Reel to Reel Tape Decks, two listening sessions – Video
March 30, 2018 Comments Off on Reel to Reel Tape Decks, two listening sessions – Video
AUDIO ALTO AA R101 FR SPEAKERS REVIEW
March 30, 2018 Comments Off on AUDIO ALTO AA R101 FR SPEAKERS REVIEW
“The driver ensures the extremely accurate sound rendition with outstanding dynamics capability and very low distortion. The result is extremely accurate sound with outstanding dynamics and very low distortion. It also maintains time and frequency alignment, that is very constant through the whole audio spectrum. ”
Grado Headphone Shootout: RS1 vs. RS1e
March 30, 2018 Comments Off on Grado Headphone Shootout: RS1 vs. RS1e
“Twenty-three years ago, in a city far, far away, I purchased the most expensive, mahogany headphones in the world: the Grado RS1. They had been on the market just a year, garnering enormous critical acclaim, and were Grado’s first wood body cans, ever. It took me a year to scrape together the $695 and pay list price for these gems. They were delivered in a mahogany wood presentation case for the first year of production, which I missed getting by a month. Oh well…but they did supply an extension cord as a bonus. (Still not happy about losing out on the case.)
Bel Canto Design Black ACI 600 integrated amplifier $25,000 Review
March 29, 2018 Comments Off on Bel Canto Design Black ACI 600 integrated amplifier $25,000 Review
“I have no idea where my 24/96 FLAC file of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong performing “Summertime” came from, but the sound was delicious. Then again, this duo’s recordings are so resplendent in the midrange that it takes really poor equipment to make them sound less than great—so I was even more convinced of the ACI 600’s excellence by a recording of baritone Matthias Goerne singing “Meine Rose,” from Schumann’s Six Poems, Op.90, accompanied by pianist Markus Hinterhäuser on their recital Einsamkeit (24/96 WAV, Harmonia Mundi HMM 902243/HDtracks). Though I heard less transparency and detail in Goerne’s voice than I do through the far more expensive dCS rig, it was mesmerizingly sweet, warm, and expressive, and the piano sounded convincingly natural.”
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.
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