FOSTEX HP-A4: MINI HP-A8
February 8, 2014 Comments Off on FOSTEX HP-A4: MINI HP-A8
“While I don’t really care about DSD or 24/192 capabilities, at the end I just can’t help being excited about a box that plays everything I throw at it pretty good”
Denon DP-62L Direct Drive Turntable $700
February 8, 2014 Comments Off on Denon DP-62L Direct Drive Turntable $700
“If you want to get really wacky, you could hardwire a new tonearm cable or modify the plinth to accept a better tonearm.”
Grado RS1i Headphones
February 7, 2014 Comments Off on Grado RS1i Headphones
“Very much like the colorful neighborhoods that make Brooklyn a microcosm of our topsy-turvy and complicated world,”
Rockport Technologies Atria $21,500 pair
February 7, 2014 Comments Off on Rockport Technologies Atria $21,500 pair
“The Atria is as transparent as anything I know of at its price, it’s tonally seamless from top to bottom, and it produces a textured and immediate sound that should give you many hours of pleasure.”
Westone UM Pro Series 50 headphones
February 6, 2014 Comments Off on Westone UM Pro Series 50 headphones
Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Integrated Amplifier $9950
February 6, 2014 Comments Off on Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Integrated Amplifier $9950
“I try to avoid hyperbole, or stating that one or another component is the best I’ve ever heard. Any component I’ve ever heard might someday be surpassed by a future component, and the Ayre Acoustics AX-5 is no exception.”
Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers review $7700
February 6, 2014 Comments Off on Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers review $7700
http://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/658-joseph-audio-pulsar-loudspeakers
The Pulsars imaged and soundstaged better than almost any other speakers I’ve ever heard, minimonitor or floorstander”
THE ABCS OF DSD DOWNLOADS
February 5, 2014 Comments Off on THE ABCS OF DSD DOWNLOADS
“The audio industry has figured out how to record and play back very high-resolution computer PCM audio files, and they sound pretty doggone good; so why do we need a yet another type? Why is DSD such a big deal, anyhow? There’s only one thing that would justify the trouble and expense of playing DSD files”
mcintosh d100 ‘Review’
February 5, 2014 Comments Off on mcintosh d100 ‘Review’
http://www.audio360.org/amps-dacs_a0017_review_stunning_mcintosh_d100.php
“The thing also comes packed with variable and fixed inputs and outputs. That’s a precious rarity today, especially considering you get both XLR and RCA’s on both! We hate to use this overly abused term: But the words “digital Swiss Army Knife” come to mind.”
X5 by FiiO – Detailed Review $350 DSD player
February 4, 2014 Comments Off on X5 by FiiO – Detailed Review $350 DSD player
“The bass is coherent and tight but not dominant. It will play when called upon but the term balanced is more what I had in mind when thinking of how the X5 bass plays out in comparison to the older X3.”
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