HIFIMAN HE1000 PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONES
September 20, 2015 Comments Off on HIFIMAN HE1000 PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONES
But can the HE1000 also compete with the mighty Stax SR‑009 electrostatic headphones? In a word, yes. My sense is that the HE1000 is on a par with the Stax in terms of speed, detailing, and transparency, but without—and this is important—the Stax’s occasional tendency to overlay the music with a subtle touch of treble ‘sheen’ that makes small details stand out in almost exaggeratedly sharp relief. Add to this the fact that the HE1000 offers arguably superior dynamics, better and more incisive bass, and can be driven by conventional (rather than purpose-built electrostatic) headphone amplifiers, and I think we have a winner.
ASTELL & KERN AK380
September 14, 2015 Comments Off on ASTELL & KERN AK380
Which is to say: the AK380 has the ability to perform, but you have to really coax it. It is held back by a poor balanced output the use of which I cannot with good conscience endorse outside of passing signal to outboard amps
CONSTELLATION AUDIO HERCULES II STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £85,000 Review
August 29, 2015 Comments Off on CONSTELLATION AUDIO HERCULES II STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £85,000 Review
“That speaker choice probably means big Magicos, or Wilsons, or YGs, or some equally top-of-the-tree transducer. Yes, you will get to hear what a pair of extremely good standmounts can do when fed the best possible signal, but if you have that best possible signal, you should put it to good use. Source wise, Constellation’s own ‘stellar’ contributions notwithstanding, you will be in the upper atmosphere of digital or analogue, at top dCS, Metronome, or Meitner levels to realise the potential of the Hercules II. Ultimately, the Hercules II is a world-class product and should be used in among its world-class peers.”
Noble Audio K10 Custom In-Ear Headphones $1,500 REVIEW – VIDEO
August 11, 2015 Comments Off on Noble Audio K10 Custom In-Ear Headphones $1,500 REVIEW – VIDEO
WOO AUDIO 234 $15,000 – REVIEW
August 10, 2015 Comments Off on WOO AUDIO 234 $15,000 – REVIEW
” So who is this Woo for? $15,900 is a mighty sum, and if you want better tubes, the price gets pricier. In fact, if you want the full compliment of tubes you’ll be coming perilously close to the $20k mark. However, the Woo Audio 234 is one of the most impeccably-made amplifiers I’ve ever seen (or heard). Each one is built by hand in Woo’s workshop in New York to exhaustingly precise standards and tolerances. The 234 monobloc is unapologetically a Statement component from Woo Audio. Because they are integrated designs, you won’t need a preamp, and this increases the value proposition. Still, at somewhere between $18k and $19k for the full setup, we’re still talking a very serious sum. But let’s put some perspective on this.”
MARTEN COLTRANE SUPREME 2 LOUDSPEAKERS €390,000 pair REVIEW
July 26, 2015 Comments Off on MARTEN COLTRANE SUPREME 2 LOUDSPEAKERS €390,000 pair REVIEW
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“The real beauty of the big Martens is that they are one of the least overtly impressive or showy loudspeaker systems available today. Where so many big speakers scream, “Look at ME, listen to ME!” the Coltrane Supreme 2’s seem to spend all their time doing their level best to disappear. Their refined appearance is matched by their sound – they don’t project that solid, slab-like bass so beloved of audiophiles, so prevalent in demonstrations, and so rarely heard in reality.”
AVANTGARDE ACOUSTICS TRIO/BASSHORN LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM $90.000 REVIEW
July 18, 2015 Comments Off on AVANTGARDE ACOUSTICS TRIO/BASSHORN LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM $90.000 REVIEW
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‘ Avantgarde’s Basshorns differ from the other legs of the Trio by not employing spherical horns attached to cone drivers; instead their twin, 12-inch, paper-cone woofers (with neodymium magnets) fire into a mix of exponential and spherical curves, 55 inches (four-and-a-half feet) in length and approximately one square meter (about nine square feet) in diameter per module. Their stacking structure produces a cylindrical wavefront with calculated low-frequency cutoffs of 55Hz for two Basshorns (which have a collective mouth area of about thirteen square feet), 38Hz for four Basshorns (which have a collective mouth area of 36 square feet), and 24Hz for six Basshorns (which have a collective mouth area of 54 square feet). ”
Flagship IEMs Shootout – Review
June 5, 2015 Comments Off on Flagship IEMs Shootout – Review
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“Apart from being relative in nature, my ratings also indicate some sort of absolute quality. Let’s say I thought IEM A lost out to IEM B in terms of Treble Smoothness. In this scenario, let’s imagine that A was actually pretty good- B was just better. So how do I reflect this reality? How do I indicate that A was good to begin with, but then also account for how much better B was? To solve this I ended up using this scale”
Tenor 350M Amp Review $125,000
May 26, 2015 Comments Off on Tenor 350M Amp Review $125,000
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” I’ve owned OTL amps and high-impedance tube amps with output transformers, each with certain magical traits. I also recognize that the frequency response of certain speakers can and does form a synergistic match with certain amplifiers. However, we are at another level here. The 350HP is an all-out assault on the state of the art, which combined with the best speakers attempts to take us one step closer to the real event. With the new HP, we are not talking of the illusion of bass or added warmth. Tenor have taken a significant step forward for bass depth, bass power and bass resolution.”
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