Trenner&Friedl ART Loudspeakers Review
August 1, 2015 Comments Off on Trenner&Friedl ART Loudspeakers Review
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” Quite recently I enjoyed a lot reviewing relatively inexpensive, amazingly dynamic shelf-speakers by Canadian Bryston. I didn’t think then that so soon after I would have chance to listen to another, even smaller speakers, offering even more impressive performance. In this case it is not about dynamics and fun that make performance so enjoyable, but, as one would expect from much more expensive speakers, about sophistication and coherence of the presentation.”
ROWLAND CONTINUUM S2 INTEGRATED AMP $9500 REVIEW
August 1, 2015 Comments Off on ROWLAND CONTINUUM S2 INTEGRATED AMP $9500 REVIEW
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“Perhaps the most striking statement the Continuum S2 makes pertains to the overall musicality of Class D amplifiers. Just a few years ago, the argument asserted in these very pages was that Class D wasn’t ready for prime time—the primary gripe being that it lacked extension, air, and transparency on top. True enough then, but that argument has been firmly laid to rest by a component like the Continuum S2. ”
CUSTOM CABLE FEATURE PART 1: LABKABLE MASTER SERIES TAKUMI REVIEW
August 1, 2015 Comments Off on CUSTOM CABLE FEATURE PART 1: LABKABLE MASTER SERIES TAKUMI REVIEW
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“The Takumi cable is based on the principal and balance, removing imperfections and using the highest grade materials. Featuring a mix of gold-silver, silver-alloy and copper the company the cable is the subjected to a burnin process called HQT 100 which is said to greatly reduce the time to burn the cable from new (again subjective). Leading out from the jack point (of which I chose a chrome 3.5mm Oyaide unit) there is a stunning flat Octo braided cable”
Moon by Simaudio Evolution 760A Stereo Amplifier Review
August 1, 2015 Comments Off on Moon by Simaudio Evolution 760A Stereo Amplifier Review
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” I was able to appreciate the nuances of each instrument more easily than I’m accustomed to. Plucks of each string of Glenn Frey’s acoustic guitar were conveyed with truthful singularity, possessing precise leading-edge definition without sounding analytical. Even more alluring was the tightrope the 760A consistently walked between offering snappy transients and focused images while retaining the natural golden hue of the acoustic’s strings.”
Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD Digital-to-Analog Converter Review
August 1, 2015 Comments Off on Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD Digital-to-Analog Converter Review
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“I listened to an old standby: The title track of Norah Jones’s Come Away With Me (24-bit/192kHz FLAC, Blue Note). Like that cognitively dissonant piano, Jones’s voice sounded spookily clean and natural. Had she been actually standing there, singing right into my ear, I’m not sure I’d have heard any more detail or air or depth. But for the absence of her breath tickling my ear hairs, I could have sworn she was right next to me”
Clearwave Loudspeaker Design Duet 6 $2,995/Pr. Review
July 31, 2015 Comments Off on Clearwave Loudspeaker Design Duet 6 $2,995/Pr. Review
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“Very impressive was the piano on “Decade and One”, with the notes being so easy to hear due to them having plenty of air around them. Another thing I noticed was the percussive action of the hammers striking the strings as you could hear each string as it starts to vibrate. ”
Audiopax Model 88 monos Review
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Audiopax Model 88 monos Review
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“That’s quite the trick. We obtain 15—almost 17 watts—from a single-ended KT88 in class A1 but with a triode transfer function due to how the series-parallel connected six amplifiers operate. The taps in our transformers are different, the way they connect to the tubes is different. There is a screen tap which used to be called ultralinear and another winding for the cathode for a type of local feedback. A Stockham paper from the 50s showed how a triode can be modeled as a pentode with feedback by removing the grids. When you take the grids out of a pentode, you get inherent feedback between plate and cathode.”
BRYSTON BDA-2 DAC REVIEW
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on BRYSTON BDA-2 DAC REVIEW
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“Last but not least the stunning factor would have to be the staging. Many a times studio based products is overly focused on the mixing and mastering to allow the engineers to perfect their production. Some might had forgetten that music enjoyment is not just based on tonal balance and the sense of scale and space is a major factor as well. This is where the BDA-2 outclassed that aspect astoundingly. The soundstage was simply phenomenal with over the top instrument separation which gave such scale and space that one is often looking for.”
Hafler HA75 Headphone Amplifier Reviewed
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Hafler HA75 Headphone Amplifier Reviewed
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“. I could also pump up the gain even more by reducing the Feedback setting. Output impedance is rated at 20 ohms, which in my opinion is a suitable spec. (Higher output impedance minimizes level differences among headphones and protects against shorting; lower output impedance improves damping factor and minimizes the effect of the headphone amp on the frequency response of the headphone.)”
Acoustic Energy AE101 Speaker Review
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Acoustic Energy AE101 Speaker Review
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” “The smaller profile of the slot makes it easier to accommodate on the relatively busy front panel but at the same time the cross-sectional area is fairly high. This gives plenty of venting potential to the cabinet but also slows down the air as it leaves which should avoid the chuffing effect that can mar the performance of small speakers. Equally, keeping the port on the front means that the AE101 should be happier used nearer to rear walls than rival designs with a rear port. This means that the 101 should be happier on shelves and in alcoves than some rivals.”
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