HEGEL H160 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER $3500- REVIEW
August 30, 2015 Comments Off on HEGEL H160 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER $3500- REVIEW
” Let me say clearly that I’m not suggesting that this beauty offers performance on par with the big boys at five or ten times its price. The Ypsilon SET 100 Ultimate amplifiers, particularly after extensive upgrades performed by Demetris Baklavas in March, ascend into the empyrean sphere of musical reproduction. The Boulder 2050 amplifiers, which clock in at close to $100,000, are also in a different sphere.”
CONSTELLATION AUDIO HERCULES II STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £85,000 Review
August 29, 2015 Comments Off on CONSTELLATION AUDIO HERCULES II STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £85,000 Review
“That speaker choice probably means big Magicos, or Wilsons, or YGs, or some equally top-of-the-tree transducer. Yes, you will get to hear what a pair of extremely good standmounts can do when fed the best possible signal, but if you have that best possible signal, you should put it to good use. Source wise, Constellation’s own ‘stellar’ contributions notwithstanding, you will be in the upper atmosphere of digital or analogue, at top dCS, Metronome, or Meitner levels to realise the potential of the Hercules II. Ultimately, the Hercules II is a world-class product and should be used in among its world-class peers.”
Fried R/4 loudspeaker Review
August 29, 2015 Comments Off on Fried R/4 loudspeaker Review
” But a clearly evident degree of brightness, which varied with program level, intruded. At its worst—during peaks in the program material—it added a glassy brightness or shiny patina to female vocals. Particular notes in the flute accompaniment would jump out at me—a quality also noted later in closely miked piano recordings. At modest listening levels the brightness was only an occasional irritant; increase the level to room-filling but not unreasonable levels, however, and it became an unwelcome intrusion”
AIR FORCE 1 TURNTABLE AND GRAHAM PHANTOM ELITE TONEARM – REVIEW
August 29, 2015 Comments Off on AIR FORCE 1 TURNTABLE AND GRAHAM PHANTOM ELITE TONEARM – REVIEW
” Like the AF1, the Elite is a true statement product in which you feel that every aspect of design, execution, and performance has been thoroughly thought through and addressed. The Elite retails at $12,000 with a 9-inch wand; the 10-inch may be substituted for an additional $500, the 12-inch for an additional $1000, each with a different counterweight appropriate to the added weight.”
Audio Tekne TFM 2000 + TEA 2000 Integrated Amplifier and Phonostage Review
August 29, 2015 Comments Off on Audio Tekne TFM 2000 + TEA 2000 Integrated Amplifier and Phonostage Review
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” divided my listening sessions into three groups. For the first one I used only the amplifier, for the second only the phonostage, and finally I listened to both devices together. I won’t give you three separate descriptions though, as I concluded that there was no doubt, that both devices were created by the same man, with his very distinct sound philosophy. Also the best results were obtained when I listened to both devices together.”
ALO Audio Continental Dual Mono DAC / Amp – Video
August 29, 2015 Comments Off on ALO Audio Continental Dual Mono DAC / Amp – Video
BALANCED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY VK-3000SE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
August 28, 2015 Comments Off on BALANCED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY VK-3000SE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
” BAT VK3000SE is a fine piece of integrated amplifier that will be best suited for vocal centric music pieces such as Jazz, Rock and Pop. The idea of getting the best of both world between tube and solidstate implementation make this a good deal in a single piece. I would highly recommend that both tube lovers or fans of natural organic sound to consider this. However if you are a speed enthusiast or have a taste for dimmed tonality, this may not apply.”
AVID DIVA II TURNTABLE – REVIEW
August 28, 2015 Comments Off on AVID DIVA II TURNTABLE – REVIEW
“The overall effect is that music works more effectively, ‘Anitra’s Dance’ from the Marriner/St Martin-in-the Fields account of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Incidental Music [EMI] does feel more like a dance than simply a set-piece, and ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ builds not only in tempo, but also in intensity. That Decca Rhapsody in Blue also contains a recording of Copland’s ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ which, via the Diva II, has not only a sense of space and distance to the opening fanfare, but the sheer power of the timpani is quite arresting; they have impact in the truest sense yet, despite their power, the timpani don’t disturb or unbalance the performance. The Diva II keeps its head while lesser tables are losing theirs.”
EarWerkz Legend-R custom in-ear monitors – Review
August 28, 2015 Comments Off on EarWerkz Legend-R custom in-ear monitors – Review
” The presentations are quite different even though both are supposed to be references as the midrange is much more in-your-face from the LR, and the upper midrange even more so. The more laid-back presentation of the NT-6 doesn’t give the focus on note articulation of the LR, but it does give a more spacious and larger overall sound. From a frequency response perspective, the treble of the NT-6 is much more prominent in comparison to the upper midrange while the LR is the opposite, with a relaxed treble region; treble quality of the NT-6 is a bit higher. Bass is more prominent with the LR and rumble and reverb are more pronounced, although the NT-6 is as capable”
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