Description: 16-bit, 4x-oversampling, two-box CD player with IR remote control. LHH1001 player has "Favorite Track Selection," LHH1002 D/A unit has two coaxial inputs and two optical inputs for serial digital data streams, and two digital tape loops (one optical, one coaxial), with automatic switching between 44.1kHz- and 48kHz-sampled serial data. Specifications: Frequency response: 2Hz–20kHz ±0.1dB (unbalanced outputs), 20Hz–20kHz +0.3dB, –0.6dB (balanced outputs). Output impedance: 60 ohms (unbalanced), 100 ohms (balanced), 32 ohms (headphone). Maximum output…
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Last month I reviewed three low-cost two-way loudspeakers (Tannoy E-11, Dana Audio Model 1, and the NHT 1.3), and was surprised by the overall high level of musicality they offered at their modest prices. In this review, I'll take a look at a somewhat more expensive, more ambitious product.
Cyrus is the name given to the higher-priced line of loudspeakers made by England's Mission Electronics. The entire Mission loudspeaker line includes six products under the Mission label and three under Cyrus. Mission also manufactures a wide range of electronics and CD players. The company has a long…
After some experimentation, I found the 782s performed their best about 36" from the side walls, 50" from the rear wall. Although the 782s are designed to point straight ahead, I preferred the slightly more forward midband presentation and tighter instrumental focus with them toed-in a few degrees.
The first thing that impressed me about the 782s was their smooth, silky midrange and the absence of aggressive treble so often heard from loudspeakers. I immediately suspected that I would enjoy the 782s. Next to midrange colorations that impart unnatural timbres to instruments and voices, I…
Sidebar 1: Review context
The reference system used to audition the four loudspeakers reviewed here includes the VTL 225W Deluxe monoblock and Krell KSA 200 amplifiers, driven by a Theta DSPro Basic digital processor through the passive Electronic Visionary Systems Stepped Attenuator. The analog front end was a Well-Tempered Turntable and Well-Tempered Tonearm fitted with a Sumiko Boron vdH cartridge. Phono preamplification was provided by the Precision Audio outboard phono module, connected to the passive attenuator. The phono preamp has enough gain for the moving-coil Sumiko and is…
Sidebar 2: Measurements
Starting with the Listening Environment Diagnostic Recording (LEDR) on the Chesky Test CD, I found the 782s did quite well on the "Up" test, the most difficult for a loudspeaker. The image clearly moved up from the loudspeaker, but flattened at the top into a "J" shape. Ceiling reflections could account for this, however. The "Over" test was similarly good, the 782s producing a solid "rainbow"-shaped image path between the two loudspeakers. The third LEDR test, "Lateral," was handled well by the 782s. They created precise, well-defined images at all points between…
Sidebar 3: Specifications
Description: Two-way, stand-mounted loudspaeker. Drivers: two 7" polypropylene-cone woofers, 1" ferrofluid-cooled, fabric-dome tweeter. Frequency response: 75Hz–20kHz ±1.5dB (–6dB point: 49Hz). Impedance: 4 ohms. Sensitivity: 91.5dB, measured at 1m/2.83V. Crossover frequency: 3.2kHz. Recommended amplifier power: 25–150Wpc. Input connection: two pairs of five-way binding posts (bi-amp/bi-wire). Maximum spl per pair: 109dB.
Dimensions: 10" W by 20" H by 13" D. Effective volume: 28 liters. Shipping weight: 61.6lbs (28kg).
Finish: black ash, walnut, rosewood,…
It was my dirty little secret.
Up until a few months ago, I had been plugging my hi-fi into a Furutech e-TP60 power conditioner, with the power conditioner going into the only AC receptacle in my small living room. I was too embarrassed to tell anyone about it, but from the very start of my hi-fi journey, I was concerned about that single electrical outlet: not only was it limiting, it was in desperate need of repair. This thing was no hospital-grade outlet. I’m not even sure if it you could call it “ghetto-grade.” The old and cracked plastic cover plate was pulling from the wall,…
Happy New Year. As we recover from our holiday parties and work through the darkness of the post-holiday blues (Nicole tells me I need a sunlamp: “Just 10 minutes a day!”), the March 2011 issue is moving, invisibly, to our friends at the pre-press and we prepare for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in glitzy Las Vegas. We leave tomorrow and return to the office on Tuesday, the 11th, but, while we’re away, you can keep up with us at our CES Blog (empty now, but not for long). Please visit often as we attempt to cover every inch of hi-fi at the enormous show.
Immediately upon…
It's Wednesday evening just before rush hour, and the traffic is not too bad passing through the outskirts of LV along Interstate 15 heading north. The rest of the Stereophile crew will be arriving during the next few hours and Thursday.
John Atkinson has handed out the assignments:
John Atkinson: expensive speakers
Robert Deutsch: low-mid-priced speakers
Erick Lichte: amplification of all kinds
Jason Serinus: cables, accessories, and headphones
Stephen Mejias: budget gear of all kinds
Jon Iverson: digital products of all kinds
We'll gather tonight at…
The Consumer Electronics Association made the final step of registration, badge-holder pick-up, easier for CES attendees this year. In addition to registration sites at the Venetian, Las Vegas Convention Center, and a number of hotels, a registration booth was set up in the baggage claim area of Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport. The line may have been 25-people deep when I approached on Wednesday around noon, but it moved quickly.
It felt good to head to my room with everything in order to begin touring the 106,595 square feet of exhibit space (190 suites and 19 meeting rooms)…