Gryphon Audio Pendragon loudspeakers review
February 22, 2016 Comments Off on Gryphon Audio Pendragon loudspeakers review
” The delineation of the image of a solo vocalist on the Pendragon was somewhere between that of the Neolith and that of the Genesis. The solo vocalist imaging of the Pendragon was more diffuse than that of the Neolith but less diffuse than that of the Genesis. I think the Pendragon’s image and delineation of a solo vocalist is ideal and realistic.”
Vienna Acoustics Liszt Loudspeakers $14,998 – Review
February 20, 2016 Comments Off on Vienna Acoustics Liszt Loudspeakers $14,998 – Review
“But as impressive as these Vienna Acoustics speakers are on large-scale classical recordings, their quality really starts to shine on smaller, more intimate material, where their portrayal of individual instruments is almost ghostly at times. Just listen to the track “St. Thomas” from Sonny Rollins’ Saxophone Colossus LP [Prestige OJC20 291-2] and you’ll hear it in the attack and hollow tone, the different volume and timbre of each of Max Roach’s drums. You’ll hear it in the unmistakable nature of Rollins’ sax, the column of vibrating air and bell-mouth that produce the sound. And you’ll hear it in the effortless separation of the four instruments on this mono recording. There’s a real sense of instrumental presence and substance, harmonic development and tonal breadth to the sound, with no glaze, glare or edge to distract from the work and identity of the instruments.”
Art Loudspeakers Alnico 12 Review
February 20, 2016 Comments Off on Art Loudspeakers Alnico 12 Review
“But the jewel in the Art’s crown is the reproduction of voices. Familiar vocals had an instantly recognizable quality, a sense of presence and substance, clear diction and articulation, a directness of communication that brought each singer into the room and made each song seem as if it were being sung just for you. On that old audiophile chestnut “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” from the CBS/Sony reissue of Paul Simon’s Graceland [Legacy 88691914721] the arc of voices arranged behind the lead vocal has rarely seemed so clearly defined, so natural in terms of scale or tonal separation, the acoustic space so apparent or utterly divorced from the speakers generating it. Mind you, the Clearlight Recovery turntable, Breuer ‘arm and Decca London cartridge might also have had a bit to do with that. As I said, nothing if not eclectic!”
MURAUDIO PX1 OMNIDIRECTIONAL ELECTROSTATIC HYBRID LOUDSPEAKER $63,000 REVIEW
February 19, 2016 Comments Off on MURAUDIO PX1 OMNIDIRECTIONAL ELECTROSTATIC HYBRID LOUDSPEAKER $63,000 REVIEW
“Each approach has its virtues and its drawbacks—I would not call them failings in either case—compared to the other. The omni approach with its room-filling sound has a kind of scale and an independence of listener position that gives some truly compelling naturalness. At the same time, one could have a certain sense that all that sound bouncing around the room was not exactly on the recording and that the space generated is in part generated by the room, and thus tends to be somewhat similar from recording to recording. And the imaging is less tightly focused and more impressionistic, albeit convincing in its stability. The choice is a personal one, since of course one cannot have both things at once.
FOCAL ARIA 948 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW
February 18, 2016 Comments Off on FOCAL ARIA 948 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW
” The huge soundstaging strikes me with great width, depth and even with height, giving a great presentation. But my attempts to replicate the magical surround-like soundstage when previously paired with the Mcintosh was futile with my BAT. That being said, the soundstaging has already exceeded almost all, if not all speakers within its price range or higher. The entire sound was simply expansive and there was never once the 948s felt constricted spatially. Simply put, soundstaging is the greatest strength of the 948s.”
Focal Grande Utopia $180,000/pair – Video
February 17, 2016 Comments Off on Focal Grande Utopia $180,000/pair – Video
Devialet Silver Phantom Loudspeakers $2,300 Review
February 12, 2016 Comments Off on Devialet Silver Phantom Loudspeakers $2,300 Review
“Definitive Technology’s Mythos ST-L ($4999.90/pair), however, is a different kettle of fish. Each ST-L has a built-in 1200W amplifier powering its 10” x 6” “racetrack” bass driver, which is augmented by two passive radiators of the same size. The DefTech is a true full-range design that can play ridiculously loud. Its bass level can be tailored via remote control or rear-mounted buttons, and its bass is less punchy than the Silver Phantom’s but better controlled. Like the KEF R900, the Mythos’s bass output remains linear well past the point where the Devialet’s begins to struggle. The Mythos ST-L — my long-term reference — is decidedly a “big room” speaker. But bass aside, I preferred the Silver Phantoms to the Mythos ST-Ls. The Devialets’ stupendous imaging, gorgeous midrange, and punchy, full-range bass at reasonable listening volumes will make them excellent companions in the right space.”
Kharma Enigma Veyron EV1 flagship speakers
February 11, 2016 Comments Off on Kharma Enigma Veyron EV1 flagship speakers
“The Kharma Enigma Veyron system is the most advanced audio system in the world realizing the Holy Grail in High-end audio. To create a new level of sound quality and truly offer superior technology that would push the limits of current dynamic loudspeakers was not an easy task.”
Rockport Technologies Cygnus Loudspeakers $62,500 pairReview
February 10, 2016 Comments Off on Rockport Technologies Cygnus Loudspeakers $62,500 pairReview
” s. If someone said that the Rockports of old — say, the Antares through the first-generation Altair — couldn’t give the listener every last drop of detail encoded on hi-rez recordings, particularly in the highs, I wouldn’t argue. In fact, after listening to the Cygnus, I can confidently say that it was altogether more revealing in the highs than any other Rockport speaker I’ve heard. I’ve always described the Rockport house sound as having a tonal balance that slanted down from left to right, as shown on a frequency-response graph: i.e., the bass is a couple dB higher in level than the highs. The Cygnus sounded more neutral. That line, if still not perfectly level across the audioband, would still be closer to flat. The bass is still quite strong, but now it’s more closely matched by the highs. The Cygnus will reveal everything on your best recordings — likely more than you’ve heard with the speakers you’re listening to now, whatever they are”
Genesis Advanced Technologies Fortè Speaker – Video
February 9, 2016 Comments Off on Genesis Advanced Technologies Fortè Speaker – Video
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