NAIM AUDIO MU-SO QB $1,000 Review
April 17, 2016 Comments Off on NAIM AUDIO MU-SO QB $1,000 Review
” I’ve not logged as many hours with the Mu-so as I have with the Mu-so Qb, but in a way, the Qb is perhaps the more audio-enthusiast ready product; the Mu-so is a great gateway for people who aren’t audiophiles to gain new insight into the sound music can make, but it does have a bit of a boomy bass by hi-fi buff standards. That boom and bloom are significantly decreased in the Mu‑so Qb, and yet, it doesn’t sound particularly bass light. I can see Mu-so Qb’s springing up around the house of someone with a dedicated Naim networked music system in the listening room, and I can see that happening more with the Qb than with the original Mu-so – not because of the higher price of the Mu‑so, but because the Qb is more like a teeny-tiny Naim system than the larger Mu‑so. Some are already doing this, combining the big Naim system in the main room with devices like Sonos Play:3 and Play:5 speakers in secondary rooms. The Mu-so Qb is the perfect upgrade in such homes, and I’d wager that most of those homes will be almost entirely Sonos-free in fairly short order.”
Open Reel Records r2r arrived
April 8, 2016 Comments Off on Open Reel Records r2r arrived
” Open Reel Records Demo Reel Anthology 2015 demo r2r tape just arrived. This is a mixture of some real gems including Thelonious Monk live recording etc. Stay tuned”
isoACOUSTICS Aperta 155 Speaker Stands Review
April 5, 2016 Comments Off on isoACOUSTICS Aperta 155 Speaker Stands Review
“In practice the Aperta stands I have for review are not really the ideal size for the DBA Envy 3 speakers so the affect is reduced as the speaker is less stable in the horizontal direction.Even so the sound improvement is evident and if these were my speakers I would look at sourcing the configurable version of the IsoAcoustics isolation stands.
Dolby Atmos Behind the scenes – Video
March 31, 2016 Comments Off on Dolby Atmos Behind the scenes – Video
An audiophile’s conversion from vinyl to digital, then back again to loving LPs
March 23, 2016 Comments Off on An audiophile’s conversion from vinyl to digital, then back again to loving LPs
” Mark now believes that the original recordings’ sound quality is more important than the format, and the quality of the mastering is more important than the release format. As he plays through his collection of old LPs he feels they were, for the most part, better recorded and mastered than most new albums. He also believes that most newly remastered high-resolution files don’t sound as good as the original LPs. He doesn’t blame high-res for that, he just thinks that tastes have changed. I agree, newly remastered albums are almost always more compressed and equalized to make them sound more “contemporary” than the older versions. Better sound is, as always, a matter of taste.”
HD vinyl records format is coming?
March 20, 2016 Comments Off on HD vinyl records format is coming?
“Imagine a vinyl record that has 30% more capacity, 30% greater volume, and double the audio fidelity of a typical LP sold today.
The ‘HD Vinyl’ name is a working title, though the basic idea is this: instead of the manual and time-consuming process currently used for creating vinyl LPs, the ‘HD Vinyl’ process involves 3D-based topographical mapping combined with laser inscription technology to more quickly generate a far superior product. Not only will the end product be vastly improved, but the time required to produce the LPs will also be radically reduced.”
Naim Mu-so Qb Compact Wireless Music System – Video
March 16, 2016 Comments Off on Naim Mu-so Qb Compact Wireless Music System – Video
Acoustic panels effect: Cheap room treatment – Video
March 12, 2016 Comments Off on Acoustic panels effect: Cheap room treatment – Video
B&W Zeppelin Wireless Sound System Review
March 6, 2016 Comments Off on B&W Zeppelin Wireless Sound System Review
“While not exactly light, the Zep is easy to carry around the home. It spent time on my dresser before I took it into the living room, where it moved around to face my desk, armchair, and exercise bike. It served every conceivable need from rambunctious foreground listening to relaxed background listening to almost subliminal bedtime listening and is one of the few wireless speakers I’ve reviewed that serves all purposes equally wel”
What’s your favorite audio format: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track, FLAC, DSD or MP3?
March 4, 2016 Comments Off on What’s your favorite audio format: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track, FLAC, DSD or MP3?
” The latest upstart, MQA (Master Quality Authenticated), is an audio recording, compression and distribution format created by Meridian Audio. It’s garnered a fair degree of audiophile buzz, but as yet there’s just a trickle of MQA-encoded music and MQA-ready digital converters”
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