Sumiko S.9 Subwoofer Reviewed
August 11, 2015 Comments Off on Sumiko S.9 Subwoofer Reviewed
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” So I hooked up the Denon receiver and the Revel F206s, and I set the Denon’s subwoofer crossover to the industry-standard 80 Hz. The R-115W delivered powerful, clean bottom end, but it wasn’t blending perfectly with the Revels; the mid and upper bass lacked punch and definition. I swapped in my big Hsu Research VTF-15H; and, while the VTF-15H’s extensive tuning capabilities let me get a better blend with the Revels, I wasn’t quite satisfied. Then I tried substituting the S.9, and everything fell into place. The S.9 picked up right where the main speakers left off and sounded more like part of the system than like a separate subwoofer.”
SPL Phonitor Mini – Review
August 11, 2015 Comments Off on SPL Phonitor Mini – Review
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” For reference, I always use my HA-1 from Oppo. I know it isn’t the best DAC/Amp in the tier, but it is the most useful and jam packed with features that make life so very easy for a reviewer. It is also a great flat line, benchmarking tool to compare other products against. When I compared it with the Phonitor Mini by connecting the two together, you can hear an audible downgrade in clarity and dynamics”
Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty monoblock power amplifier – Review
August 11, 2015 Comments Off on Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty monoblock power amplifier – Review
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“Classical double bassists were served equally well by the Ayre MX-R Twenty. I used to love the music of Sibelius, but hadn’t played any for too long a time. I reached for Symphony 5, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (ALAC files ripped from CD, EMI Studio CDM 7 69244 2). To underpin the work’s ambiguous tonality, halfway through the finale Sibelius has the double basses, normally used by composers to provide a solid foundation to the harmony taking place above, playing divisi two notes that “fight,” E-flat and F. With regular systems, the listener is aware that there is something “sour” in the apparently muddy sound of the basses at this point”
MUSIC FIRST AUDIO BABY REFERENCE V2 £6,120 REVIEW
August 10, 2015 Comments Off on MUSIC FIRST AUDIO BABY REFERENCE V2 £6,120 REVIEW
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“The more I listen to this preamp, the more convincing it sounds. The fact that there is no electronic amplification going on gives it a major advantage; no grunge in means no grunge out. I tried it with amplifiers from Linn, Gamut, ATC, and the Class D examples fitted to PMC twotwo 6 active monitors. I tried both single-ended and XLR cables, including 5m examples of the latter for the PMCs. Nothing seems to phase the MFA, and everything seems to benefit from its grain free immediacy… not least being the listener himself.
AIR FORCE TWO TURNTABLE £28,898 REVIEW
August 10, 2015 Comments Off on AIR FORCE TWO TURNTABLE £28,898 REVIEW
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” Most of all, though, the Air Force Two shines thanks to the absolute authority it imposes on the music, and yet it’s not so authoritarian as to refuse to allow the music to let its hair down a little. Even complex polyrhythms, such as found in the intrinsically funky West Cost big band meets ska in ‘Footprints’ from the Jazz Jamaica All Stars Massive Vol.1 [Gearbox], are not an issue here. The Air Force Two’s absolute (yet not clinical) precision snaps the album into sharp focus, letting those Zappa-esque vibrophone runs play on beautifully.”
Best Bookshelf Speakers -Review
August 10, 2015 Comments Off on Best Bookshelf Speakers -Review
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” These Andrew Jones designed speakers are probably under priced. Yes, it’s true, we think Pioneer should charge more for these, that’s how good they sound”
Elekit’s astounding TU-8300R Review
August 9, 2015 Comments Off on Elekit’s astounding TU-8300R Review
One thing really needs to be highlighted here: the Elekit is dead quiet. It’s so silent that some of my concepts have been turned on their heads as a result. The level of the noise floor (background noise) and self-noise that it does generate is so low that it’s less than most of the solid state amps I’ve used”
M-FIDELITY SA-43 CIEM Review
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on M-FIDELITY SA-43 CIEM Review
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“All of this is also wrapped up in a very impressive spacious soundstage with above average width, depth, separation and imaging. Considering this is a 4 driver setup the soundstage is far superior to other equivalents such as the Westone 4R, tonally more engaging than the 3-way Minerva Mi-Pro and less shelved down than the W330AR from AAW using their stock cables.”
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.”
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