LIVING VOICE VOX OLYMPIAN AND WAMM MASTER CHRONOSONIC IN THE SERVICE OF THE MUSIC
September 11, 2018 Comments Off on LIVING VOICE VOX OLYMPIAN AND WAMM MASTER CHRONOSONIC IN THE SERVICE OF THE MUSIC
“Well, not everyone has the luxury as Saksiri Joe Poster Pasothakang (JOE POSTER Company Limited) to check his CD master disc and Lacquer in such dream systems. Yes, these are the Living Vox Olympian with Kondo Audio Note Japan and WAMM Master Chronosonic speakers with DarTZeel!”
SCHIIT AUDIO LYR 3 REVIEW
September 10, 2018 Comments Off on SCHIIT AUDIO LYR 3 REVIEW
“With the solid state ‘tube’ the sound changes to a more punchy bass, with even wider extension into lows and highs. You will trade musicality for linearity in the lower midrange. Don’t think you’d be getting a typical solid state amplifier then, because the discrete design of Lyr 3 will still give out a very harmonic and lush sounding amplifier with smooth mids. The biggest change to me though was the treble, which has gotten sparklier and crisper with the LISST installed. The overall sound lost some of its richness, but gained precision and accuracy in the end. Which is also very nice if you’re looking for that.”
Beyerdynamic Lagoon noise-cancelling headphones @ IFA 2018
September 10, 2018 Comments Off on Beyerdynamic Lagoon noise-cancelling headphones @ IFA 2018
AVM EVOLUTION CS 5.2 STREAMING CD RECEIVER REVIEW
September 10, 2018 Comments Off on AVM EVOLUTION CS 5.2 STREAMING CD RECEIVER REVIEW
As a complete system, the AVM CS 5.2 is a remarkably versatile unit, providing access to internet radio, streaming services (TIDAL and Qobuz are supported) and USB digital, together with the conventional gamut of hi-fi sources. As a one-box solution for a minimalist, the AVM CS 5.2 has few peers, and the flexibility of its back panel connections makes it equally valid as a core component in a separates system, where its DAC and amplifier performance cede little to rivals at the likely price points. Add in the cool, understated good looks and impeccable build quality and it’s hardly surprising that AVM have a winner on their hands.”
ABYSS AB-1266 PHI CC HEADPHONE $5,000 REVIEW
September 9, 2018 Comments Off on ABYSS AB-1266 PHI CC HEADPHONE $5,000 REVIEW
“Overall, as fantastic as the bass is with the original configuration, I found that the presentation now had among the tightest and most detailed bass there is in personal audio. To hear this level of depth, detail and texturing, I used to think you’d have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a full two-channel stereo setup. Simply put, when you incorporate their expansive sound-staging, these headphones offer the closest speaker-like presentation I’ve heard in personal audio and the new ear-pads help the Abyss AB-1266 Phi / Phi CC headphones achieve a level that I didn’t think was possible.”
Synthesis Soprano 12 watt class A tube amp and DAC
September 9, 2018 Comments Off on Synthesis Soprano 12 watt class A tube amp and DAC
Bryston BLP-1 Turntable and Tonearm Review
September 9, 2018 Comments Off on Bryston BLP-1 Turntable and Tonearm Review
” was so taken with the two selections from the M&K Roger Wagner Chorale Encore on M&K’s sampler that I managed to find an unopened copy on the Internet of the direct-to-disc original. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a more immediate, tactile, and transparent choral recording anywhere anytime by anyone (it’s a live recording). You might not think a small chorus with piano accompaniment would be much of dynamic-range test. But this is to reckon without the sheer drive, verve, and near riotous involvement the group bring to the spirituals on side 2. The pots, pans, and assorted other “instruments” that appear in “Dem Bones” are so vividly registered they seem to pop into view before your eyes, and in “Set Down Servant” when the group sings/shouts the refrain “My soul’s so happy that I can’t sit down”—well, that pretty much sums up my response to these fabulous performances, the sonics, and the BLP-1 in reproducing them.”
ELAC Adante AS-61 Loudspeaker Review
September 8, 2018 Comments Off on ELAC Adante AS-61 Loudspeaker Review
“The AS-61s’ sound impressed me immediately. With good source material their top end was neutral—neither rounded off nor overcooked. Sibilants were clearly defined but unexaggerated (or at least as natural as close-miked vocalists can be). Lightly brushed cymbals, delicate finger sounds on guitars, the sheen of stringed instruments, and a singer’s preparatory breath intake at the beginning of a vocal track were all beautifully captured. The imaging was solid, and the sense of depth (when present in the recording) was satisfying.
The Adantes excelled on voices, both male and female, pop, and classical. Leo Kottke’s album My Father’s Face has long been one of my favorite reference discs for how clearly it shows off Kottke’s crisp guitar playing and distinctive voice. The latter isn’t his strong suit, but I’d be surprised to ever hear it sound better than it did on the AS-61s. The balance there, and with other vocalists including Nils Lofgren, Holly Cole, The King’s Singers, Sinne Eeg (if you like great jazz vocals, check out this Danish star’s recordings), Jose Carreras, and Leontyne Price, was superb”
BURSON Class-A headphone amp Review
September 8, 2018 Comments Off on BURSON Class-A headphone amp Review
“The Bang is a powerful yet compact power amplifier that would be at home in both a PC based system as well as a HiFi system. If you partner it with the Play you have a remote from which you can adjust the volume, with the Fun you only have the volume pot. The Bang does not shy away from a challenge and it will do justice to many easier to driver speakers out there, it sounds a lot better than the cheaper integrated amps around the same price, the only downside is you will need a pre-amp to match the amount of inputs you need”
BEYERDYNAMIC AMIRON WIRELESS REVIEW
September 8, 2018 Comments Off on BEYERDYNAMIC AMIRON WIRELESS REVIEW
“Overall, I loved my time with these headphones. Being able to “cut the cord” and walk around without being tethered to a dedicated headphone amplifier was very liberating. As well, for those who are wary of getting into a top flight pair of headphones and don’t want to spend a small fortune on an upsteam amplifier and/or DAC, they no longer have to concern themselves with these potential added costs. These are the two biggest advantages with wireless headphones in my experience and the folks at beyerdynamic have done a fantastic job in this regard. Tonality, these are incredibly open and neutral sounding headphones. Some might prefer a bit more heft or energy in terms of the bass, but I was quite satisfied with what I heard. The layering and detail of the bass quality were both excellent to my ears. The simple control functions on the earcup were both intuitive and functioned quite easily. Coming in at $699 ”
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