AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones – Review
September 7, 2015 Comments Off on AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones – Review
“The NightHawk passed classical music with a top rating, but what about rockin’ out? 10cc’s The Original Soundtrack (ALAC file, [Mobile Fidelity CD UDCD 729]) opens with “One Night in Paris,” an amazing little one-act rock opera about the streets of Paris and the prurient pleasures they can offer. It has all sorts of sonic challenges, such as a rock-solid piano, delicate tambourine hits, and vocal pyrotechnics. Duran Duran’s Astronaut (ALAC file, [Epic EK 92900]) is steelier, with a lot of imaginative synthesizer effects and booming bass. The NightHawk presented both recordings without flaw or artifice, with lots of energy and that great soundstage.”
EgglestonWorks Nico review
September 7, 2015 Comments Off on EgglestonWorks Nico review
“The top end isn’t the sweetest around and veers towards thinness on occasion, but partner these speakers with smooth sources and amplification – probably of the valve variety – and this won’t be an issue.
CANORAMA — FOUR VALUE–PRICED EARPHONES REVIEWS
September 6, 2015 Comments Off on CANORAMA — FOUR VALUE–PRICED EARPHONES REVIEWS
Ultimate Ears UE900s — $400
RHA T10i — $200
thinksound ms01 — $120
Etymotic mk5 Isolator — $60
“We did not experience Death By Powerpoint, as Marc’s opening presentation was quick yet informative, and he mentioned one aspect of their design process that DIY hobbyists and more competent design engineers should recognize. If you build a piece of audio gear solely adhering to abstract specs, such as “flat frequency response,” the result may be subjectively unacceptable. A smart designer combines subjective listening with objective measurement to arrive at the final solution.”
Monitor Audio Gold 300 Floorstanding Speakers Reviewed
September 6, 2015 Comments Off on Monitor Audio Gold 300 Floorstanding Speakers Reviewed
” When I was done evaluating the speakers in my media room, I took the opportunity to also evaluate them in my family room. My purpose was twofold. First, I was curious what differences I’d hear in this open-space environment with limited speaker-placement options, and I was curious to compare them to my trusty 15-year-old Monitor Audio speakers. ”
Mola mola kaluga class d monoblock amplifier Review
September 6, 2015 Comments Off on Mola mola kaluga class d monoblock amplifier Review
“Whilst a nice achievement, Bruno had just gotten started thinking outside the box. He realized that the negative attitude audiophiles hold about negative feedback had nothing to with feedback per se. It had to do with the amount of feedback applied and how linear or not it operated across the bandwidth. Classical negative feedback goes heavy on the low frequencies and decreases as frequencies rise to create distorted treble which caused the bad audiophile rep we’ve all heard about. Bruno’s next goal became a circuit that would exploit feedback in a new even more effective way and thus would apply it also equally across the audible range.”
MARK LEVINSON NO 585 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER $21,595 REVIEW
September 5, 2015 Comments Off on MARK LEVINSON NO 585 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER $21,595 REVIEW
” I had no qualms with spatial and imaging issues in our very soundfield-friendly testing room. The 585 behaved the way most excellent amplifiers do in this room, providing a soundstage with very good width and depth and with precise image placement that was unchanged by volume level. Easy report — excellent performance here too.”
SENNHEISER HD700 REVIEW
September 5, 2015 Comments Off on SENNHEISER HD700 REVIEW
” The Sennheiser HD700 deserve there place in the audiophile headphone world. Incredibly balanced and transparent whilst managing to deliver the sound in such a way that it will do justice to well mastered and recorded tracks. Soundstage and presentation are both impressively large most likely attributed to the fact that the headphones are open backed. ”
Cyrus Audio Stereo 200 Stereo Amplifier -Review
September 5, 2015 Comments Off on Cyrus Audio Stereo 200 Stereo Amplifier -Review
“All of the amplifiers mentioned above had plenty of dynamics and bass control to spare. The larger, class-AB Parasound looked the part of a muscular solid-state amp, and had the fullest, most robust bass. It also seemed able to play a bit louder than the two class-D designs, though not by much — and all three could play louder than I could comfortably bear for any length of time.
ENIGMACOUSTICS MYTHOLOGY M1 STANDMOUNT LOUDSPEAKER £14,690 REVIEW
September 4, 2015 Comments Off on ENIGMACOUSTICS MYTHOLOGY M1 STANDMOUNT LOUDSPEAKER £14,690 REVIEW
” If there is a criticism of the Mythology M1 it’s that this subtlety may be lost on many people, although that feels like criticising an honest design for being too honest. Nevertheless, we have become so used to loudspeakers that try to impress that when we encounter one that doesn’t, we don’t question ourselves – we question the loudspeaker.”
Pro-Ject Xtension 10 Evolution
September 4, 2015 Comments Off on Pro-Ject Xtension 10 Evolution
” For more humble folk it’s largely an unspoken message. A few make with the face of smug satisfaction whilst others just get on with enjoying vinyl’s most cherished qualities: its tangibility, the cover art, the act of tipping the record from its sleeve without touching the surface before dropping it onto the platter and lowering the tonearm lever. The needle hitting the record’s surface and finding its groove is a delicious moment. Vinyl is the slow food of music playback.”
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