TANNOY REVOLUTION XT 8F FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW
May 8, 2016 Comments Off on TANNOY REVOLUTION XT 8F FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW
” The XT 8Fs deliver huge dollops of the important stuff when it comes to conveying the essence of one’s music collection. Music flows in a very natural way, and retains a good sense of rhythm, when so coupled with the unconstrained dynamics and speed. That they may overplay their hand at times, while being a little impressionistic when you get down to the finer points, is not really to be deprecated, at this price, and I have to give Tannoy a lot of credit for refusing to play it safe with this design.”
Moon by Simaudio Neo 230HAD Amp/DAC $1,500 Review
May 7, 2016 Comments Off on Moon by Simaudio Neo 230HAD Amp/DAC $1,500 Review
” The Neo was also the best mate I’ve found for the NAD VISO headphones. While not as constantly surprising as the Neo/HiFiMan combo or as sparkling as the Neo/Sony, the Neo/NAD combo produced a full, rich, dark sound that never gave me an uncomfortable moment, and it was far livelier than the NAD with any other amp I’ve plugged it into. All the tracks dominated by voice and acoustic guitar—Jansch, Rosselson, Thompson, Wonder—flowed naturally and irresistibly. The Bowie, always brilliant but sometimes fatiguing, was definitively civilized. I was afraid the Neo and NAD—both of which abhor edginess—would anesthetize the Debussy. Instead they brought it to life with coherent and involving imaging and texture.”
Optoma-NuForce Audio DAC80 D/A Converter Review
May 7, 2016 Comments Off on Optoma-NuForce Audio DAC80 D/A Converter Review
” DAC80 performed remarkably on this track, a clear notch above what I was used to hearing. During the performance there were keys being hit rather hard on the piano, resulting in a sound bordering on angry and certainly not a pretty tinkle on the ivories. But the tonality presented through the DAC80 was smooth but still revealing of the subtle imperfections in the notes that were hammered on by the pianist compared to the sweetness of the gentler notes. The DAC80 held back any sibilance or exaggeration to the middle-highs.”
JOSEPH AUDIO PRISM $3699 REVIEW
May 7, 2016 Comments Off on JOSEPH AUDIO PRISM $3699 REVIEW
” Nowadays it’s hard to find a good loudspeaker that doesn’t image well, but some image better than others. The Prisms certainly displayed precise, well-defined images that didn’t suffer from cabinet diffraction. Even when used in the nearfield, the Prisms disappeared almost as completely as the Audience 1+1 loudspeakers, which are still my reigning nearfield imaging champions. On my own recordings, the Prisms placed each instrument exactly where it should have been. The principal difference between the Prism’s imaging and the Audience 1+1’s was that the Audience loudspeakers produced a slightly larger listening window, which allowed for more boogie-space in the nearfield.”
MUSICAL FIDELITY NU-VISTA 800 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
May 6, 2016 Comments Off on MUSICAL FIDELITY NU-VISTA 800 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
” The use of Nu-Vista tubes might impart a certain sweetness and liquidity, but there’s nothing falsely euphonic or rose-tinted about the overall presentation. The Nu-Vista 800 can sound lean and mean when it needs to, and doesn’t pull its sonic punches. In comparison, my own regular Classé/Musical Fidelity combination proved kinder and more accommodating.”
LG G5 with Hi-Fi Plus DAC Review
May 6, 2016 Comments Off on LG G5 with Hi-Fi Plus DAC Review
” he sound through headphones is good, but not amazing. You get a good tonal balance and plenty of detail whether you listen to Spotify or CD-quality WAVs, and there’s a lovely delicacy to hi-res tracks.”
DALI EPICON 8 FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW
May 6, 2016 Comments Off on DALI EPICON 8 FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW
“Going back to the Townshend/Naim pairing, I also tried the CAD CAT transport and 1543 MkII DAC as a front end, which readers of issue 132 may recall is a pretty special digital source. It’s also a sound that perfectly matches the DALIs’ finesse and detail retrieval, so the system created a truly ‘reach out and touch’, super deluxe sound. A close miked piece by Sarabeth Tucek [Get Well Soon, Echo], where the recording level is clearly on the hot side, is nonetheless capable of raising the hairs on your neck when delivered with the degree of transparency presented by the Epicon 8. You can hear the effects that have been used in the studio, but there is nonetheless a ghostly presence to this performance that perhaps relates to the subject matter; the death of the artist’s father.”
MicroZOTL 2 Headphone Amp Review
May 6, 2016 Comments Off on MicroZOTL 2 Headphone Amp Review
“The lightweight switching power supply was upgradeable and folks substituted various LPS units. LTA just released it’s own LPS, while the stock ZOTL is fine sounding, adding the LTA LPS does improve things. I put on the Henry Butler/Steven Bernstein track again…the switching supply sounds fine, but the LPS tightens and deepens the bass, and the stage becomes bit more open, deep, and clean. Perspective drops back a few rows. A barely perceptible edge is tamed with the LPS. All Time Low became even clearer, the stage deepened and instruments got more defined, with deeper bass and convincing cymbals.”
SONUS FABER PRYMA REVIEW
May 5, 2016 Comments Off on SONUS FABER PRYMA REVIEW
” This is a solid performer down below, but this headphone was clearly not intended for bassy genre usage and those who might enjoy Dubstep, Deep Minstep or really anything with exceptionally plentiful bass levels should be shopping elsewhere. Instead, those who want a good, middle ground performer for most genres will be relatively happy here with the Pryma.”
Marantz NA6005 Review
May 5, 2016 Comments Off on Marantz NA6005 Review
“Even if the Marantz NA6005, with its operational app-based upsets, sometimes tests our patience more than our analytical ears, it proves itself a decent and solid – if a little safe – sounding introduction into streaming for anyone on a budget looking to finally embrace digital and introduce network features into their system.”
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