Exclusive: BACCH Stratos Atmos Processing System Listening Preview
May 29, 2025 Comments Off on Exclusive: BACCH Stratos Atmos Processing System Listening Preview
Pure Audio Project’s Duet 15 Horn Review
May 29, 2025 Comments Off on Pure Audio Project’s Duet 15 Horn Review
dCS Varèse Music System D/A Processor Review
May 28, 2025 Comments Off on dCS Varèse Music System D/A Processor Review
https://www.stereophile.com/content/dcs-var%C3%A8se-music-system-da-processor
A new, downloadable Mosaic ACTUS app (footnote 7) for iOS or Android, designed especially for Varèse, that enables playback from streaming services, USB stick, or (with the I/O Module) external computers, streamers, and network-attached storage (NAS). Networked servers must be UPnP compatible. The app helps with setup, guiding you through initial system update and remote configuration. It also detects audio sources and controls volume. Google Cast enables streaming from phone, tablet, or computer; you can also use it for multiroom casting with Cast-compatible speakers. Apple AirPlay, Roon, and Tidal Connect are other options.
The Mosaic ACTUS app enables you to configure all system options, audio sources, streaming services, local network inputs, Digital I/O Module inputs, and signal path settings including filters, conversion modes, and mappers. dCS offers six PCM filter choices, four usable DSD filter choices, three mapper choices, five conversion mode choices (DXD oversampling or DSD/DSD2/DSD4/DSD8 oversampling), absolute phase choice at the analog output, output voltage choice, and more. Thanks to Mosaic ACTUS, it’s far easier to change these than in other dCS DACs and music systems. Everything is visible on the app—no more pushing buttons on the front panel—and filter settings have been blessedly simplified
Playback Designs MPT-8 Dream Transport Review
May 28, 2025 Comments Off on Playback Designs MPT-8 Dream Transport Review
When a CD transport enters the arena, I must compare it to my reference at its price point: the Aqua La Diva M2. The Diva M2 has a huge heart and is my favorite player under 10.000 Euros. Its main fortes include fluidity, delicacy, refinement, air, and flow. Connected via a Mogami 3080 Neglex AES/EBU cable, the La Diva M2 sounds seductively smooth, lush, and deliciously delicate. However, there is no denying the MPT-8’s transport has spoilt me with its vitality and expression. In comparison, the Aqua is a little rounder than strictly neutral and lacks a measure of control and impact in the low and mid-bass. Otherwise, though, the Aqua keeps up remarkably well, providing similar measures of resolution, transparency, and, importantly, musicality.
While I greatly admire what the La Diva M2 achieves at its comparatively modest price point, this is also a reminder of what is possible in still higher tiers. The MPT-8 may cost more than three times as much, but it beautifully underlines the performance level that Playback Designs achieved with this product.
World Premiere Review!Trilogy Audio Systems 914 Preamplifier And 994 Monoblock Power Amplifier Review
May 26, 2025 Comments Off on World Premiere Review!Trilogy Audio Systems 914 Preamplifier And 994 Monoblock Power Amplifier Review
Hours (literally many) were spent trying to capture the essence of what this Trilogy 914 / 994 combo does, Even now I’m not sure my words have gone far enough. If I asked you to describe the color of a glass of red wine you could easily write a tome the size of War And Peace and still not cover everything. I feel here I’ve barely scratched the surface of how good this kit is. For the price, I think many who value a musically engaging experience plus an utterly simple and unfussy setup, the Triology Sound Systems 914 / 994 stereo system might not be beaten for quite some time. The amount of music I played through Trilogy Audio Systems’ 914 preamplifier and 994 monoblock amplifiers, plus the time I spent with each pair of loudspeakers connected, was partly because I wanted to make sure I did justice when reviewing these luxurious high-end audio products.
Acapella Audio Arts Hypershere Ultimate Horn Speakers
May 26, 2025 Comments Off on Acapella Audio Arts Hypershere Ultimate Horn Speakers
The Acapella Audio Arts Hypersphere ultimate horn speaker system. According to Alfred Rudolph’s plans , only five pairs of the Hypersphere will be built, and they will be available for purchase through a kind of auction in which interested parties can participate. Further details will be announced on the special Hypersphere website
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