Audio Ramblings - The AURALiC Aries G2 Streaming Transporter Dave Clark ...how the Aries G2's clock works. Not a big deal… turn the unit off from the front and then from the rear, swap whatever cables one needs to swap, then...
The New First Watt F8 Stereo Amplifier from Nelson Pass: Time Travel In a Black Box! Jeff Day ...XP-17), and an Acoustic Revive 'Power Reference' (for the First Watt F8). All the power cables were plugged into an Acoustic Revive RPT-6 Absolute NCF Power Distributor, and an Acoustic...
Stage III Concepts Analord Master Marshall Nack ...Master. Installation Similar results occurred when I paired the Analord with the CH Precision P1 Phono Stage (review coming). I wanted to try it on the Lamm LP1 Signature Phono...
Luxman launches new flagship analog player: PD-191A turntable Positive Feedback ...supplied EP adaptor; plus detachable output and IEC power cables so that owners can substitute or upgrade to aftermarket cables. The gold-plated AC power input is turned 180° to better...
Hegel Music Systems H590 - Integrated Amplifier/Music File Player Wojciech Pacuła ...amplifier. There are some solutions known from both the DA30 and the Mohican CD player here, and another upside—one doesn't need additional cables power nor IC since the DAC is...
Wireworld Releases Platinum Starlight® 48 HDMI Cable Positive Feedback ...an Ultra-High Speed HDMI cable with the amazing harmonic purity, dynamic expression and imaging precision of the scientific reference standard, a direct connection between components,” comments Wireworld designer and President,...
EAT C Sharp Turntable Combination Robert H. Levi ...WyWires best, and state-of-the-art in my opinion. I choose the Diamond by ear over other cables that were even more expensive. It is magical with the Kiseki, shielded to the...
RSX Technologies Beyond Power Cord Robert H. Levi ...a game-changer for their high-resolution system. I am a connoisseur of power cords, so to speak, and find them essential to fine-tuning a reference system to peak performance. I agree...
AVM Evolution A5.2 Integrated Amplifier Gary L Beard ...speaker cables to keep them from interfering with the power cord inlet and input interconnects. Photo by G.L. Beard Once the rear mounted main power switch is flipped on, the...
Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium Amplifiers from Orchard Audio John Hoffman ...and NASA. These are demanding manufacturing projects where precision is required, reliability is expected, and failure is not an option. Leo eventually decided to design and build his own DAC...
XACT S1 Music Server Marshall Nack ...own distortions, artifacts and colorations. It is not the ultimate reference. As Lynn observed after a recent listening session with the panel, "There's digital; there's analog; and there's acoustic. Audiophiles...
J. Sikora 12" Tonearm Wojciech Pacuła ...it came to it it was the top-of-the-line reference, which was introduced in 2014. In 2018 the company revealed its first tonearm, the KV12, and last year at the Warsaw...
Teddy Pardo MB100 Amplifiers Michael Zisserson ...during long streaks of electronic music at unreasonable levels. Greater detail comes in the form of ultra-premium parts such a 0.01% precision resistors, brand-name hook-ups, and high grade non-electrolytic capacitors....
Vitus Audio Signature Series SIA-030 Integrated Amplifier Wojciech Pacuła ...It simply looks great! HOW WE LISTENED TO IT The Vitus Audio SIA-030 amplifier was assessed in the High Fidelity's reference system and compared to a set consisting of the...
Blue Circle O22i Integrated Amplifier Tom Campbell ...my reference, the Coda Unison integrated, which has been my off-and-on reference amp for more than a decade. The Unison has been a trooper for me and remains a super-solid...
The ATC SCM40 Loudspeaker - a Crazy Diamond Hidden in Plain Sight Juan C. Ayllon ...And building on the success of their reference quality precision-made monitors, they began producing smaller speakers ranging from SCM7s through 10s and 20s to offer their ATC performance and reliability...
A New Solution to Understanding What Your Digital Audio System Is Doing With the Data Stream - Part 2 Rushton Paul ...the output virtual format is floating-point. In practice: 16- and 24-bit content (WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD/DoP , MQA): bit-accurate, because it fits exactly within the 24 bits of effective precision...
Harbeth M40.5 XD2 Loudspeakers Wojciech Pacuła ...amplifier, and the signal was sent using SiltechTriple Crown speaker cables. My reference speakers for this test were Harbeth M40.1 and YG Acoustics Vantage 3. As a source of music...
McIntosh MC352 Amplifier Editors at Positive Feedback ...the Magneplanars are noted for their seamless musical perspective. The responsiveness of the quasi-ribbon when connected to the MC352 was truly exceptional. Notes cut through the air with a precision...
