Sony PS-HX500 Review
July 14, 2016 Comments Off on Sony PS-HX500 Review
” If you’re buying the Sony PS-HX500 purely to play records then there are better buys at this price. But, of course, that’s because a portion of the money has gone towards that clever hi-res analogue-to-digital “electrickery”. Sadly, it feels a little wasted, since the PS-HX500 fails to dig out quite enough detail from vinyl to warrant making hi-res recordings from it.
Creative Aurvana E Mu Walnu Review – Video
July 14, 2016 Comments Off on Creative Aurvana E Mu Walnu Review – Video
Nativ Adds CD Ripper to High-Res Audio Lineup on Indiegogo
July 13, 2016 Comments Off on Nativ Adds CD Ripper to High-Res Audio Lineup on Indiegogo
“The entire Nativ system also includes the Nativ Pulse, a power supply for the DAC in the Nativ Wave. When you put together the entire Nativ system, high-resolution is available throughout a household, via headphone, streaming or from your own curated collection of CDs. It will be interesting to see how successful this company is after its initial Indiegogo popularity ends and real customers get their hands on these products. And yes, before the vinyl community jumps all over this, a phono preamp product is also in the works. Further down the line, look for a Nativ amplifier as well.
The Nativ Disc will sell for $599, but you can get on Indiegogo for $499 or bundle it with the Nativ Vita for $1498, also on Indiegogo. Delivery is expected to begin in October of 2016.”
Read more at http://www.soundandvision.com/content/nativ-adds-cd-ripper-their-high-res-audio-lineup-indiegogo#m5PK3gI15zwabMHX.99
MRSPEAKERS ETHER C V1.1 CLOSED-BACK PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONE REVIEW
July 13, 2016 Comments Off on MRSPEAKERS ETHER C V1.1 CLOSED-BACK PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONE REVIEW
” This ability to play loudly and softly at the same time—always with exemplary resolution, dynamics, delicacy, and finesse—is what sets the ETHER C apart, making it an extremely desirable headphone indeed. ETHER C is not just a great closed-back headphone; it’s a great headphone, period. Stated simply, ETHER C gives you all the music all the time, successfully harvesting all (or very nearly all) of the valuable musical information your recordings have to offer.”
LINN MAJIK DSM NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER – REVIEW
July 13, 2016 Comments Off on LINN MAJIK DSM NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER – REVIEW
“Since Linn was kind enough to include a headphone output, I put it through its paces. The Majik DSM’s headphone output had no problems propelling my hardest-to-drive cans, the Beyer Dynamic DT-990 600-ohm version, up to my own personal max loudness level and beyond. The volume level was only at 57 out of 80. With the highly efficient Westone ES-5 custom in-ear monitors the Majik DSM needed only a fraction of its output capabilities. The volume setting was only at 31 when I maxed out my loudness limit. There was a faint hiss from the Majik DSM’s amp when no music was playing, even when the volume was set to zero. But with medium- and lower-sensitivity headphones the Majik DSM’s headphone amp was dead quiet. Overall soundstage size, inner detail, and imaging were excellent with any ’phones I tried. And while perhaps not quite as good as the very best can-amps I’ve used, the sound was nonetheless involving and musical.”
Technics SL-1200GAE at Capital Audiofest 2016 – Video
July 13, 2016 Comments Off on Technics SL-1200GAE at Capital Audiofest 2016 – Video
FIDUE A73 HYBRID IN EAR HEADPHONE REVIEW
July 13, 2016 Comments Off on FIDUE A73 HYBRID IN EAR HEADPHONE REVIEW
” The housing of the earphone is, it has to be said, pretty large. If you have small ears look elsewhere but if you consider yourself in the normal to large size the Fidue A73 are going to be spot on in terms of comfort and ease of insertion. The housing itself is made of some good quality plastics and despite our preference for metal units, this earphone feels surprisingly strong. It’s not going to be knocking down the doors of the tank like campfire audio models but then it costs just a fraction of the price. As long as you don’t stand on them or drop them from any great height you should be good to go.”
AvantGarde Uno G2 Review
July 12, 2016 Comments Off on AvantGarde Uno G2 Review
” This is likely also something induced by the tube amplifiers with which I drive the AvantGardes, but the combination really manages to inject a “magical” quality into the midrange, and this is in spite of the aforementioned peakyness and my reservations with respect to vocal delivery. Especially with piano and keyboards, the sounds are so free-flowing and room-filling, so natural and convincing and so very emotionally appealing that it is hard to switch back to my own speakers.”
JBL 4312 Mk2 KENRICK’s Beryllium Custom ones at Membership Private Bar – Video
July 12, 2016 Comments Off on JBL 4312 Mk2 KENRICK’s Beryllium Custom ones at Membership Private Bar – Video
FIRST WATT F7 STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW
July 12, 2016 Comments Off on FIRST WATT F7 STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW
” Since just about all pop music is being recorded in a studio and mixed on a multitrack console, sound engineers are given the opportunity to play various games with the final mix, which may include vocal overdubs, canned reverb for individual tracks, pan-potting, eq, flanging, gain riding, and compression. The F7 was able to dig deep into a mix and resolve such trickery without much effort, a tribute to its superb transient control and laser-sharp image focus. The Eximus DP-1 DAC makes it possible to upsample a Red Book 44.1kHz input to 192kHz on the fly. Discerning a sonic change with some amps is not an easy task. That was not the case with the F7 in the chain. It highlighted significant sonic changes, the opening up of the treble range and tightening of image focus being two major ones. There’s no doubt in my mind that this amp is a high-resolution device.”
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