FiiO X7
December 25, 2015 Comments Off on FiiO X7
” The X7 can be fed music files from its internal 32Gb, a microSD card inserted into its side, over the local network using DLNA or from cloud storage services like Dropbox*. Outputs include a 3.5mm headphone socket at one end and a 3.5mm line level output at the other. The latter doubles as an optical digital output for feeding an external decoder/amp. One can do likewise with an OTG cable attached to the X7’s USB socket that is otherwise used to charge the device. FiiO promise 9 – 10 hours’ use from a fully charge battery (3500mAh). Oh, the X7 can also transmit digital audio via Bluetooth.”
Technics Premium Class SB-C700 loudspeaker Review
December 25, 2015 Comments Off on Technics Premium Class SB-C700 loudspeaker Review
” Whenever audiophiles claim they can’t live with colorations, and that they require accurate or neutral reproduction, I laugh, choke up, and expectorate. I don’t believe anybody when they say this. All that any audiophile or reviewer—myself included—really wants is his or her favorite colorations. We want recordings to sound like we want them to sound. If you think I’m full of it, I dare you to audition these beautiful, well-engineered speakers. Technics’ new Premium Class SB-C700 is not only accurate, transparent, and neutral, it’s an excellent value. Highly recommended.
Naim Mu-so Music System $1,500 Review
December 25, 2015 Comments Off on Naim Mu-so Music System $1,500 Review
“The Naim Mu-so has a built-in Internet radio receiver. It can access the Internet via the wireless network or, if you’re close enough, hardwired via its Ethernet connection in the base. You’ll want to download the Naim app first, and once you’ve selected your specific Mu-so, you can peruse the world with your fingertips. The app’s display tells you both the sampling rate and the bitstream rate of the selected station. Most stations offer abysmal audio—128 kilobits per second is the lowest I’ll listen to—but Naim also includes two presets that get you to some 320-kbps stations that sounded very natural to me. Strangely, you can’t control the volume of Internet radio from the same buttons on your phone you use to control streaming music, but you get a volume bar along the bottom of the app that you can use to adjust the volume.”
PSB Imagine T3 Loudspeakers Review
December 25, 2015 Comments Off on PSB Imagine T3 Loudspeakers Review
“The Imagine T3 effectively replaces PSB’s Synchrony One ($6000/pair when available), which I reviewed in 2008 and used in my room for a while thereafter. The Synchrony One was a fantastic speaker that won our Reviewers’ Choice and Product of the Year awards.”
Sennheiser HD 800 S headphones NEW
December 23, 2015 Comments Off on Sennheiser HD 800 S headphones NEW
” The new £1,200 HD 800 S is precision-built in Germany and features a striking industrial design. Its transducer is encased by stainless steel, while the headband and headphone mounting utilises advanced materials developed for the aerospace industry, giving high strength with minimal weight. Its layered-metal headband construction attenuates vibrations to the ear-cups, while the hand-made Microfiber ear-pads offer exceptional comfort, even over extended listening periods.
Arcam FMJ A49 Stereo Integrated AmplifierReview
December 23, 2015 Comments Off on Arcam FMJ A49 Stereo Integrated AmplifierReview
” I’ve been listening to Arcam products for around 30 years, and there’s absolutely no avoiding the fact that this one came as a bit of a surprise, as it sounded rather good right from the start. When cold it can sound slightly brash, but it warms up quite quickly and this all but disappears. Although I feel that there’s a hint of a lower treble hardness, and some emphasis in the sibilant region of voices, this only shows up when the material played has a tendency to excite this area too. ”
Onkyo DAC-HA200 Review
December 23, 2015 Comments Off on Onkyo DAC-HA200 Review
” If you love music and care about the calibre of sound in your cans then the DAC-HA200 is definitely worth the investment. It’s a fabulous headphone amp and DAC, offering an engaging, insightful sound from any source, while the tough aluminium casing and generous socketry live up to the price tag. The only gripes are the faffing about required to play hi-res files from Android devices and the fiddly controls, but otherwise the DAC-HA200 is a terrific portable proposition.”
Mrspeakers ether REVIEW
December 22, 2015 Comments Off on Mrspeakers ether REVIEW
” The project was code-named Dreadnought after the Theta Dreadnought 5-channel home theatre amp I use to this day. It made for a nifty code name. Along the way we were doing research on driver behaviour in closed cups and I came across a knurled planar-driver patent by Bruce Thigpen. I called him to ask if he thought it’d apply for our use. He thought it might and suggested we try It helped but not enough to solve the problem we had. Bruce’s knurling technology basically creased the driver panel to reduce surface oscillations which can cause nonlinear response and distortions. We discovered that if we took the process a lot further by using a deeper form of knurling that permanently deforms and textures the driver surface, we reduced distortion, improved dynamics and extended response at both ends of the spectrum. ”
MARK LEVINSON NO585 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
December 22, 2015 Comments Off on MARK LEVINSON NO585 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
The No585 uses an R-2R resistor ladder network for the volume control. This is widely regarded as the best volume control topology out there. Of course, Harman has made improvements to lower the resistance of this circuit and by using special analog switches with very low voltages in routing the currents through the circuit.”
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