VTL • Siegfried Series II Reference Mono Amplifiers Review
April 5, 2014 Comments Off on VTL • Siegfried Series II Reference Mono Amplifiers Review
“We often consider solid-state amps as being the most widely applicable, able to drive the most speakers in the most satisfying way. They possess the torque but not the speed, so to speak, while so many tube amps come at the issue from the other direction, having the speed but not the torque.”
Neodio • Origine CD Player
April 4, 2014 Comments Off on Neodio • Origine CD Player
“The first and most obvious feature is apparent before the music even starts. This player presents a seriously explicit and genuinely convincing sense of acoustic space. So much so that in the case of the live concert performance I’m describing here, the audience’s applause envelops you, the air and space around the stage and orchestra creating a tangible atmosphere and sense of presence.”
Sonus Faber Olympica I Loudspeakers Review
April 4, 2014 Comments Off on Sonus Faber Olympica I Loudspeakers Review
The next track, “Within,” is significantly more complex, with heavily filtered vocals, piano work by Chilly Gonzales, and a variety of supporting instruments. All of which sounded really euphonic — it was easy for me to just hit Play, sink back into my couch, and take the track in. In terms of soundstaging, however, the Olympicas did sound a hair closed in.”
Von Gaylord Audio VG-8 Monitor loudspeakers Rreview
April 4, 2014 Comments Off on Von Gaylord Audio VG-8 Monitor loudspeakers Rreview
“I would consider them very affordable. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to find mini monitors in excess of $20k! In terms of versatility, the VG-8’s sounded great strapped to either my power house (solid-state) Karans or the Focus Audio Lizst (tube) integrated amplifier. ”
Wow Audio Lab’s Amp M1 Review
April 3, 2014 Comments Off on Wow Audio Lab’s Amp M1 Review
“Despite their diamond-cut eye candy with micro grooves on the Avalon facets—the above shows most sections removed from solid stock which leave behind the final L1 chassis—WAL don’t appeal to shallowness ”
Alexis Sound Rebecca Monitor loudspeaker Review
April 3, 2014 Comments Off on Alexis Sound Rebecca Monitor loudspeaker Review
“The AR1 tweeter used in the Rebecca is the same one used in the $4,000 Monitor Audio PL100s. More suprisingly, the Rebecca’s 6.5″ mid/woofer is the same driver that is used in the $15,000 Wilson Audio’s Sophia”
Sony SBH80 Review:
April 3, 2014 Comments Off on Sony SBH80 Review:
“Like all Bluetooth headphones, the SBH80 will use the SBC codec with devices that do not support aptX. SBC is capable of audio streams with bitrates of approximately 330 kbps at its best, but is also capable of mid- and low-quality streams”
Rudistor Chroma MD2 : Flagship Review
April 3, 2014 Comments Off on Rudistor Chroma MD2 : Flagship Review
“Connecting MD2 to my reference system, it is a winner. First few words that came to my mind when describing MD2′s sound signature”
Ayano Mara Amp Review
April 2, 2014 Comments Off on Ayano Mara Amp Review
“Syomin concluded that each element in the circuit has to do only what it’s capable of. The tube by its structural essence is best suited to voltage gai”
AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 250 MONOBLOCK AMPLIFIERS
April 2, 2014 Comments Off on AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 250 MONOBLOCK AMPLIFIERS
“This is not meant as a review of the Reference 10, more an example of what Audio Research is capable of when cost is no object. And the short, simple answer is ‘a hell of a lot’. Or more accurately ‘not a lot’, because this is a preamp that highlights the sins of commission in other preamps.”
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