Burmester 111 mk II Streamer/Server/CD/DAC/Pre Review
June 13, 2024 Comments Off on Burmester 111 mk II Streamer/Server/CD/DAC/Pre Review
T+A PSD 3100 HV Streaming DAC/ £14,900 Review
June 12, 2024 Comments Off on T+A PSD 3100 HV Streaming DAC/ £14,900 Review
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On the other hand, I couldn’t choose between the PSD 3100 HV’s two DSD filters when listening to Christian Grøvlen’s recital of Bach’s ‘Chromatic Fantasia And Fugue… BWV 903’ [2L; DSD256]. Frankly, the performance here was so compelling that I was reluctant to interrupt it by picking up my smartphone… The rise and decay of the piano notes, the speed of Grøvlen’s finger-work, and the sense of the recording environment were all confidently delivered by T+A’s bespoke DAC.
This element of its performance – thrillingly revealing but not clinically so – is where the PSD 3100 HV partly earns its crust over more affordable competitors. There’s also that volume control. A minor point in the grand scheme of things, but I absolutely loved this preamp’s ability to find just the level I was looking for. Playing The Band’s ‘Up On Cripple Creek’ from their eponymous 1969 album [Capitol Records; 192kHz/24-bit], the smooth, lush tone begged a higher and higher volume, whereas with Megadeth’s ‘Tornado Of Souls’ [Rust In Peace, Capitol Records; 192kHz/24-bit], the PSD 3100 HV let me avoid the moment where the track’s serrated guitars and mediocre production usually start to bother B&W’s tweeters.
Triangle Borea BR08 Review
June 12, 2024 Comments Off on Triangle Borea BR08 Review
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No less importantly, it demonstrates that the Triangle is usefully sensitive as the 50W of the Brio is more than enough to drive it to any level you might want to achieve in a normal room. The rest of testing takes place on the considerably more powerful (and expensive) Cambridge Audio Edge A, which delivers some commensurate gains to the performance, but the fundamental positive qualities of the Triangle remain unchanged throughout.
You can take this to mean that the BR08 won’t necessarily elevate every single system it’s connected to but a rather more positive view would be to see this as a fine speaker to upgrade a relatively affordable existing system.
1968 Pontiac Firebird – Interior Restore with Stealth Audiophile Stereo
June 12, 2024 Comments Off on 1968 Pontiac Firebird – Interior Restore with Stealth Audiophile Stereo
Final Audio Reveals New D7000 Planar-Magnetic Headphones $3499 Review
June 12, 2024 Comments Off on Final Audio Reveals New D7000 Planar-Magnetic Headphones $3499 Review
The D7000 is designed to strike a balance between the detailed highs of planar-magnetic drivers and the dynamic lows typically found in other headphone types. Listeners should expect clear vocals, nuanced strings, and a smooth overall sound. Constructed from lightweight aluminum-magnesium alloy, the D7000 offers both durability and an aesthetically pleasing design.
SPL Phonitor SE $1199 Review
June 10, 2024 Comments Off on SPL Phonitor SE $1199 Review
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As the Mahler symphony builds we note the pleasing sense of space in the Phonitor’s presentation and its ability to avoid sounding cluttered. It helps that details are crisply rendered with little in the way of blur or vagueness when it comes to defining the leading edges of notes. This is particularly praiseworthy at low frequencies where the SPL delivers exceptional grip without sacrificing tunefulness.
That same bass quality works wonderfully with Massive Attack’s Heligoland set. Here, the SPL headphone amp delivers bass with considerable conviction, thumping it out with punch and power. Move up the frequency range and you will find that the midrange is crisp and clean while retaining the natural warmth of vocals. We are pleased to report that the Phonitor SE is the kind of product that you can listen to for hours on end without issue. For all its insight and resolution, it avoids sounding hard-edged and sterile. Feed it a poor or aggressive recording, we used Bruce Springsteen’s heartfelt Terry’s Song, and the SPL refuses to make a meal of things. It is highly revealing of the recording’s shortcomings but never goes out of its way to be rude.
Mola Mola Lupe irresistible vinyl amplification Review
June 10, 2024 Comments Off on Mola Mola Lupe irresistible vinyl amplification Review
Other musical selections Philip played demonstrated again the T66’s balanced sound and ability to reveal details. The sonic characteristics that Philip discerned in the T66 were also revealed in our measurements. The on- and off-axis frequency-response plots, from the bass through to the treble, are quite flat and consistent, which corresponds to that evenhandedness Philip heard—a neutral sound, in other words. The level of distortion the T66 induces across much of the audioband is laudably low even at a high output level (90dB, in our testing, at a distance of two meters under strict anechoic conditions, which is equivalent to more than 96dB at one meter in a room).
Comparing the T66 with his own reference loudspeakers, the Monitor Audio Gold 300 5G floorstanders ($9500/pair), which are also a three-way design with an AMT tweeter, Philip found that apart from their markedly different appearance, the two pairs had quite a different sound. Listening to “Hold On,” from the CD release of Tom Waits’s album Mule Variations, he noticed that the GoldenEar pair “delivered more weight from the upright bass, and their fuller, warmer demeanor made [the song] sound bigger.” But, as clean as the T66s were, the Gold 300s were a touch more revealing. Waits’s baritone is the focal point of his recordings. It is rough and well worn, and the Gold 300s better exposed its full hoarseness, delivering it “like a coarser-grit sandpaper,” Philip writes.
Still, the T66 and Gold 300 had a lot in common, which is unexpected given how different they look. In fact, listening to Tori Amos’s “Caught a Lite Sneeze,” from her Boys for Pele, on CD, Philip found the two pairs “incredibly similar” tonally, both being so well-balanced. “Where they differed was in the scale of presentation, which is where the GoldenEars distinguished themselves,” he writes. “This was particularly evident with the percussion, and was apparent from the opening drum sounds, which were more propulsive and powerful through the T66 speakers. They imparted a sense of impact that the Monitor Audios were unable to equal.” Philip’s main takeaway from this comparison is that the T66 offers a better value: “for $2300 less, the pair of T66s came close to matching the resolution of the Gold 300s, while producing far more bass.”
Bowers & Wilkins Gorgeous 700 Series Signature
June 10, 2024 Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins Gorgeous 700 Series Signature
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