Grado RS1e Headphone Review
August 20, 2016 Comments Off on Grado RS1e Headphone Review
“I listened to the RS1e at home on my desktop with a Woo Audio WA7 tube headphone amplifier, and on the go with my Astell & Kern Jr music player. Noah Wall’s Down Home Blues (192-kHz/ 24-bit) brought out the best in the RS1e: That spacious soundstage, freewheeling dynamics, and vivid clarity down to the quietest details of the recording were all more effortlessly revealed than what I heard from my 10-year-old original Grado RS1. The family resemblance was obvious, but the RS1 had a fuller, fleshier tonal balance, while the RS1e’s clarity outpaced the elder model.”
Raidho Acoustics D4 1 speakers THE Show Newport 2016 – Video
August 20, 2016 Comments Off on Raidho Acoustics D4 1 speakers THE Show Newport 2016 – Video
Sculpture Acoustic Chrysalis speakers
August 20, 2016 Comments Off on Sculpture Acoustic Chrysalis speakers
“Chrysalis comes as very differnt loudspeaker project inspired by the Steam Punk movement. This three-way speakers were designed to offer best dynamic impact and extraordinary linearity as well as perfectly cohesive sound stage.”
ROCKPORT TECHNOLOGIES LYRA LOUDSPEAKER
August 19, 2016 Comments Off on ROCKPORT TECHNOLOGIES LYRA LOUDSPEAKER
“What I concluded was that the Rockport Technologies Lyra is surely among the finest loudspeakers on earth; it’s certainly the most extraordinary I’ve heard under circumstances where my exposure was sufficient to have that kind of opinion. Every musical genre—and between my files and the material provided by the other visitors, the musical waterfront was covered—was rendered with complete fealty to scale, tonal color, and dynamics. The sense of occasion, with both live performances and studio recordings, was remarkably consistent and contributed mightily to a tendency to forget that this was canned sound. The openness and transparency, the presentation of natural detail, and the stunning delineation of space all spoke to a complete lack of mechanical distortion.
Puro Sound Lab BT2200 Wireless On-Ear Headphones Reviewed
August 19, 2016 Comments Off on Puro Sound Lab BT2200 Wireless On-Ear Headphones Reviewed
” Performance-wise, the BT2200 serves up a generally well-balanced sound that doesn’t over-emphasize the highs or the lows. I would classify the high end as being a little laidback: I didn’t hear harshness or brightness in the highs of Chris Cornell’s “Seasons,” Junior Kimbrough’s “Junior’s Place,” or Peter Gabriel’s “Sky Blue,” but the high frequencies also fell back a bit in the mix, lacking the clarity, crispness, and openness that I get from my much more expensive reference”
Questyle QP1R DA $899 Review
August 19, 2016 Comments Off on Questyle QP1R DA $899 Review
” Overall, the Questyle QP1RDAP is an excellent companion which offers outstanding sonics in a durable and yet stylish design. Having said that, the user interface is not the best and would have benefited from a more modern approach akin to today’s smartphones. Questyle have chosen to go down a retro-style approach, however, which rests more in line with the design language of this DAP. What impresses me most is that the QP1R continues to sound great through all of its gain settings giving it the much-needed versatility to stand out as an all-in-one solution. At $899 (£745), it is not the cheapest player around but should be a serious consideration for anyone wishing for a great build and an excellent audiophilic sound.”
STAX SR-L700 HEADPHONE $1400 REVIEW
August 18, 2016 Comments Off on STAX SR-L700 HEADPHONE $1400 REVIEW
“If you require a full-sized headphone that delivers a high degree of isolation, none of the Stax open-enclosure designs are going to work for you. But currently none of the other models I’ve mentioned that are in contention for “best” headphone are closed-enclosure designs. As of right now, if isolation is your top priority, you may either have to opt for a custom in-ear monitor or compromise with a headphone that’s not quite as spatially open, harmonically uncolored, or detailed as the Stax SR-L700.
Burmester Surround Sound Sound System (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) review
August 18, 2016 § 1 Comment
” Turn it on and you notice a subtle lift in the soundstage from the top of the dashboard to higher up the windscreen, just past ear height.The soundfield gains greater depth and spaciousness in which instruments and vocals sit. The trade-off is a slight loss of focus and solidity, but we’d happily listen to either, with some tracks actually suiting the extra surround processing.”
GOLDENEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPERSUB XXL SUBWOOFER $1999 REVIEW
August 18, 2016 Comments Off on GOLDENEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPERSUB XXL SUBWOOFER $1999 REVIEW
“Some of this can surely be ascribed to the XXL’s effortless ability to help widen the soundstage. The best way that I can describe this effect is to suggest that the combination of deep notes and concert-hall air and ambiance that a sub like the XXL supplies adds a degree of verisimilitude that a single pair of loudspeakers cannot, no matter how low or how powerful the bass coming out of those speakers is. The stone cold truth is that a pair of subwoofers will add a vital ingredient to the sonic stew that is simply impossible to capture otherwise.”
AudioQuest DragonFly Red & DragonFly Black Review
August 17, 2016 Comments Off on AudioQuest DragonFly Red & DragonFly Black Review
‘Combining elements of rock and rap, Rage Against The Machine is one of the best bands of all time and features some of the best pure musicians of all time. Listening to Rage’s debut album through the Sennheisers and DragonFly Red, the Red had awesome control over the entire frequency spectrum. On “Killing In The Name” and “Take The Power Back,” the extremely powerful bass, guitar crunch, and drum kick had visceral impact and a certain clarity of which the iPhone alone could only dream. Listening through the headphone output of the iPhone 6 Plus provides a listening experience I’d rather not have again. Rage requires the Red. Period.”
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