AUDIOPHILE HEAVENLY REALMS
August 14, 2018 Comments Off on AUDIOPHILE HEAVENLY REALMS
“Take a deep breath and dive into another photo set of the dedicated audiophile heaven. This time with Wilson Alexandria X2 speakers, NAIM Statment electronics, full Nordost Odin 2 cable loom etc. Thanks Pham Thanh Cuong. ”
Woo Audio WA33 Headphone Amplifier Review – Video
August 12, 2018 Comments Off on Woo Audio WA33 Headphone Amplifier Review – Video
AAVIK ACOUSTICS U-150 UNITY INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
August 12, 2018 Comments Off on AAVIK ACOUSTICS U-150 UNITY INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
” If anything, the Aavik U-150 falls into the inviting sounding presentation, although that makes it sound like its a bad thing. Actually, it just makes music sound like it’s the kind of thing you’d want to listen to, rather than analyse. It’s dynamic and exciting, accurate, and yet not bland or sparce. It’s just a damn good amplifier, and a perfect ambassador for Class D.
What the Aavik U-150 does so well (as the U-300 does so well) is deliver a consistent and integrated performance. Some amplifiers are a great DAC with a mediocre amp attached, or a fine line-stage with an afterthought of a phono section. The Aavik platform is none of those things. It is an exciting performer regardless of whether you are using the line stages, the DAC or the phono. And, also like the U-300, the Aavik platform really ties the music together well. Music flows well with Aavik, and the sound easily moves from theme to theme and from beat to beat.”
Micromega M-150 Integrated Amplifier Review
August 11, 2018 § 1 Comment
“Thirdly, the mobile app for the M-150 can be a little hit or miss. At least on iOS. Some days it’s all, “Hey, there’s your amp! Here’s some internet radio you might enjoy!” Other days it’s more along the lines of, “Dude, you sure you own one of our products?” And on other days still it just craps the bed and dies. That might have something to do with my enterprise-grade network, which I know some audiophile products just don’t get along with. But the inconsistency of its reliability makes me think probably not.”
Stereophile and AnalogPlanet at EISA 2018, Antwerp, Belgium
August 11, 2018 Comments Off on Stereophile and AnalogPlanet at EISA 2018, Antwerp, Belgium
Aurum Cantus LEISURE 2 LUXURY MkII Review
August 10, 2018 Comments Off on Aurum Cantus LEISURE 2 LUXURY MkII Review
“The rosewood gloss finish is just superb, never mind the price. Granted, Aurum Cantus did cut a few corners by using a black gloss for the rear and bottom panels, but even these parts of the speaker are not out of place, and the deep black gloss compliments the rosewood. Inspect the speaker carefully. Quality is instantly apparent, especially on the front sloped baffle that facilitates time/phase coherence.”
Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2 Review
August 10, 2018 Comments Off on Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2 Review
“This octave is getting its own section. It is that good. First, it is perfectly integrated with the mid bass, mids and treble. Nothing sticks out. But when specified by the composer or the engineer, pow! Try the two tubas (low F) and bass drum in the opening of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps (Salonen/LA/DGG)—this is one of my hidden gems to surprise guests. On this live recording, the engineers replicate the sound perfectly. All three instruments are separated by tone and in space, but the effect, the visceral movement of air, is astonishing.
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Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit Loudspeaker $93,000 Review
August 9, 2018 Comments Off on Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit Loudspeaker $93,000 Review
“As expressive and balanced as they are, man, can the Spirits rock! I heard stories from Philip O’Hanlon of absurdly loud SPLs with no distortion, and I have no trouble believing them, as my own rocking-out test had them playing briefly at 110–115dB peaks with absolutely no sign of stress or strain. During this experiment, I kept turning them up, certain that at some point they would start to distort. Good sense took over long before I ever found a breaking point; they do have a 1600-watt power-handling rating, after all! With clean and dynamic power amplifiers (the Audionet MAXes deliver 400 watts into 8 ohms and the CIA Audio D500 MkII’s bring 500 watts to the party), these speakers seemed utterly bullet-proof.”
Roon Nucleus Plus Network Streamer Explained
August 9, 2018 Comments Off on Roon Nucleus Plus Network Streamer Explained
Pass Laboratories XA200.8 monoblock power amplifier $42,000 Review
August 8, 2018 Comments Off on Pass Laboratories XA200.8 monoblock power amplifier $42,000 Review
“The XA200.8s’ reproduction of air around individual instruments was fine, but through Wilson Audio’s Alexia and Alexia 2 speakers the Progression Monos topped it in the presentation of the entire acoustic spaces of recording venues. The D’Agostino also excelled in dynamic contrast—hardly a surprise, given the Progression Mono’s greater power into these 4 ohm Wilson speakers: 1000W vs the XA200.8’s 400W.”
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