REVEL PERFORMA M126BE BOOKSHELF SPEAKER REVIEW
September 12, 2018 Comments Off on REVEL PERFORMA M126BE BOOKSHELF SPEAKER REVIEW
“My takeaway from the measurements is that they confirm my listening impressions. This is probably why trying to equalize these speakers (at all) provides no significant improvement. They’re designed to work just fine, thank you, right out of the box! No room correction, parametric equalizers, or bass foolery required. Now this presumes (obviously) that you have a room that is not an echo chamber, that your speaker placement in the room is symmetrical from right to left, and that you’re willing to do some “speaker dancing” to find the best position for the Revels. Should any of those conditions not be so, then you’ll probably benefit significantly from some of the room correction software available on most any AVR or HT processor.
Which brings up yet another issue. Although you CAN run the Revel Performa M126Be speakers from an AVR, I wouldn’t generally recommend it. The Revels are Lipizzaner Stallions, not dray horses. They’ll show you the best (and the worst) of the associated electronics. Unless you get very lucky, hooking up a “bargain” receiver, preamp, power amp, or integrated to the Revels will only show you the error of your ways. I consider my Arcam AVR550 an unusual enough uber-performer in the world of AV receivers that I can get away with using it with the Revels, but only barely.”
Astell&Kern SP1000 SS Ultima: A Brief Review
September 11, 2018 Comments Off on Astell&Kern SP1000 SS Ultima: A Brief Review
“SP1000 has a bigger body as well as a bigger screen compared to AK380. Its design is straighter and rectangular. In this unit, there is a double digital to analogue converter named AKM AK4497EQ. As AK380 maintains, there are one 3.5mm single ended and 2.5mm balanced outputs. The main difference between two flagships is the USB 3.0 port of the SP1000. The USB 3.0 offers a faster file transfer, but the 3.0 cable isn’t still widespread. So, if we own an old android phone, we may need to carry an extra cable to charge SP1000.”
Cyrus ONE HD Integrated amplifier review
September 11, 2018 Comments Off on Cyrus ONE HD Integrated amplifier review
“The most interesting aspect of this performance is that – even more so than is usually the case – speaker choice makes an enormous difference to how you’ll perceive the Cyrus. With the Spendor attached, you get a balanced, considered and accurate performance that might, depending on your preferences – be considered fractionally dull. Switch to the Acoustic Energy AE1 Classic and the result is far more invigorating. Some of the top end refinement is lost but the result is more propulsive, energetic and all round exciting. The Cyrus is sufficiently powerful and sufficiently transparent that it will largely reflect the behaviour of the speaker rather than imparting much of itself. This is fairly unusual in an amplifier at this price point – particularly one with decoding on board – and also a little different from how Cyrus equipment is often perceived. ”
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.”
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