Zeppelin Pro: The Ultimate Wireless Speaker $799 

April 14, 2025 Comments Off on Zeppelin Pro: The Ultimate Wireless Speaker $799 

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While I was loving how the Zeppelin Pro handled female vocals, I needed to be sure it could perform as well with male tonalities. I queued up Jelly Roll’s “Liar” and was not disappointed. His vocals start out close-miked with a warm intimate sound, balanced by the Spanish-inspired acoustic guitar. This is the warmth and richness that runs through many Bowers & Wilkins speaker tunings, and it does not disappoint. The bass and kick drum jump in halfway through the first verse, gearing up for the full band in the explosive chorus. The barely perceptible doubled lead vocals add a depth to the chorus and bridge, and once again, the Zeppelin Pro shows off its ability to handle details with ease. Its ability to maintain the most subtle features of a mix at all volumes is exemplary.

Matrix Audio SS-1 audio grade network switch

April 14, 2025 Comments Off on Matrix Audio SS-1 audio grade network switch

World Premiere Review!Grandinote Mach 8 XL Floorstanding Loudspeaker $31,600 Review

April 12, 2025 Comments Off on World Premiere Review!Grandinote Mach 8 XL Floorstanding Loudspeaker $31,600 Review

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The grand point concerning the Grandinote Mach 8XL, and its greatest accomplishment, is its ability to look past the minutiae and deliver what the musicians meant to be heard. If you are looking for a pair of speakers to just listen to music, and forget about what sounds better and what to buy next or what your next upgrade is, then consider the Mach 8XL floorstanding loudspeakers. Please try to listen to them with matching Grandinote electronics. Massimiliano surely desires Enjoy the Music.com‘s audience to know he imbues his product with Italian spirit and passion, plus a true and deep love of music and the art of recording. Grandinote gear is an homage to the human capacity to create and enjoy music in all of its forms, and to connect more directly with the performers without perceiving the chain of custody between recording and reproduction. If this is your intent, then the Grandinote Mach 8XL loudspeakers are highly recommended.

Music On YouTube

April 12, 2025 Comments Off on Music On YouTube

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The music selections offered below are worth a look and listen despite the occasional adverts. You might even find yourself investigating music genres you’ve never considered before. But try to listen with the best sound available to you, whether that’s a TV with decent internal audio (rare, but they do exist), a good soundbar, or your home theater.

Most of the selections here are classical, including opera arias without subtitles. But even if you think you don’t like such music, give these link a fair try. You may have never before heard opera with visuals. Only once have I sat through a live opera from beginning to end. It was years ago on a trip to Vienna. The opera was Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, not the most accessible choice for a newcomer. But I wasn’t bored, and standing-room tickets were an irresistible $1. Try to find that today!

Audiolab DC-Block 6 Review

April 12, 2025 Comments Off on Audiolab DC-Block 6 Review

Stevie Wonder “Superstition” multitrack, with Bob Margouleff – the full interview

April 12, 2025 Comments Off on Stevie Wonder “Superstition” multitrack, with Bob Margouleff – the full interview

iFi Audio iCAN Phantom Headphone Amplifier Review

April 10, 2025 Comments Off on iFi Audio iCAN Phantom Headphone Amplifier Review

In some ways, the iFi iCAN Phantom is probably overkill for most headphone listeners. The full array of headphone connections, the ability to drive both dynamic and electrostatic cans (ANY electrostatic cans), the choice of solid-state or two types of tube drive, along with the various processing and setting options to play with makes this a drive unit for the truly committed headphone enthusiast. Someone who appreciates the inherent differences in various headphones of all types. Enough that they already own several sets of cans or plan to build a collection. The iFi iCAN Phantom can accommodate them all, drive them to their full potential, and be either a clean sheet of sonic glass or a tweaker’s delight. The choice is yours. On second thought, maybe the iCAN Phantom IS for everybody after all! Recommended!

Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Premium Amplifiers Review

April 10, 2025 Comments Off on Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Premium Amplifiers Review

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Maybe times have changed. Perhaps we audio nuts don’t have as much of a bias against “newer” technology such as class D amplification and all of the advantages it can offer. Whatever the case, the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Premium amplifiers never called attention to themselves in such a way that I ever worried about them being class D. In fact, it rarely even crossed my mind. I was just so involved in listening that nothing else really mattered, and that’s about the best one can expect from a really good stereo setup. And the other advantages? Well, moving the Pass Labs X250.8 from one side of my room to the other was a task, not that I really minded. But handling the little Starkrimson amps was nothing- each could be balanced easily in the palm of my hand. I will give the Pass Labs amp points for running a bit warm though, as my listening space tends a tad cool for comfort in the winter. Ask me again next summer, and I’m sure I’ll tell you a different story.

Denon PMA-900HNE Integrated Network Amplifier Review

April 10, 2025 Comments Off on Denon PMA-900HNE Integrated Network Amplifier Review

Bad idea? Building a high-end loudspeaker with solid maple and walnut.

April 10, 2025 Comments Off on Bad idea? Building a high-end loudspeaker with solid maple and walnut.