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As most of you know, the Quad 2905/2805 and also the previous model 989 and 988 had a few SERIOUS issuesStator glue just lets go. The stators loosen and touch the Mylar and there, speaker stuffedThe Mylar is stretched too much and tears in the corners due to uneven stressThe Mylar starts “pitting” and little anthills for with little hole …
With the new Electrocompaniet AW 800 M Power Amplifier, the Norwegian high-end hi-fi manufacturer Electrocompaniet A/S is now presenting a particularly powerful amplifier that will take over from the Electrocompaniet AW 600 NEMO. The Norwegians speak of a system that has been newly developed from the ground up and that has everything it takes to fulfil its role as the …
Perreaux improve an already impressive set of integrated amplifiers with something world class and masterful.
Where does one begin to evaluate these components? I thought about it and after two years decided to write my own personal review here. I don’t have flowery words and mystic meanings. I CANNOT give a distortion analysis. No Frequency response.Im going to rank then 1st to the SOUND and experience. Then Ill rank them realistically including the specifications etc …
Micro – iDSD BL SignatureMSRP: $649 (R15500)Our price: R13900Our top-of-the-range desktop/transportable DAC and headphone amp will supercharge your tunes.Based around two Burr-Brown DAC chips in a custom ‘interleaved’ configuration, the digital engine has four pairs of differential signals – two pairs per channel. This means a lower noise floor improved channel separation finer musical detail and micro-dynamicsThe micro iDSD Signature …
Price: $699MSRP: R15800Our Price: R13950https://ifi-audio.com/products/neo-idsd/The amazing iFi NEO iDSD now available for order. This is going to be a giant killer like its bigger brother the iDSD PRO. Why ? Simply the use of the Burr-Brown DAC’s. An extremely smooth detailed DAC chip. The Rolls-Royce of DACs. Superb connectivity and every format you could need for the next 5 years.PREAMP: …
One of the most iconic names in audio. When the USA were at its peak with Krell, Mark Levinson, Pass Labs and Audio Research, a challenger emerged in Europe. One of the great makes that competes one on one with all the brands out there. The Legendary NEMO amplifiers, easily putting out its 600W into 8 Ohm, but just as …
MingDa MC212-A Output Power50W Class A into 4/8 Ohm at less than 0.8% distortionInputInput impedance 220k, Up to 1000mV. SNR: 88dBValvesPsvane WE 212, 6SN7 x 1, 6SL7 x 1Dimensions40x60x55cm, 56kg per monoblockMingDa MC211-S Output Power50W Class A into 4/8 Ohm at less than 0.8% distortionInputInput impedance 220k, Up to 1200mV. SNR: 90dBValves211 x 4, 6SN7 x 2Dimensions40x55x43cm, 48kg per monoblockMingDa …
This review has taken some time to put together. What started out as a simple review turned out to be an adventure involving quite a few listening sessions and input from fellow audiophiles. Lets start with the system. As DAC we used the mighty EMMLabs XDS1 CD/DAC/SACD and the giant killer iFi PRO iDSD dac. Preamp is the MingDa MC300. …
Is this the best DAC under R100 000 ? I think it might just be.After winning every shootout agains the big name DAC’s out there, dCS, EMMLabs, Levinson, Brinkman and Lampizator, this DAC demands a listen. It runs with the Giants in the game.Where does one start with a DAC like this? Lets ease into it. The Looks This is …