Shunyata Research Hydra Triton v3 Power Distributor $8995 Review
January 3, 2018 Comments Off on Shunyata Research Hydra Triton v3 Power Distributor $8995 Review
“The Triton v3 is a product unlike anything Shunyata Research has previously offered in its 20-year history of producing power distributors. The degree of enhancement that the Triton v3 performed for my system was one of the largest sonic improvements I can remember over the last several years. For those of you that have the older versions of the Triton, I highly recommend that you upgrade your unit. The new technologies that Shunyata has added to the Triton v3 will more than meet your sonic expectations.”
PureAudioProject Trio15 Horn1 Open Baffle Design Speaker $7490 Review
January 3, 2018 Comments Off on PureAudioProject Trio15 Horn1 Open Baffle Design Speaker $7490 Review
“Now lets get to what I consider the two holy grails of music, tone and dynamics. Tone is the area where many horn loudspeakers can fall. The distortion caused by sound waves propagating out of the horn can cause coloration. This tends to show up in vocals. This is not the case with the Trio Horns. Whether it was Imogen Heap, Peter Gabriel, K.D. Lang, Don Henley or Bjork, each retained their distinctive timber and intonation. With each listen, I gained more understanding of how these great artists used their voices to enhance the emotion of every song.”
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Emotiva Airmotiv T1 Loudspeaker $699 Review
January 2, 2018 Comments Off on Emotiva Airmotiv T1 Loudspeaker $699 Review
“Lest expectations begin spinning out of control, the T1 doesn’t quite hit the bullseye in every sonic criterion. It misses some of the textural, tonal, and dynamic linearity of an expensive studio monitor. Transparency is very good but as the music descends into the upper- and midbass there are hints of dynamic reticence and traces of cabinet noise that cause decays and reverberant information to be slightly reduced.”
CUSTOM ART FIBAE 2 REVIEW
January 2, 2018 Comments Off on CUSTOM ART FIBAE 2 REVIEW
“Previously, buying at CA was old school discussion via email with PDF’s and pictures for a rough guide. Piotr does innovative design work so I just let him have his way and the crazy lava candy design was born which I still love to this day.”
Focal’s Kanta no.2 Speakers $9,995 Review
January 1, 2018 Comments Off on Focal’s Kanta no.2 Speakers $9,995 Review
“One of the most impressive things about Focal, is that their speakers all have a similar voice and tonality, but as you go up the range, progressively more music is revealed in terms of dynamics and fine detail resolution. But not everyone can afford $60k for a pair of Maestros or $20k for Sopras. $10k for a set of Kantas isn’t inexpensive, but by the time you add an amp, source and cables, marvelous sound can still be achieved for way less than a decent sportbike. Think of all the money you’ll save on speeding tickets!”
Audionet PRE G2 Linestage and MAX Monoblock Amplifiers $30,500 Review
December 31, 2017 Comments Off on Audionet PRE G2 Linestage and MAX Monoblock Amplifiers $30,500 Review
“If the ultimate goal in this industry is to create products capable of engaging the listener so completely that we become transfixed by an entirely fabricated deception, unaware that the time and space of the events unfolding before us are merely auditory illusions generated by a complex reconstruction engine, a conglomeration of electro-mechanical devices, then Audionet has earned its place among the handful of manufacturers pushing the limits. If you are looking to spend upward into the mid-six-figures on your main electronics pairing, I urge you not to part with a dime until you seek out and hear what the PRE G2 and MAX can do. If you value performance over all else, you are going to save a pile of money.”
Sonoma Model One Headphone System $4,995 Review
December 31, 2017 § 1 Comment
“The result is a fairly massive looking set of headphones that doesn’t feel it. Design geeks in the crowd will flip over the careful attention to fine detail, right down to the high level of fit and finish present thanks to high precision stainless fasteners. Finally, Sonoma collaborated with Straight Wire to design a custom cable from the ground up to transmit the maximum amount of audio information. The cable alone looks like something you’d buy in the aftermarket for $500 – $1,000. Who wants to buy a $5,000 pair of phones, only to have to upgrade the cable?”
AUDEZE ISINE 20 – LIGHTNING REVIEW
December 31, 2017 Comments Off on AUDEZE ISINE 20 – LIGHTNING REVIEW
“Audeze opted for an all plastic build for this, likely to preserve as much weight as possible. Regardless, they are clearly a well built product with great attention to detail. The Audeze ‘A’ stands bold in the middle of a pattern of grills venting the driver inside. The sound bore is long and while wider than most, it is a thin plastic and this could be the only risk I could think of, and that’s a small one. Cables are removable with the standard 2-pin seen for years in earphones and I like that, mainly because it means I can replace the linguine flat stock cable. It isn’t horrendous but it is the only thing I would change of the original package, I just have something against flat cables, maybe because I have got the likes of this one on so many cheap, tacky IEMs. ”
Zellaton Reference MkII Loudspeaker $150,000 Review
December 30, 2017 Comments Off on Zellaton Reference MkII Loudspeaker $150,000 Review
“o, you’re probably asking, why did I call speakers capable of such a fabulous magic trick “limited in appeal?” Well, almost by design (dipole radiation pattern, cones that are almost as light as membrane drivers and that aren’t gaining any backwave leverage from their enclosure), Zellatons don’t pack all the dynamic punch of ported or sealed-enclosure loudspeakers. (This is another way in which they resemble electrostats.) While big timp or kickdrum strikes will shake the room with the Zellatons, they won’t shake it the way, oh, Magicos or Raidhos do. Ditto for rock drumkit-and-Fender-bass lines, which are superbly defined in timbre and duration, but are subdued (in comparison to the best dynamic speakers) when it comes to clout.”
ELAC DISCOVERY SERIES DS‑S101-G MUSIC SERVER REVIEW
December 30, 2017 Comments Off on ELAC DISCOVERY SERIES DS‑S101-G MUSIC SERVER REVIEW
“The simple looking, yet elegant ELAC box is a secret power-up to your system. Roon is fast becoming the thing for music lovers to access their music, but – it must be said – the cost of entry can be a little steep for the as yet unconvinced. By building on a Roon Essentials backbone, the ELAC Discovery truly lives up to its name: a product that at once allows the user to discover their music in a deeper way, discover just how Roon enhances that deep listening concept, and for those still on the spinning-disc side of things to discover the world beyond their collection. And it’s easy to operate, install, and navigate for anyone who has a modicum of web skills (I’m far from black belt web-savvy, but I was up and running inside of 10 minutes flat, and two of those minutes were spent finding and loading the Roon app). Roon isn’t the future of music replay, but it’s certainly a major part of the future of music replay, and the ELAC Discovery DS-S101-G is the best and easiest way to experience that right now. Unless you are likely to hit that 30,000 track limit, this little box comes strongly recommended.”
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