QUESTYLE AUDIO SHB2 MASTER DAC/PREAMP/HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER/WIRELESS RECEIVER $2,499
December 3, 2018 Comments Off on QUESTYLE AUDIO SHB2 MASTER DAC/PREAMP/HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER/WIRELESS RECEIVER $2,499
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As a final test I set the CMA Twelve MASTER to high gain and standard bias and while I don’t own a pair of headphones that would require such massive amounts of power I do know they exist, so it was important to verify that owners of said headphones would not be making fatal sacrifices. The noise floor remained ridiculously low (although to listen to music I had to lower the volume to a little over ¼ ). Harry Nilsson’s “The Lottery Song” (Son of Schmilsson – 16/44.1 kHz) was exceptionally musical despite being 16/44.1 kHz and running Class A/AB. Nicky Hopkin’s piano was full and rich and Harry’s voice was intimate and silky amidst a completely enveloping soundstage. I will admit though that the same track was a bit more honeyed in pure Class A.”
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC) Turntable
December 3, 2018 Comments Off on Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC) Turntable
Roon Nucleus Plus Network Streamer
December 2, 2018 Comments Off on Roon Nucleus Plus Network Streamer
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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