"I'll let you try the pink ones," Monica tells me.
"Hey, I don't have a problem with that," I respond. "In fact, I'll try them all and let you know how the color influences the sound."
This is how audiophiles flirt. Oh god.
The SE115 uses Shure's Dynamic Micro-Speaker Technology and comfortable, sound-isolating sleeves. The goal here…
Shure's new SE115 earphones look better on Monica than they do on me. Sound good, too.
montreal
sounds
just like
the rain
anywhere
else, but
the women
are
beautiful
in a
different
way.
The times that Stereophile writers have available when the Montreal show itself is running is too limited to allow a visit to the Museum, but one of these days I'll just have to make the time. Here's Museum Board Member Pierre Valiquette with…
The speaker was the 15th Anniversary "Presents" (if my notes are correct), priced at CN$7500/pair. Alas, if you want the accompanying Jadis electronics and digital front end, you have to be prepared to shell out $25,000 for the preamp, $…
Now, don't give me that "audio equipment should have no sound at all, it should be merely faithful to the source." And none of your "it depends on how well the design principles are implemented." Assume it's a forced choice: you have to choose one or the other, and no arguments or requests for clarification.
If you don't like having to make such a choice, or if your answer is "it depends on the mood I'm in. . .sometimes I like a tube sound, and at other times I like more of a solid-state sound" then you have some kindred…
Their motto is "Hi-End, not High Priced!" and while one could quibble with their spelling choices—if you're going to use the modern phonetic spelling of "high" then at least be consistent with it—the products are certainly very attractive and seem to represent excellent value. The products bearing the Grant Fidelity brand name involve design input from Canada.
A good example is the A-534 tube integrated amp, pictured here. It…