ZMF Auteur $1,600 Review
December 2, 2018 Comments Off on ZMF Auteur $1,600 Review
“The bulk of my listening was done with a Mytek Brooklyn digital converter and headphone amp, which sounded fine, but after switching over to the much less expensive Schiit Valhalla 2 tube headphones amp, the Auteur’s charms were hard to ignore on Paul Simon’s beautifully recorded In the Blue Light album. The lushness of the tube amp really clicked with the Auteur, and it had a more dynamic kick over the Valhalla 2. The Brooklyn and Auteur combination was more transparent, but the Valhalla 2 had more soul. I like soul.”
Elac Adante AF-61 loudspeaker $5000 Review
December 1, 2018 Comments Off on Elac Adante AF-61 loudspeaker $5000 Review
“The EQ, of course, affects only frequencies below the crossover frequency to the subwoofer (I chose 80Hz). And most audiophile preamps don’t offer the ability to deal with a subwoofer, which is best used when both high- and low-pass filters are available. You can drive the AF-61s full range and simply cross over the subwoofer itself at a low-pass frequency selectable in the app, but that could well make it more difficult to blend the outputs of the sub and AF-61s. This arrangement, in which both the main speakers and the subwoofer overlap across a wide range in the midbass, is one reason audiophiles often have problems incorporating a sub, abandon the effort, and become convinced that subwoofers have no place in audiophilia.”
Audio Research VT80SE Power Amplifier Review
December 1, 2018 Comments Off on Audio Research VT80SE Power Amplifier Review
“Each amplifier had its strengths. The Berning was generally slightly more detailed; the VT80SE, more harmonically rich and just prettier sounding. They were both very enjoyable, but the VT80SE produced over twice as much power as the Berning, making it more capable of driving lower-sensitivity speakers like the KEF Q700s. I don’t believe the Berning is in current production, so there’s really no choice between them. If there were, I would be happy to live with either amplifier. The differences noted were really quite slight.”
Sony NW-A55 Walkman Digital Audio Player Quick Review
December 1, 2018 Comments Off on Sony NW-A55 Walkman Digital Audio Player Quick Review
MRSPEAKERS ETHER2 OPEN BACK ORTHODYNAMIC HEADPHONES $1,999
November 30, 2018 Comments Off on MRSPEAKERS ETHER2 OPEN BACK ORTHODYNAMIC HEADPHONES $1,999
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Once again MrSpeakers has hit it out of the park with the ETHER2 Planar Magnetic Headphones. Well deserving of the name flagship this top of the line headphone offers incremental improvement over all previous planar models while maintaining the natural tonality and musicality that MrSpeakers is known for. When it comes to music reproduction the ETHER2 is a one size fits all headphone. That is to say that it has the deep bass extension and dynamics for dance music and rock, the detail, soundstage, transparency and clarity for classical, the warm musicality for vocal music and the speed and tight bottom end for jazz. If you are looking for a reference quality headphone, there is no need to spend three or four thousand dollars, this is the one. I would happily include the MrSpeakers ETHER2 among to the top five or so headphones I have heard and they currently rank number two among my favorites right behind the VOCE.
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NEW Bel Canto e.One Stream Full Demo Hifi System YG Acoustics Carmel
November 30, 2018 Comments Off on NEW Bel Canto e.One Stream Full Demo Hifi System YG Acoustics Carmel
Boulder 1110 Preamplifier $21,000 and 1160 Power Amplifier $28,000 Review
November 29, 2018 Comments Off on Boulder 1110 Preamplifier $21,000 and 1160 Power Amplifier $28,000 Review
“The Boulder 1110 preamplifier and 1160 power amplifier are truly superb pieces of gear. They do have their own sound character, and this is audible even using a wide variety of front ends, interconnects, cables, and speakers. If you are building or improving a great system, you still need to listen carefully to the Boulders’ nuances and give them the same attention you do in auditioning every other component. You also need to be aware that you will hear the different mix of nuances imposed by your other components once you insert them into your particular system.”‘
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