engineering company. This new Diamond line is a complete revamp of the previous range. It has the look of the line, but in truth almost 870 of the components used in the 803 D3 speaker are brand new. Only the famous dome, the terminals and a few other minor components remain. It’s the result of seven years of research, analysis and development.”
Mission LX-2 Speaker Review
February 7, 2017 Comments Off on Mission LX-2 Speaker Review
“Is it perfect? This is a slightly awkward one to answer. Listening to the LX-2, I have the slightest sense that it is a bit grown up, a bit mature and well balanced to truly be in the mould of affordable Mission speakers of old. There was always the sense that the older models really wanted to play The Prodigy as the sort of volume levels that were a few dB shy of them coming apart at the seams. The LX- 2 can do this but it never loses that sense of control and composure. Critiquing a speaker because it sounds too well sorted though is perverse, so I have to phrase it in such a manner as to say that the LX-2 could perhaps benefit, every now and again, from just a touch more fun”
levitating Bluetooth speaker system with Hi-Fi sound
February 7, 2017 Comments Off on levitating Bluetooth speaker system with Hi-Fi sound
Sound Lab Ultimate U-4iA electrostatic speaker $21,300 Review
February 2, 2017 Comments Off on Sound Lab Ultimate U-4iA electrostatic speaker $21,300 Review
“Depending on the music, the amount of bottom-end energy could be excessive and would call for tonal adjustments to the speaker. Hootie and the Blowfish’s “Use Me” continued the impressive demonstration of the U-4iA’s bottom-end capacity, but was so overtly present in the lower frequencies that it was in danger of overrunning the upper half of the spectrum. I adjusted the midrange and treble to +3dB to compensate and an acceptable balance was restored. To my ear, leaving the tonal controls flat brings a more “tube like” character from the Sound Lab, versus adjustment upward of them bringing out a touch of solid-state forwardness. Note that this effect can also be further increased or decreased to one’s satisfaction by proper selection of cables.”
The Best New Audio Products of CES 2017: Klipsch Forte Mark III, ELAC Adante, KEF LS50 + More – Video
February 2, 2017 Comments Off on The Best New Audio Products of CES 2017: Klipsch Forte Mark III, ELAC Adante, KEF LS50 + More – Video
Klipsch Forte Mark III Speakers Best of CES: – Video
February 2, 2017 Comments Off on Klipsch Forte Mark III Speakers Best of CES: – Video
Monitor Audio Platinum PL300ii Loudspeakers Review
January 30, 2017 Comments Off on Monitor Audio Platinum PL300ii Loudspeakers Review
” Perhaps the standout element of the sound from these speakers is their treble. The ribbon tweeter, or Micro Pleated Diaphragm high frequency transducer if you prefer, is a wonderful addition whatever you wish to call it. When I met Dean Hartley he explained that the distortion from the MPD had been reduced dramatically from the previous incarnation’s ribbon tweeter. It is an improved version of Dr. Oskar Heil’s Air Motion Transformer design and is a folded design which works almost like an accordion and gives a flat and even response right up to 100kHz. It really does sound excellent and produces highs that are crystal clear with real panache and not one iota of over emphasis which can lead to a fatiguing overall sound.”
Jabra Elite Sport Truly Wireless Earphone – REVIEW
January 30, 2017 Comments Off on Jabra Elite Sport Truly Wireless Earphone – REVIEW
“Physics is physics, and a 5cm driver just isn’t going to disperse high frequencies as broadly as a conventional one-inch tweeter. This didn’t cause the “cupped hands” coloration I feared, but it did reduce the openness of some vocal recordings, such as Cecile McLoren Salvant’s “What’s the Matter Now?” That appealing vividness I heard before was still audible, but the sound did seem more directional–more like it was coming from speakers rather than actual performers–than it did with my reference Revel F206 speakers. Granted, the F206s have perhaps the most open sound of any dynamic speakers I’ve tested. Still, I have to say that the Viotti Ones sound no less open and spacious than many speakers with a conventional one-inch dome tweeter.”
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