Peachtree Decco125 SKY Integrated Amplifier Review – Video
March 29, 2018 Comments Off on Peachtree Decco125 SKY Integrated Amplifier Review – Video
Monitor Audio Silver 300 $2000 Review
March 29, 2018 Comments Off on Monitor Audio Silver 300 $2000 Review
“The Monitor Audio Silver 300 is an extremely accomplished product that offers a level of sound quality unexpected at this price. I was especially impressed by the fact that the overall design is so well balanced and complete. The speaker doesn’t excel in just one or two areas, but performs admirably across the board. Some similarly priced mini-monitors may have a lusher midband or silkier treble, but they won’t begin to match the Silver 300 in bass articulation, low-frequency extension, and dynamic contrasts. Moreover, the Silver 300 plays far bigger than its cabinet size, driver complement, and price would suggest, with robust dynamic authority. It’s also very easy to drive; the Esoteric F-03A’s 30Wpc was more than enough power.”
Shure KSE1500 electrostatic in-ear headphone $3,000 Review
March 28, 2018 Comments Off on Shure KSE1500 electrostatic in-ear headphone $3,000 Review
“The Shure amp-digital converter build quality feels robust. The headphone’s Kevlar-reinforced cable is thicker, stiffer and heavier than most in-ear headphone cables, and it’s definitely not user-replaceable. Maximum playtime for the KSE1500’s Lithium-Ion battery is 10 hours. The converter’s maximum resolution is limited to 96-kHz (24-bit) PCM files — nowhere as high-resolution as what’s available from Astell & Kern or FiiO music players. Shure includes a handsome leather case for the amp-converter.”
TEAC AI-503 Integrated Amplifier/DAC Review
March 28, 2018 Comments Off on TEAC AI-503 Integrated Amplifier/DAC Review
“I placed the AI-503 in my hi-fi rack and connected it to an Elac Discovery music server with built-in DAC (see review in our February/March 2018 issue) running Roon Essentials music library software. The speakers I used for the test were GoldenEar Technology Triton Five towers; to evaluate the headphone amp, I tapped Sennheiser’s HD 598. For computer input, I used a MacBook Pro running JRiver Media Center 21. The AI-503’s manual states that a Windows driver is available on TEAC’s website, but it hadn’t been posted yet for download in the site’s support section during my evaluation, so I wasn’t able to test Windows compatibility.”
1More Triple Driver Over Ear Headphone – video
March 28, 2018 Comments Off on 1More Triple Driver Over Ear Headphone – video
Ypsilon Electronics Hyperion monoblock power amplifier $93,000/pair Review
March 27, 2018 Comments Off on Ypsilon Electronics Hyperion monoblock power amplifier $93,000/pair Review
“When I first heard, and then bought, the Ypsilon VPS-100 phono preamplifier, I concluded that its designer, Demetris Baklavas, was some kind of genius. His PST-100 preamp didn’t shake that conclusion, but I was somewhat disappointed with the original Aelius. With the Hyperion, I must again characterize Baklavas as an electronics design genius whose name deserves mention alongside the more familiar names you probably know. He’s seriously underrated, and deserving of greater acclamation.
Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE Review
March 27, 2018 Comments Off on Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE Review
“The sonic improvement the Active Ground Block SE bestowed upon the system was immediately apparent and wasn’t subtle. The quieter noise floor was expected but is even more pitch black in its quietness. Where previously you can hear background voices being grouped together, you can now identify them individually and get a sense of space between them with the way they are standing in a slight diagonal line stretch to the back of the soundstage. The authority and texture of percussion are clear and vivid. The separation and resolution of the vocals and other instruments now really stand out without losing the warmth and musical nature of all the pieces coming together. I also wanted to note that one of the most impressive elements about the Active Ground Block SE is how beautiful and engaging the music is at even very low volumes. I’ve turned my PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp down to volume level 1 and have been amazed at the detail I can still hear. In some ways, it’s even more engaging because you can’t help but appreciate how the little details and musicality of the tracks come through.”
Grand Prix Audio • Monaco 2.0 Turntable $37,500 Review
March 27, 2018 Comments Off on Grand Prix Audio • Monaco 2.0 Turntable $37,500 Review
“I could run through endless musical examples, but they’d be beside the point — because that point is the Monaco 2.0’s very consistency. Whether the music is big or small, acoustic or electric, plucked, wind, steam-driven or electronic, this record player’s musical reproduction was utterly even-handed, presenting and preserving with equal confidence, whatever recording, genre or performance I chose to play.”
Bowers & Wilkins 702 S2 Speakers – Hands On Review
March 26, 2018 Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins 702 S2 Speakers – Hands On Review
Apple to enter high-end headphone market
March 26, 2018 Comments Off on Apple to enter high-end headphone market
““Apple-branded headphones would seemingly cannibalize Beats headphones, although Beats also sells lower-priced wireless headphones that probably won’t directly compete with the new product. Athlete-oriented wireless Beats earphones still seem to be selling well despite the popularity of AirPods.”
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