Mytek Digital Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core preamplifier Review

September 16, 2023 Comments Off on Mytek Digital Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core preamplifier Review

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For a modern audiophile comfortable in the streaming world, the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core can serve as the heart of a very capable music-listening system, now and for years hence. If physical media completely disappear, the BBII owner will be fine with a Roon subscription, some music-streaming subscriptions, and/or a large collection of music files.

The BBII has a fine-sounding DAC, tending transparent but perhaps a bit thin compared to the very best, including the much more expensive dCS Bartók (which may be less neutral-sounding than the BBII). The BBII is among the best I’ve heard in its price range, and it includes almost every digital-connection option—everything but I2S and HDMI.

Bowers & Wilkins 705 Signature Review

September 16, 2023 Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins 705 Signature Review

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B&W’s 705 Signature standmount faces up to its price rivals very well; it’s there or thereabouts on pretty much every performance metric. It has been carefully voiced to appeal across a wide range of music types, and delivers the sonic goods in everything from a small space to a medium-to-large sized listening room. Factor in excellent build and attractive styling, and a lot of people are going to like it. Despite the very stiff competition in this hotly contested market sector, it should fare very well indeed. Consequently, it comes warmly recommended.

Unveiling My Home, Gear

September 16, 2023 Comments Off on Unveiling My Home, Gear

 Marantz Stereo 70s 2 Channel A/V Receiver Review

September 16, 2023 Comments Off on  Marantz Stereo 70s 2 Channel A/V Receiver Review

Infigo Method-3 monoblock power amplifier $55,000 Review

September 15, 2023 Comments Off on Infigo Method-3 monoblock power amplifier $55,000 Review

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I’ve heard few amplifiers I’ve been as eager to return to time and time again as the Infigo Method 3 monoblocks. For smoothness, warmth, you-are-there beauty, color, and ease, they’ve taken me as close to my ideal sound as the best gear I’ve had in my system. Indeed, the Method 3 is one of the finest-sounding components I’ve been privileged to review. There may be amps with more powerful bass, but few so successfully combine modest energy consumption and unforced, utterly convincing musicality. Plus, they’re easy to move around.

Harbeth Super HL5plus XD loudspeaker $7995 Review

September 15, 2023 Comments Off on Harbeth Super HL5plus XD loudspeaker $7995 Review

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The SHL5plus XD may, as Shaw said, be tuned to modern tastes interested in a wider range of music, but I found it less than ideal for rock. It’s hard to explain. They worked extremely well with electronic music (like Fuse, the new album by Everything But the Girl) and the rowdier tracks listed in my listening notes above. They’re tailor-made for well-recorded classical with its grandeur, spaciousness, and separation, and I very much enjoyed jazz through these Harbeths, especially female vocals. But when I played anything that required major boogie factor—ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Mastodon—I found I wasn’t satisfied. They seemed to lack the drive needed to fill my small room with convincing rebel sounds

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Stack Audio AUVA EQ System Isolators

September 15, 2023 Comments Off on Stack Audio AUVA EQ System Isolators

Tannoy Westminster Royal Loudspeaker Review

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MartinLogan Motion XT F200 Loudspeaker Review

September 14, 2023 Comments Off on MartinLogan Motion XT F200 Loudspeaker Review

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With its sizeable heavyweight cabinet, five-strong driver complement and striking looks, the F200 clearly offers plenty of bang for your buck. Mirroring this is a performance that really comes alive with dynamic, bass-rich music, but one that’s equally adept at extracting fine detail when you switch tempo. Feed MartinLogan’s floorstander plenty of power, and you’re ready to sit back and enjoy the show.

NAD M33 REVIEW

September 14, 2023 Comments Off on NAD M33 REVIEW

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Since seeing NAD’s M10 last year we were under the impression that it was all the system we could ever reasonably require, and so consequently it’s been one of our go-to recommendations on our Letters pages. However, the M33 seems to have raised the bar even further. In it’s full-size guise it offers the same style, flexibility and ease of use combined with a performance that’s just as arresting with analogue sources as it is when streaming. Throw in the futureproof peace of mind that comes with the upgrade slots, and it’s difficult to think of a safer pair of hands to underline the fact that what you’re investing your money in is something really rather special