Music Hall Ikura LP player & Ortofon 2M Blue phono cartridge Review
January 30, 2015 Comments Off on Music Hall Ikura LP player & Ortofon 2M Blue phono cartridge Review
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” The Ikura is gorgeous, and a welcome departure from the boring-British-box look I’ve come to expect in this price range. Available painted gloss black or gloss white, it has an elegant, rounded, modern look, with an attractive design of swirling dots on its top surface. The dots remind Hall of the salmon roe typically served in sushi bars, hence the Japanese name: Ikura. The rounded dustcover is equally sexy.”
Woo Audio WA7d Fireflies Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier With DAC – Review
January 29, 2015 Comments Off on Woo Audio WA7d Fireflies Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier With DAC – Review
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“The changes to the sound quality will not change one’s life. And it makes sense that these changes were more noticeable with higher quality headphones than with an average pair. Therefore, to really truly appreciate what the WA7d capabilities are, I would recommend upgrading one’s headphone as well as purchasing a fully loaded an upgraded WA7d system. But I’m getting ahead of myself.”
ZMF x Vibro and ZMF Blackwood Review
January 29, 2015 Comments Off on ZMF x Vibro and ZMF Blackwood Review
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” The ZMF x Vibro (from henceforth will be referred to as the ZxV) has cups made out of quarter sawn cherry wood and can be stained a variety of colors. For those with more eccentric tastes, Zach also offers a “Burst” finish. The Blackwood is made of African Blackwood, a very, very hard wood. In theory, a hard wood should make for a brighter sound”
Kronos Sparta Turntable $21,500 Review
January 29, 2015 Comments Off on Kronos Sparta Turntable $21,500 Review
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“The Sparta will not be a shock to anyone used to top flight vinyl playback—at least not with a casual listen. Broadly speaking, it is in line with other Class A analog rigs in terms of overall tone, stage dimensions, orchestral weight and dynamics. However, with longer exposure—for me, it only took a minute, but then I’m attuned to these things—you will see how it pushes all of these boundaries.”
KEF M500 Hi-Fi Headphones Review
January 28, 2015 Comments Off on KEF M500 Hi-Fi Headphones Review
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“The KEF M500 delivers a dramatic, clean and smooth sound. These headphones grab my attention every time I listen to music with them. They are close to neutral in tone and thus more accurate than other headphones I’ve auditioned in this price class, with one exception. In this price range, most of the other headphones have a bump or dip somewhere in the frequency range.”
GoldenEar ForceField 5 Subwoofer Review
January 28, 2015 Comments Off on GoldenEar ForceField 5 Subwoofer Review
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” Placement flexibility becomes so much better and honestly, what’s not to like about a powerful, quality sub with a small footprint? I became interested to explore, in more detail, how the ForceField 5 performs as well as it does. GoldenEar was even kind enough to provide me 2 subs so that I, from a subjective standpoint, could make a more apple-to-apples comparison with the twin sub setups that I currently have.
Chord’s Hugo amp/DAC/preamp – Review
January 28, 2015 Comments Off on Chord’s Hugo amp/DAC/preamp – Review
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“The sound stage is spacious – as spacious as the resident Wyred4Sound DAC2 – but with much denser images which makes the singers and musicians ‘solidify’ in space. There were also lots of details, but they were presented in a palatable way. Another unique feature is the layering of sound with the impression of the singer in front of the orchestra or the bassist slightly in front of the drummer.”
Chord Hugo TT Desktop DAC / Headphone Amplifier Review
January 27, 2015 Comments Off on Chord Hugo TT Desktop DAC / Headphone Amplifier Review
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“Headfi now has 2 x ¼” and 1 x 3.5mm op-amp outputs still with a selectable 3-stage digital crossfeed filter implemented with 2 x 48-bit DSP cores; plus there’s Bluetooth over A2DP and proprietary D/A decoding via a custom-coded Spartan 6 FPGA to support 32/384 PCM and DSD128. Finish options are black and silver. End of run-on. Let’s catch our breath and digest that. Phew.”
Brinkmann Balance 2 Review
January 27, 2015 Comments Off on Brinkmann Balance 2 Review
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“Starting with this pairing and the deck powered by the standard PSU we found the Brinkmann bringing to life things we’d previously been unaware of, with a sense of solidity, focus and scale only hinted at by cheaper designs.”
Pioneer Andrew Jones SP-SB03 Speaker Base Review
January 27, 2015 Comments Off on Pioneer Andrew Jones SP-SB03 Speaker Base Review
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“The unit has a very natural approach to music, which is a real rarity in the genre. Acoustic instruments and vocals are especially smooth and welcoming – warm, but without sacrificing detail or clarity”
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