Our 2016 Products of the Year — One-Sentence Summaries
January 5, 2017 Comments Off on Our 2016 Products of the Year — One-Sentence Summaries
” Because the review itself must make the case, I thought that this year I’d announce each award by including one sentence from the original review that I believe at least hints at why it was chosen as a Product of the Year for 2016; for those who want to read more, a link to each review is provided in the product name. And here are the winners:”
KEF LS50 Wireless review
January 5, 2017 Comments Off on KEF LS50 Wireless review
“The triangular nature of our network audio configuration still applies to Roon: Roon runs on the Intel NUC as the Core (server) and sends audio over the network to a third party Roon Ready endpoint – one that’s connected directly to one of the LS50 Wireless’ digital inputs – as is instructed by the Roon smartphone/desktop app.”
MartinLogan Expression ESL 13A hybrid electrostatic speaker Review
January 5, 2017 Comments Off on MartinLogan Expression ESL 13A hybrid electrostatic speaker Review
“The MartinLogan Expression is able to generate high sound levels compared to other electrostatic speakers as the stators are closer to the charged Mylar like material than other brands of electrostatic speakers. The panels were also designed to have twice the radiating area of a traditional electrostatic panel of the same size. From my experience, very loud sound levels were obtained with 6 to 60 watts as measured by my amps wattmeter. The Expression is rated at 91 dB sensitivity and a nominal impedance of 4 ohms. However at 20,000 Hz the impedance drops to .5 ohms. Thus, the speakers may not sound crisp with some tube amplifiers in the higher frequencies”
Top 5 Audio Smartphones of 2016: The best speakers and headphone jacks! – Video
January 4, 2017 Comments Off on Top 5 Audio Smartphones of 2016: The best speakers and headphone jacks! – Video
Devialet Expert 1000 Pro Integrated Amplifier Review
January 4, 2017 Comments Off on Devialet Expert 1000 Pro Integrated Amplifier Review
“The Devialet Expert 1000 Pro builds on the past and yet shines brightly with a very thoughtful and exciting vision for the future. Let’s take a look at the basic design and some of the key building blocks from past Expert models. We will then explore what is to come with the Devialet Pro lineup.”
beyerdynamic Amiron Home Headphones – Video
January 4, 2017 Comments Off on beyerdynamic Amiron Home Headphones – Video
SVS PB16-Ultra Ported Subwoofer $ 2,499. Review
January 3, 2017 Comments Off on SVS PB16-Ultra Ported Subwoofer $ 2,499. Review
“Another notable characteristic of the PB16-Ultra driver is the use of an underhung voice coil, although this is not quite as radical since it was also used in the PB13-Ultra. A voice coil being underhung means the height of the coil winding is not larger than the magnetic gap that the coil travels in (a more thorough explanation can be found in this article). The advantage of this approach in the PB16-Ultra is an underhung coil can grant more linear excursion, and this seems to be the case with SVS’s claimed linear excursion of 82 mm peak-to-peak, giving it a tremendous 41 mm of xmax, which is the largest xmax I have ever heard of for a commercial subwoofer using a cone of 18” or less.”
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