AIRIST AUDIO HERON 5 REVIEW
January 19, 2016 Comments Off on AIRIST AUDIO HERON 5 REVIEW
” Effortlessness is uncommon these days and that super slick and vividly rounded-soft impact type of physicality is something I highly desire…and the Heron 5 has this quality in abundance. Compared to the Mjolnir and Ragnarok, which sound sharper and snappier, the Heron 5 instead offers a more liquid like of tonality. I really like it and I’ve found myself regretting heavily selling my HD800 a few months ago. Damn. I shouldn’t have done that, so I’ve asked a friend for a loaner.”
Sennheiser RS 185 Headphone Review
January 18, 2016 Comments Off on Sennheiser RS 185 Headphone Review
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To test the RS 185’s dynamic punch, I popped on jazz drummer Peter Erskine’s Old School album. The RS 185 had a fuller, more potent sound. They were close in terms of dynamic punch, but I’d give the nod to the Momentum. Since the Momentum was plugged into an NAD C 316BEE integrated amplifier, it could play a lot louder than the battery-powered RS 185 (it has a 1.2 volt AAA in each ear cup). Don’t get me wrong here, the RS 185 can rock, but it’s a matter of degree. If you want to feel the power of full-throttle assaults with films like Mad Max: Fury Road on Blu-ray, the RS 185 won’t thrash your ears the way the Momentum, or most wired full-size headphones can.”
WILSON BENESCH A.C.T. ONE EVOLUTION REVIEW
January 17, 2016 Comments Off on WILSON BENESCH A.C.T. ONE EVOLUTION REVIEW
” The A.C.T. One Evolution is also extraordinarily detailed from top to toe. These are great loudspeakers for musical analysis, for listening into the music and extracting both a lot of information and – more significantly – a lot of fun. Play something like Bach’s Art of Fugue [Emerson String Quartet, DG] and you need to hear both the cerebral and the visceral. This should be extremely precise and very clearly a string quartet, but it should also come with a sense of musical joy and vivacity, taking the birthplace of modern music and making it their own. Less detailed loudspeakers fail at one of these two aspects, either making the precision or the fun-factor disappear. Wilson Benesch’s A.C.T. One Evolution combines both elements of the recording with lithe elegance. Paradoxically though, what the A.C.T. One Evolution doesn’t do is pretend to be a studio monitor. If you want that stark, flat sound… look elsewhere”
RBH EP3 In-Ear Monitors Reviewed
January 17, 2016 Comments Off on RBH EP3 In-Ear Monitors Reviewed
“The first thing to jump out at me about the EP3’s performance was the bass, which was more pronounced than that of my B&W P7 over-the-ear models. Is that good? It depends on your preference. The EP3 may serve up more bass than some audiophiles would prefer, but I found the quality of the bass to be excellent. ”
Kronos Pro Limited Production turntable review
January 16, 2016 Comments Off on Kronos Pro Limited Production turntable review
” Louis Desjardins is of no different than others, he is confident in his design and in the way he perceives musical playback. He has been an audiophile for many years, a collector of fine records, of vintage loudspeakers and has had exposure to reel to reel playback. Thus, he believes it vital that the energy stored in the music, may it be emotion, artistry, or soul, be projected out through the audio system and this has to start at its source, the turntable. He wants the musical playback experience to be as native and raw as the actual performance captured on the master tape. The list of what Louis seeks in an audio system can go on and on. I can assure you it’s not a short list. I can assure you that my list is not short either, being an audiophile traveling on this high end journey for so many years. I think you know where I am going with this … we are both fanatical about our hobby.”
JOMO AUDIO 6 & 6R Review
January 16, 2016 Comments Off on JOMO AUDIO 6 & 6R Review
” The 6R’s relatively flatter and more neutral bass line drops off somewhat below 50hz and doesn’t display any noticeable mid-bass elevation making it more coherent and possibly the more realistic and less colored of the two bass signatures. The 6R’s bass response also has a tighter and faster response than the Jomo 6 with a shorter decay giving it a drier and thinner edge. Bass head fans will unlikely find favor with the 6R’s bass whereas those into the lighter side of things will appreciate it dropping to the background a little to give way for a stronger mid section. It sort of reminds me a little of the Noble Classic 4 tuning but not quite as bright sounding making it much more palatable for long term listening.”
PLAYBACK DESIGNS IPS-3 INTEGRATED PLAYBACK SYSTEM REVIEW
January 16, 2016 Comments Off on PLAYBACK DESIGNS IPS-3 INTEGRATED PLAYBACK SYSTEM REVIEW
” On reflection, that detail is reflected across the entire audio band. Where the majority of lesser amplifiers and DAC’s seem to excel in certain areas, the integrated playback system seems to master all areas equally, with a seamless top to bottom quality. It stands to reason that when you control the digital signal as it enters the unit, until it leaves as an analogue waveform on its way to the loudspeakers, you can control and limit losses and enjoy a favourable handover from one section of the circuitry to another. Hence, ensuring maximum fidelity.”
Martin Logan Motion 15 Standmount Loudspeakers Review
January 15, 2016 Comments Off on Martin Logan Motion 15 Standmount Loudspeakers Review
” The Motion 15s are a small standmounts and therefore will not produce all the bass of a larger speaker, although my room by its very nature gives a tighter bass response I found the MLs to produce a nice rich bass note – the amount of bass they produce and the way they extend was admirable. Yes the crispness of the snare wasn’t as apparent as say the ATC SCM7s or 11s, but the bass weight, detail and flow of the smoother response was more pleasing to my ears with acoustical music and vocals.
AKG N90Q $1,500 Review
January 15, 2016 Comments Off on AKG N90Q $1,500 Review
” ” We think AKG could have designed a better way of identifying each of these settings though. The headphone emits slightly different sounds when the tone and sound mode settings are switched and it’s easy to get confused between them.”
Balanced Audio Technology Rex II line preamplifier Review
January 14, 2016 Comments Off on Balanced Audio Technology Rex II line preamplifier Review
“It took me a while to figure out just what the Rex II sounded like—what it brought to the show on its own, as distinct from how it affected, or was affected by, the associated components, especially the cables. (This is always a puzzle, to some degree.) I began with my Nirvana interconnects and speaker cables, and, after playing music for a couple weeks, began listening closely to the BAT. It sounded wonderful (details to follow), except for two things: a darkness in the lower midrange that, curiously, didn’t much affect the translucence of higher frequencies, and a slight tubbiness in the bass. Did the Rex II need to break in a while longer? Was something else in my system at fault?”
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