Elac Debut B5 Review
May 27, 2016 Comments Off on Elac Debut B5 Review
“The Elacs are more-than up to the task, following the sinuous bassline faithfully and giving Lamar’s complaints real expression. The whole thing motors along at a clip, the speakers demonstrating timing the equal of any of their price-point rivals.”
PS Audio BHK Signature 250 Stereo Power Amplifier $7499 Review
May 27, 2016 Comments Off on PS Audio BHK Signature 250 Stereo Power Amplifier $7499 Review
” Why PS Audio does not package one of their cords with the amplifier is an interesting question. I get it… people want to tailor the sound to their liking by using cord A over B, but man, what a match. A no brainer. Of course, damn, are these cords stiff or what? Stiffer than me in the morning after a poor night’s sleep, you got to work these guys into place. Glad the amplifier is so heavy or the cord would push it around a bit.”
LUXURY & PRECISION L3 DAP $399 Review
May 27, 2016 Comments Off on LUXURY & PRECISION L3 DAP $399 Review
” Despite my unbridled rage over the nonsense UI functionality, this player sounds fantastic. It is the first under $500 DAP that I’ve used that compares to the iBasso DX90 using Rockbox…and Rockbox sounds better than the stock Mango, un-modded OS of the DX90 and in my opinion even the Fiio X5. But, I’ve failed blind testing between them when comparisons were drawn between the Rockboxed DX90 and the L3. So, there is a hierarchy going on here and the L3 is undeniably my pick for the best overall clarity in a mid-fi DAP that isn’t modded. Both players are near identical in setup and feel, overall texture, clarity and dynamics across the board. It isn’t until I play DSD files that I know I am using the L3. With those higher res files, a noticeably higher purity level factor becomes evident and it bests the DX90 Rockbox modded sound by a step or two. Not much, but enough to hear it and to be able to call it superior when A/Bing a DSD file with it’s .Flac version.”
Optoma NuForce BE6i Wireless Earphone Review
May 27, 2016 Comments Off on Optoma NuForce BE6i Wireless Earphone Review
” No matter how good an earphone is, if you connect to it with a very lossy bitstream, the sound quality is surely going to suffer. On a great pair of headphones, you will hear that degradation. The NuForce BE6i uses aptX, currently the best way to transmit via Bluetooth, and that’s already going to improve the sound. Make sure your playback device supports aptX, and consider the BE6i for good bass and a solid build.”
ProAc D48R Speakers Review
May 26, 2016 Comments Off on ProAc D48R Speakers Review
“ProAc lists the LF frequency limit at 20Hz, but without a +/-dB qualifier. In a 16 x 24-foot room this proves ever so slightly ambitious, but test tones reveal solid output at 30Hz diminishing rapidly after this. Real-world music listening proves that unless you are listening to a consistent diet of EDM tracks, you’ll never need a sub, as the D48Rs offer plenty of low frequency oomph. Whether listening to the heartbeat at the beginning of Dark Side or your favorite Dr. Dre cuts, these speakers deliver.”
Meridian Explorer2 D/A headphone amplifier Review
May 26, 2016 Comments Off on Meridian Explorer2 D/A headphone amplifier Review
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MQA’s main objective is to avoid and repair the blurring, or time smearing, that occurs every time a conventionally designed low-pass (especially brick-wall) filter is employed in the recording and/or playback chains. MQA uses knowledge of the specific digital converters involved in that chain to restore timing information so that the temporal resolution is much better than even in high-frequency, high-bit-rate audio files.”
Bryston 4B Cubed Review
May 26, 2016 Comments Off on Bryston 4B Cubed Review
” Switch genres to the deep pulsating bass lines of electronic music and the Bryston shows off its new found depth thanks to the excellent power delivery of the 4B. No bloated or boomy bass here, just pure deep, fast bass that keeps pace effortlessly. High frequency performance is also great with treble that’s defined and crisp but never distracting from the rest of the frequencies. The Bryston combination seems to work with pretty much any genre from Rock to even Hip Hop. All you really need to ensure the performance is nothing less than spectacular is to make sure your source is of similar or better pedigree then the Bryston setup and you will not be disappointed.”
WILSON AUDIO ALEXX $110,000 Review
May 25, 2016 Comments Off on WILSON AUDIO ALEXX $110,000 Review
“The speakers may be great, but throw them in a room without much thought, and they’ll sound no better than a $200 pair. The preparation and installation of the system is paramount to getting exactly the right sound. The demo room in which I sat took five hours to set up, by a man with decades of experience using and placing Wilson Audio’s equipment. Interestingly, it was done without complicated electronic instruments, just some simple measurements, some scribblings on a piece of paper, and a very knowledgeable ear. That’s the caliber of person entrusted with Wilson Audio’s sound quality.”
Emerald Physics KC II Open Baffle Speaker – Review
May 25, 2016 Comments Off on Emerald Physics KC II Open Baffle Speaker – Review
” Handling that, Blues and smoky vocals from Norah Jones were a walk in the very musical park. And voices of both sexes sounded natural in their utterly different environments. Just what you want and expect from top notch, high end kit. Timbal accuracy, vocal and instrumental, is a highlight of these speakers, especially as addressed by the tweeter. ”
AMPZILLA II POWER AMPLIFIER $3,500 REVIEW
May 25, 2016 Comments Off on AMPZILLA II POWER AMPLIFIER $3,500 REVIEW
” Bowie’s haunting lyrics, which hint at his soon-to-come demise, were accompanied by a tight and intimate performance from his band. The quality of the mastering and the clarity of the recording were a perfect match for the Son of Ampzilla II’s high-end capabilities. The quick snap of the opening snare, the entry of sax and woodwinds with just the right mix of rasp and and tone, and the strong and persistent bass guitar all framed Bowie’s clear and still hopeful voice. The song is a message of joy and vision. SST’s latest effort brought full justice to to the song, to David Bowie’s creation, and–in a satisfying touch of fate–to the full measure of the rebirth and rise of James Bongiorno’s life-long vision as well.”
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