Astell & Kern AK380 Music Player Review
February 14, 2016 Comments Off on Astell & Kern AK380 Music Player Review
” High-resolution audio raised the ante. Madeleine Peyroux’s vocal in her cover of “Gentle on My Mind” (44.1-kHz/24-bit) was holographically imaged. In Led Zeppelin’s “Dancing Days” (96/24), the snarling multitracked guitars didn’t obscure the softer cymbal hits. The high-frequency sounds of chiming percussion in “Ben’s Farm in Vermont” (192/24), from David Chesky’s The Zephyrtine: A Ballet Story, were more open and fully resolved with the Sennheiser than with the Oppo, which softened them, or the Sony, which etched them. While the Sennheiser couldn’t provide full bass extension for the opening pedal in the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony (176.4/24), the A&K had enough low-end control to firm up Aston Barrett’s line in Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Satisfy My Soul” (96/24) and enough midbass definition to capture Roger Glover’s distinctive growl in Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (96/24).”
SHANLING M2 REVIEW
January 28, 2016 Comments Off on SHANLING M2 REVIEW
” The final thing of note is that the screen on the M2 is not going to win any awards for pixel density or the depth of blacks etc. The humble TFT panel used just cant compete when compared to todays smartphone offerings. It is certainly fit for purpose though as you won’t be consuming video or playing games on the Shanling Audio M2. The good side of things screen wise is that combined with the simple menu / navigation system the screen actually feels reasonably generous. Brightness levels were not really enough to survive the test of outdoor use on sunny days and text does look a bit washed out even when using the screen at full blast. ”
SONY NW-ZX100 PORTABLE PLAYER REVIEW
January 27, 2016 Comments Off on SONY NW-ZX100 PORTABLE PLAYER REVIEW
” he Sony NW-ZX2, which received rave reviews and feedback from the consumers when it was first launched, had brought great success to Sony’s inception to this market. Personally, I find it weighs a tad too heavy and size is not favorable to squeeze it in the front pocket of my jeans together with some other stuff. This Sony NW-ZX100 suits and scored perfectly on this aspect. Other than the size and weigh comparison, the NW-ZX100 has a longer battery life span as well, the ZX2 probably takes up more power due to its unique clock that ZX100 doesn’t have. Apart from better parts, dedicated clocks and bigger screen, which enable viewing of videos (seriously who view video on such minute screen nowadays), the ZX100 didn’t wane too much in specifications.”
FiiO X7 REVIEW
January 26, 2016 Comments Off on FiiO X7 REVIEW
” The aluminum alloy used to fully build the metal housing is a serries 6000, if I am not miskaten Appe uses the same alloy for construction of its iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, due to super resistant characteristics of this alloy.”
FiiO X7 DAP Portable Music Player Bluetooth Android Base Review
January 21, 2016 Comments Off on FiiO X7 DAP Portable Music Player Bluetooth Android Base Review
Best high resolution audio players to buy in 2015 – Video
January 19, 2016 Comments Off on Best high resolution audio players to buy in 2015 – Video
SONY NW-ZX100 PORTABLE PLAYER REVIEW
January 13, 2016 Comments Off on SONY NW-ZX100 PORTABLE PLAYER REVIEW
” Due to its neutral nature, poor recordings can sound rather bland and boring sonically. Fortunately, one can play with its various sound enhancement effects to get the preferred mode that you like. To be honest, I enjoyed using its various settings like Clear Bass, DSEE settings etc. to manipulate the music into the mode that I liked most. It is like a “tweak” that many audiophiles got obsessed with by changing stuff like cables, power pack etc. Over on the ZX100, a simple touch on the software sound enhancer gives you the best for bucks on tweaks you ever needed.”
Questyle QP1R DAP Review
December 26, 2015 Comments Off on Questyle QP1R DAP Review
” The new 100 ohm Audeze LCD-4 turned over plenty of volume from the device, as did the hard-to-drive 300-ohm Sennheiser HD650. Listening to Jason Mraz track 93 Million Miles it was easy to pick out texture separation from Jason’s voice and the rest of the audio spectrum. The depth and dimensionality of his voice at 24/96 during the lighthearted entry verse seemed 93 million miles away from the crackle of a iPod headphone playing crinkled low resolution MP3’s”
FiiO X7
December 25, 2015 Comments Off on FiiO X7
” The X7 can be fed music files from its internal 32Gb, a microSD card inserted into its side, over the local network using DLNA or from cloud storage services like Dropbox*. Outputs include a 3.5mm headphone socket at one end and a 3.5mm line level output at the other. The latter doubles as an optical digital output for feeding an external decoder/amp. One can do likewise with an OTG cable attached to the X7’s USB socket that is otherwise used to charge the device. FiiO promise 9 – 10 hours’ use from a fully charge battery (3500mAh). Oh, the X7 can also transmit digital audio via Bluetooth.”
Astell & Kern AK380 $3,500 – REVIEW
December 16, 2015 Comments Off on Astell & Kern AK380 $3,500 – REVIEW
” The differences are not knock-me-down, bowl me over, mind-blowingly different. But, they are perceivable. The components that make up this musically superior, abundantly articulated arena of substantial sound quality, usually offer only subtle differences. They are there, but you have to exert effort to discover them. If your mind wanders when you listen to music, then this is not the hobby for you. Audiophiles enjoy the thrill of the chase, and part of that chase, is finding devices that offer slight improvements to the superior gear that they already own. When comparing the tonal balance between the two units, the 380 procures the soundstage and distributes the frequencies, massaging them with more aplomb. When listening to Grant Green’s, “Green With Envy”, Grant’s jazz guitar is heard in masterful abundance from beginning to end. His style, akin to Wes Montgomery’s, has him slurring and blending difficult to hold diminished chords, from the top of the guitar’s neck to the bridge. As he holds his chords in tact, one can try to discern the 4 or 5 notes that the chord consists of, living in a coherent harmony, as he traverses through the octaves.”
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