Category: Audiophile Sound
Vibration Control for the Audiophile: Gingko, Synergistic Research PS Audio or Symposium Acoustics
Vibration control is a good area for a tweak because not all components absorb vibration efficiently. Rather than add to the cost of the component, manufactures often ether ignore vibration or deal with it as cost effectively as they can to keep the component in budget. There is no shortage of third party vibration control […]
January 25, 2016
Gentle Giant’s Octopus in 5.1 Surround Sound
Steven Wilson has delivered a clean, very musical remix of this classic progressive rock album, which in a short time has become the “final word” on the album. There can be little doubt that this remix is far superior to anything that has been done before it and that in our lifetime the Steven Wilson […]
January 18, 2016
Apple Alternatives for a High Resolution Audio Portable Player
While an Apple product still does not exist, there are many excellent portable digital music players like the old Apple i-Pod that can deliver high resolution audio sound. So, yes, the digital music library of 24 bit music that you downloaded from HD Tracks and other web stores is portable. Apple devices still cannot support […]
January 11, 2016
New Shunyata Power Cables Are Not Always Better
When it comes to high-end power cables, Shunyata is the king. So every time Shunyata replaces their top of the line cable with a new model, “attention must be paid.” In 2009, the King Cobra CX by Shunyata was their flagship power cable. Priced at $3500, it was the reference cable most often used to […]
November 9, 2015
Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II Steps Up
Bose is one of the best in the business when it comes to speakers, so it’s hard to ignore the hype surrounding its SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II. After taking a listen, the praise is well deserved. The SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II connects wirelessly to any Bluetooth enabled device, including phones, laptops, and tablets. […]
October 26, 2015
The Atmosphere, the HFT-2, and Room Acoustics for Audio
It is difficult to believe that ten metal cylinders half the size of a fingernail tacked to the walls of a large listening space could have any effect on the acoustics. Synergistic Research calls them HFT-2—and they work. So it wasn’t much of a stretch to try the new Atmosphere, a black tower the size […]
October 5, 2015
The Velvet Underground Box Set Recreates the Band’s 1960s sound with a kick
The Velvet Underground box set: The Verve/MGM Albums in Mono recreates the band’s 1960s sound, while adding a modern kick. Although some people debate whether the remaster detracts from the raw purity of the raw Warhol warehouse sound of the original mono issues, the albums deserve a listen. Remastered by Sundazed Music, the set includes […]
September 21, 2015
The Chord Hugo DAC Delivers
The Chord Hugo is simply the best portable amplifier/DAC on the market. Whether you use it with your computer or with a portable transport to carry when you are out and about, the Hugo has no equal. Perhaps the $2,500 retail price is steep for a DAC, but after one listen you will agree that […]
September 8, 2015
Recording Academy Establishes Hi-Res Audio Guidelines
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing recently announced the creation of a series of Hi-Res Audio Production Guidelines. The new guidelines are a key step to ensuring that real high-resolution music is produced and sold to the public. While the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing is most well known for producing The Grammys, […]
August 24, 2015
Masters & Dynamic MH40 Headphones: Great Value and Great Sound
To get closed back headphones better than the Masters & Dynamic MH40, retailing at $400, you would need to spend four times the price and buy either the Audeze LCD-XC or the Fostex TH900. Both of those retail for over $1,600. The Masters & Dynamic MH40 Headphones are thoughtfully designed with an eye for detail. […]
July 27, 2015