The Neoteric Listener - The A&K T8iE MK II In-Ear Monitor Headphones Dean Seislove ...gains precision and richness in detail. At the same time, the energy utilisation increases and the listener can play louder." My extensive engineering training from watching tons of television has...
Nordost QKORE Ground Products Marshall Nack The telltale sign that everything was right—better-than-right—appeared when I set my CH Precision M1.1 monoblocks to produce a flat response, meaning bass, mids, and treble were output in equal measure,...
Sonus faber Lumina V Loudspeakers Michael Zisserson ...that. Both experiences were what could be considered reference level. First was with the "Electa Amator" stand-mount loudspeaker, then with the "Guarneri Homage." When I received word the kind folks...
Nordost QSOURCE Linear Power Supply Marshall Nack ...the DC cables. Swapping DC cables I compared the original and premium DC cables using the EtherStream switch and was a bit surprised to find the premium almost mimicked the...
Follow Up: Zesto Audio BIA 120 Class A Amplifier Robert H. Levi ...Phono Stage, and Kubala-Sosna Elation! and Emotion Interconnects and AC cables to achieve this precision on the Marten Bird Speakers. The BIA is extremely neutral, more neutral than any gear...
The New Apartment Lounge: It's an Analogue World Part 2 - JE Audio's Delightful HP20 Phono Amplifier Maurice Jeffries ...inputs securely accommodated a wide range of phono cables used during the review process, while single-ended and balanced output connectors meant that I could chose the output option that best...
Yarlung Records: DSD Albums from Native DSD A New Adventure in Recorded Sound! Robert H. Levi ...here included the A&K 240 DAP, both Kimber Select 1036 and WYWire Platinum cables, and both of my reference systems, which are all tube and include Marten Speakers. Apple computers...
High End Exhibition 2016 - Munich, Germany Wojciech Pacuła ...again Compact Disc and Super Audio CD players. Metronome Technologies, Cambridge Audio, Audiolab, DPS EAR Yoshino, CEC, Musical Fidelity, Accustic Arts, Trigon, Neodio (CD), dCS, CH Precision, Luxman, Marantz, Denon,...
The New Apartment Lounge: An Abundance of Riches Maurice Jeffries ...when driven by the Encore. OTOH, my reference Maggie 1.7i panels clearly prefer the power, precision and control that the reference combo delivers, the 1.7is sounding a bit malnourished dynamically...
Audeze LCD-5 Flagship Planar Headphones Robert H. Levi ...was obvious that the LCD-5 performs at an efficient 15 ohms or so, and will plug and play with about any quality amp or DAP. Mate them with high-quality reference...
Impressions: The Sound Galleries SGM2015 – Chapter 1, with the T+A DAC8 DSD DAC David W. Robinson ...Zodiac reference loudspeakers Racks and isolation feet by Stillpoints and Critical Mass Systems Interconnects (Elation!) and USB (Realization) by Kubala-Sosna, and GamuT (speaker cables); power distribution by Kubala-Sosna (XPander) The...
Brief Impressions: HDTT's Howard Hanson: An American Romantic on Reel-to-Reel Tape David W. Robinson ...are evaluating RTR tapes with a brilliant ATR Services Ampex ATR-102, one of the great pro reference players on the planet, courtesy of Jonathan Tinn and Blue Light Audio. The...
Kuzma STABI R Turntable Wojciech Pacuła ...supply + tonearm TEST: Kuzma STABI XL2 + 4POINT turntable + tonearm TEST: Kuzma REFERENCE + STOGI REFERENCE 313 VTA turntable + power supply + tonearm SOUND Records used for...
Crystal Cable Infinity Power Cable Marshall Nack ...To that end, I've been searching for products that share this bias. They are as rare in audio as they are on stage. After installing Infinity PCs on my CH...
Topping E70 Velvet DAC: Bringing Delta-Sigma Playback of Native DSD to a Higher Level Tom Gibbs ...intuitive. As is my usual process, I used upgraded, aftermarket cables for my evaluation, including a Rite Audio HC power cable, a pair of AudioQuest Yukon balanced interconnect cables, as...
AXPONA 2018: End of the Road, Snow on the Horizon? Myles B. Astor ...1 cartridge Kubala-Sosna cabling 2. Quintessence Audio lineup Wilson Audio Alexia 2 Speakers Audio Research Reference M160 amplifiers and Reference 6 linestage AMG Viella 12 table and 12JT 12-inch Arm...
RMAF 2018 Photo Essay Part 2 Carol Clark ...best to be nice. Nordost, CH Precision, YG Acoustics, VPI Industries, and dCS. Philip O'Hanlon with On a Higher Note once again had a fabulous sounding room. Tweak Studio, Gryphon...
CanEVER Audio La Scala Amplifier Editors at Positive Feedback ...of specially designed cables come with the LaScala to connect both units. Both cables are "foolproof" terminated with connectors, which allow the connection of the power supply and the amp...
Einstein Audio Components – The System Part 2 Dirk Sommer ...Jubilee, Swiss Cables Reference Plus, Goebel High End Lacorde, Habst Ultra III, Audioquest Diamond and Carbon, Cardas Audio Clear Network Accessories: PS Audio Power Regenerator P5, Clearaudio Matrix, Sun Leiste,...
