ATI AT6002 Stereo Power Amplifier Reviewed
January 16, 2015 Comments Off on ATI AT6002 Stereo Power Amplifier Reviewed
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” We can and will talk about audio jewelry later; but, when auditioning an amplifier of this classification, you want to get to the listening process as fast as you can. I kicked off my evaluation with “Para Sempre” from the latest Thievery Corporation album Saudade ripped at 1440 AIFF”
Focal Easya speakers Review
January 16, 2015 Comments Off on Focal Easya speakers Review
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“Focal once again didn’t disappoint me. We get fair sound, in addition to the well-made enclosures and small details increasing their aesthetic value”
McIntosh MT5 Belt-driven turntable system – Review
January 15, 2015 Comments Off on McIntosh MT5 Belt-driven turntable system – Review
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“As it turns out, the prefitted cartridge was partly to blame for this, for while the Sumiko is a blast with punchier material it can lack finesse and insight into what’s going on deep down in the groove. Replace it with, say, a Lyra Delos MC and you’ll have a far more rounded musical experience that doesn’t strip out the fine timbral detail.”
Encore ENC-5 Bookshelf Speakers Review
January 15, 2015 Comments Off on Encore ENC-5 Bookshelf Speakers Review
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” The f112’s provided the foundation that completed the sonic story that the Encore is capable of telling. The high frequencies had just the right amount of sweetness to avoid sounding euphonic. The midrange, while having good saturation, was a shade below par when compared to similarly priced speakers.”
ASTELL&KERN AK240 Review
January 15, 2015 Comments Off on ASTELL&KERN AK240 Review
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“When used as a player via its single-ended headphone output the AK240 could be paired with a wide variety of headphones. Noise and low-level amplifier hiss weren’t a problem even with the most sensitive in-ears in my possession, the Westone ES-5s. On the other end of the efficiency spectrum, the AK240 had sufficient gain to drive a pair of Beyerdynamic DT-990 600-ohm headphones past satisfying levels into the spectrum of sound I call “really darn loud.” Easy-to-drive headphones such as the Oppo PM-1 sounded dynamically alive and were so well matched to the AK240’s output that I would question whether anyone really needs to use an accessory headphone amplifier with the AK240, at least with the vast majority of headphones”
The Sennheiser Orpheus HE/HEV90 – New Tubes Review
January 14, 2015 Comments Off on The Sennheiser Orpheus HE/HEV90 – New Tubes Review
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” The vacuum tube input stage combined with the output stage delivers an impressive analog signal for which the Orpheus can present to the listener faithfully with little or nor coloration in the audio. Now when comparing notes between the Sovtec and the Telefunken/Western Electric tubes, the latter is virtually transparent in the sonic quality.”
Advanced AcousticWerkes W300AR – Review
January 14, 2015 Comments Off on Advanced AcousticWerkes W300AR – Review
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” Instead of the slamming tight and aggressive V8 bass performance the W300AR bass signature, though relatively dominant, is a bit more languid and slow paced in comparison more in keeping with the Heir Audio 8.0 lusher but heavily decayed bass response”
Lambert Company Headphone Amp – Video
January 14, 2015 Comments Off on Lambert Company Headphone Amp – Video
CES 2015 Meridian Audio, Atlantic Records interview: streaming, MQA, high-res audio – Video
January 13, 2015 Comments Off on CES 2015 Meridian Audio, Atlantic Records interview: streaming, MQA, high-res audio – Video
Sony’s flagship NWZ-ZX2 hands on CES
January 12, 2015 Comments Off on Sony’s flagship NWZ-ZX2 hands on CES
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“Sony’s ClearAudio+ claims to optomise the balance of sound and it’s at this point we had a play toggling it on and off. It seemed to boost frequencies across the board, but over a short listening period, we preferred the balance when it wasn’t working in the background.”
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