Sigma Acoustics MAAT loudspeakers 157,000.00 EUR Review
October 15, 2017 Comments Off on Sigma Acoustics MAAT loudspeakers 157,000.00 EUR Review
“A top performance and an experience that I cannot define just interesting. I am on the right path when I think that the playback music must be convincing at high volumes, a paramount condition to verify the quality of an audio system. I am persuaded that the high efficiency is the right way because is the best in reproducing the detail, the sound image, the tone colour, the dynamics and the musical pressure with low distortion. However, to do something new, you need drivers with a specific target and design. You cannot rely only on schemes, calculations, or measurements that can – IMHO – flatten and standardize performances and sounds”
Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 speakers $1,250 Review
October 13, 2017 Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 speakers $1,250 Review
“Still, the one area where the 705 S2 didn’t get high marks was with rock music — it just didn’t have the guts to slam me against the listening chair with the Pixies’ “Doolittle.” The speakers played loud enough, but dynamic kicks held back a smidge. Switching over to the Klipsch Forte III speakers satisfied my lust for rock thrills, but that speaker can’t touch the 705 S2 for refinement and clarity.”
Dan D’Agostino Progression Mono monoblock power amplifier $38,000 Review
October 12, 2017 Comments Off on Dan D’Agostino Progression Mono monoblock power amplifier $38,000 Review
“I harbor no such fears about the Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Progression Mono. Instead, I’m eager to discover if JA’s tests will help explain how these monoblocks produced such detailed, natural-sounding, air-filled, ultra-dynamic, supremely musical sound.
Dynaudio Contour 60 Loudspeakers Reviews
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Dynaudio Contour 60 Loudspeakers Reviews
“In addition to the great sound, in the Contour 60 you’ll also get a speaker that’s built extremely well and has some upscale features, like that thick aluminum baffle, that many speakers costing much more wear proudly. The finish options are diverse and, from what I’ve seen, finely executed. Given Dynaudio’s generous warranty of eight years, and the prominence of the brand’s name for resale value, there’s really no going wrong with the Dynaudio Contour 60. It’s one of the best ways to spend ten grand in the high end that I’ve seen in my many years of reviewing.”
ESSE QUADRO L’UNA 177 SPEAKERS REVIEW
October 10, 2017 Comments Off on ESSE QUADRO L’UNA 177 SPEAKERS REVIEW
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There are many challenges and demands to be met, when it comes to the proper transmission of the energy from amplifiers to the speakers. However we twist and turn the subject around, loudspeakers are the final link with the listener. Thus, the most important part of the high-end audio chain. Without being properly driven and even more importantly, properly designed, there is no way to expect potent sonic outcome, that will engage critical listener for the prolonged aural sessions. ”
Hegel Music Systems Röst DAC-Integrated Amplifier Review
October 10, 2017 Comments Off on Hegel Music Systems Röst DAC-Integrated Amplifier Review
“Comparative listening also highlighted how the Hegel Röst couldn’t match the Audio Note in fluidity and palpable presence. Through the tubed amp, harmonically rich and complex instruments, such as John Roney’s piano, or Bobby Hutcherson’s vibraphone on Eric Dolphy’s “Out to Lunch (LP, Blue Note/Music Matters MMBST-84163), sounded organically smooth, liquid, and whole, with full harmonic development and believable attack, sustain, and decay. The Hegel’s harmonic envelope seemed smaller in comparison, particularly in terms of sustain and decay, which resulted in a mildly coarser sound. But again, this was audible only in a head-to-head comparison with the twice-the-price Audio Note; the Hegel outdid many other good solid-state amps in listenability, tone, and texture.”
SONY NW-WM1Z, MDR-Z1R, TA-ZH1ES REVIEW
October 9, 2017 Comments Off on SONY NW-WM1Z, MDR-Z1R, TA-ZH1ES REVIEW
“he overall balance is more liquid than typical for a modern DAP whose chips hedge toward state of the art rather than NOS. But it’s not as chalky or warm as a first-gen AK100 or iPhone 4. Listen, I have no idea where the liquidy sound comes from. But it’s there. And it nails every music I throw at it. In single ended, the WM1Z can spit out a damn detailed stereo image, topping out somewhere around 90dB, or bottoming out around 80dB, load dependent. This surpasses the great bulk of my favourite DAPs and a few good amps, the Vorzüge PURE/DUO among them. Move on up to balanced, and 90dB becomes closer to 110dB.
Yamaha NS-5000 speakers – surpassing a legend $15,000 Review
October 9, 2017 Comments Off on Yamaha NS-5000 speakers – surpassing a legend $15,000 Review
“Fortunately, I had recently been to a live performance by Patricia Barber and so the first point of reference was Patricia Barber’s Companion, a live recording in a small club similar to my live experience. In particular, the second track, Use Me, featuring an extended double bass solo, was most telling. I have never ever experienced a more natural and realistic reproduction of double bass in my listening room. Every nuance and resonance of the instrument, which is notoriously difficult to reproduce, was laid out with full-bodied naturalness and clarity.”
Clearwave Loudspeaker Design Duet 6 $2,995/ Review
October 9, 2017 Comments Off on Clearwave Loudspeaker Design Duet 6 $2,995/ Review
“Enough, back to the music. Listening to “Say Uncle”, the piano at the start is clear and dynamic, then as Vienna chimes in there is a seamless transition between instrument and voice. There is a certain sweetness to her honest intonations and phrasings that brings tears to your eyes. The speakers are able to convey emotion, a quality that surprisingly is often missing, but one that speaks to the soul of this gift we call music. Without it, you might as well be listening to female robots.”
MartinLogan Illusion ESL C34A Center-Channel Speaker Review
October 8, 2017 Comments Off on MartinLogan Illusion ESL C34A Center-Channel Speaker Review
“Over the past few years, I’ve used both MartinLogan’s Stage and B&W’s top-of-the-line HTM1 D2 for center-channel duty, as well as other models. As I said above, the ESL C34A is noticeably better than the Stage, with better definition and tauter bass. The HTM1 is the only other center channel I’ve had in my system that compares in terms of vocal clarity and dynamic capabilities. When I first installed the ESL C34A, I was concerned that its position on the floor would cause the center image to be lower and perhaps cause issues when sounds panned across the front, but this did not occur when watching movies. Every once in a while, I thought, “Gee, was that bit lower in the center?” But I think that was mostly because I was looking at a speaker sitting on the floor.”
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