YULONG DA-ART Aquila II $700 Review
July 26, 2020 Comments Off on YULONG DA-ART Aquila II $700 Review
“The synchronous mode is a little closer to the DA10 tuning with a softer overtone and a bit more bass warmth. Also, the upper mids and treble are a little more liquid soundings and not as aggressive.
That is not to say the async mode is brighter but you will find the mids and treble to have a bit more focus and the instrumental timbre a bit cleaner. It also sounds perceptibly the more articulate for percussion which might suit smoother sounding headphones like the Heddphone.”
MiniDSP SHD Power: 2 x 120 watt amp with Dirac
July 26, 2020 Comments Off on MiniDSP SHD Power: 2 x 120 watt amp with Dirac
Magico introduces M9 floorstander £850,000
July 24, 2020 Comments Off on Magico introduces M9 floorstander £850,000
“It also reckons it’s the first system ever to employ a 28mm beryllium-diamond dome tweeter. This is combined with a 152mm midrange, two 280mm mid/bass and a pair of 380mm bass drivers utilising Magico’s Analog Crossover (MXO), which features Linkwitz-Riley filters to deliver 24dB per octave slopes at the crossover frequency of 120Hz.
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CONRAD-JOHNSON ART27A STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £24,500 REVIEW
July 24, 2020 Comments Off on CONRAD-JOHNSON ART27A STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER £24,500 REVIEW
“The question on people’s lips will always be ‘which one is best?’ but in fact it’s a false dichotomy at best. The ART300 and ART27A play to different strengths, work with different systems (especially in terms of loudspeakers and room, even if there is a lot of wiggle room on the part of the ART27A). The simple answer to the question is ‘yes’ or ‘they are both better than each other’. There is no set answer here. Both are outstanding in their own different ways and while there is a lot of crossover in terms of tonality and frequency extension. It’s much more than one has authority, the other has a sense of musical grace, just as it’s wrong to think one is for rock listeners and the other is for jazz fans. The truth is, you should listen to both, and then decide.”
U-Turn Orbit Special turntable unboxing and review
July 24, 2020 Comments Off on U-Turn Orbit Special turntable unboxing and review
NOBLE AUDIO SULTAN REVIEW
July 23, 2020 Comments Off on NOBLE AUDIO SULTAN REVIEW
“In a short summary, I’d call the Noble Sultan a well balanced monitor with exemplary low-end extension, lightly forward mids and a clear top section. It features very good resolution and texture, but absolutely shines in terms of depth and layering. While it doesn’t create the widest stages out there, it still reaches good measures. The Sultan is a nicely enjoyable monitor, that does many things right, but might miss out on a unique character for some.”
SMSL M200 Review
July 23, 2020 Comments Off on SMSL M200 Review
“Sadly, the M200 doesn’t have a headphone out, it is a pure DAC only and that makes it difficult to judge exactly what presentation the product actually offers. I have to rely on knowing my amps to connect it to, and how they differ in sound setup connected to this M200 vs other DAC’s I have experience with”.
I’ve found the M200 to be light on the low end, but moderately responsive to EQ and boosting if need be. You can drop in +5dB, or maybe even a bit more, and yield a more potent low end.
Tours The Archive of Contemporary Music Tour
July 23, 2020 Comments Off on Tours The Archive of Contemporary Music Tour
KEF R5 LOUDSPEAKER AND KF92 SUBWOOFER $5,000 REVIEW
July 22, 2020 Comments Off on KEF R5 LOUDSPEAKER AND KF92 SUBWOOFER $5,000 REVIEW
“Every single note projected from this system had a seamless and uninterrupted path from the formation of the note, to the sustain of the note and to the decay of the note. The low end of the R5’s without the KF92 is clean with the port plugs installed, without, the bass deepens and becomes more open and dynamic. Midrange and upper frequencies were absolutely full of detail and articulate but not bright or overbearing. Personally find myself able to listen for hours without any fatigue. The R5 does a good at being resolving, bringing you all the detail within a recording, all while being forgiving to recordings that are not of the greatest quality.”
Rockport Technologies Avior II Loudspeakers Review
July 21, 2020 Comments Off on Rockport Technologies Avior II Loudspeakers Review
“Listening to Sara Watkins’s Sun Midnight Sun (16/44.1 FLAC, Nonesuch/Qobuz), he noted that “her fiddle sounded rosiny, and her voice in ‘When It Pleases You’ was clear and tinged with emotion.” Jeff could also clearly hear that the recording “lacks wide dynamic range,” and pointed out that it “can sound too processed through some speakers because of their inability to reveal microdetail — sounds that should be distinguished from each other are instead mushed together. But I found that if a recording contains a detail, I heard it through the Avior IIs.”
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