Portable Headphone DAC/Amp Roundup: Apogee One, CEntrance Mini-M8, Oppo HA-2, V-MODA Vamp Verza Review
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on Portable Headphone DAC/Amp Roundup: Apogee One, CEntrance Mini-M8, Oppo HA-2, V-MODA Vamp Verza Review
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“I found no issues without having a gain switch on the ONE. The range of the volume control was very wide, so the ONE worked fine with both my Shure SE-425 IEMs and my Sennheiser HD-600s (I didn’t listen much with the 600s, but I wanted to be sure the ONE would drive them successfully). Battery life was very good. I did all my testing on a single set of batteries. While a rechargeable battery like all the other amps in this roundup is nice, good old-fashioned AAs have their advantages. If they’re flat, all you need to do is put in a new set. If one of the other amps is flat, you have no choice but to recharge, which isn’t much of an option if the plane is boarding right now”
Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD Digital-to-Analog Converter Review
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD Digital-to-Analog Converter Review
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“Remember when I said I’d never felt much need to upgrade my system? The QB-9DSD reinforced that notion while making a mockery of it. On the one hand, the rest of my system has never sounded better. On the other, without the QB-9DSD upgrade, I would never have known that I hadn’t reached the limits of what my system could do.”
Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon Review
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon Review
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” The essence of the Liquid Carbon was derived from design concepts originally implemented in Cavalli Audio’s larger Liquid Gold and Liquid Glass amps. In many ways, it is very much a true Cavalli amp. It’s just smaller, with lower power output, lower noise, and very reasonably priced. ”
JADIS DA88S MKII INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on JADIS DA88S MKII INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
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“Another myth that the Jadis helps to dispel, particularly remarkable in light of its fairly low power rating, is that tube amplifiers can’t properly reproduce bass. While the Jadis does not produce the very deepest notes, it excels at delivering prodigious and harmonically rich bass that has a propulsive quality. The sumptuousness of the Jadis, the drive, has to be heard to be believed—and frankly, until now I would have disbelieved anyone who claimed that a 60-watt integrated amplifier could output this kind of power in the nether regions.”
Margules Audio U280-SC 25th Anniversary Stereo Tube Amplifier Review
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on Margules Audio U280-SC 25th Anniversary Stereo Tube Amplifier Review
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“In ultra-linear, the midrange was clear, transparent yet it still had beautiful tonal colors. Midrange notes did not stand out because the presentation was overly warm or romantic but stood out because of how well it was integrated within the musical spectrum. There was nothing over emphasized or over exemplified. There was no hint of roll off in the top-end. Cymbals, for example, had very nice shimmer without any hint of splatter.”
Bryston Mini A and AC1 Micro Speaker System Reviewed
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on Bryston Mini A and AC1 Micro Speaker System Reviewed
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“The clarity of dialogue so drew me in that I sat down to re-watch a film that I honestly had no intention of watching again, much less so soon. By the second chapter, I was ready to proclaim Bryston’s Mini A and AC1 Micro amongst the best speakers of their size that I’ve heard in many a moon. Early in the scene, there’s a moment when a crazed anti-technology activist fires a pistol at Johnny Depp’s character. The night before, that moment hadn’t really resonated with me, sonically speaking. It was a bang. The sort of loud bang I’ve heard any number of speakers deliver perfectly ably in my years of listening. I might have jumped. I honestly don’t remember.”
ATC Model SCM 19 loudspeaker Review
August 7, 2015 Comments Off on ATC Model SCM 19 loudspeaker Review
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” This is smoothed over too often on many loudspeakers. It’s sweet and smooth but not live. Here’s a good example of mini dynamics. The close mic’d acoustic guitars had nice bite when strummed and you can perceive the decay of the strings giving great detail from good attack and then you hear clean decay from the mid-range and the tweeter. The drums are beautiful. The attack is quick and clean. And more importantly, since this is where many speakers often fall short, you can hear the decay of the drum strikes.”
Pro-Ject RPM1 Carbon Review
August 7, 2015 Comments Off on Pro-Ject RPM1 Carbon Review
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” High frequencies are incisive and articulate while bass is nicely taut and delivered with a decent amount of power. Yet, we could do with a bit more drive and attack. There’s drama in the music, but this Pro-ject doesn’t quite manage to access it.”
Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 Integrated Amplifier Review
August 7, 2015 Comments Off on Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 Integrated Amplifier Review
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” What about something classical and more dynamic like Herbert von Karajan’s One Hundred Best Classics compilation? When listening to some of the symphonies, the Continuum S2 painted a grand, vastly expansive soundstage that stretched well beyond the boundaries of my room. This amp showed no shortage of reserve power even during the most demanding orchestral crescendos and peaks, playing them with ease, energy and excitement. The dynamics of the Continuum S2 were simply superb. The various sections of the orchestra were accurately placed on the stage, each playing within its own distinct location. Once again, I noticed the vast amount of air and space surrounding the instruments.”
Astell&Kern AK Jr Portable MQS System
August 6, 2015 Comments Off on Astell&Kern AK Jr Portable MQS System
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” If we’re talking generalizations, which is exactly what a conclusion generally is, my feeling are a preference towards the Astell&Kern $499 AK Jr over the original $1299 AK120 reviewed in August 2013 and that, in itself, says quite a bit about how good this little Jr reproduces music! The compromises made are right in line with exactly what I’d prefer. Keep the musical harmonics to the slightly nice versus sterile side of life,
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