According to the company:
The new Sessions MH510 professional headphones from CAD Audio have been designed for performers in recording and live audio environments as well as audio enthusiasts who want to experience their favorite recordings exactly as the artist intended.
Growing from a decade long collaboration of CAD’s experience and expertise in the design of professional audio equipment, the MH510 headphones produce a wide frequency response (10Hz – 24kHz) with extended lows, smooth…
Oh, what a breath of fresh air this is! An audiophile recording of real music that isn't bombastic, overblown, or high-powered.
Imagine, if you can, a private recital in your own home by two consummate artists who play these works for their own delight as much as for yours. Imagine sound so completely and disarmingly natural that after 30 seconds you're unaware it's reproduced.…
Several of the DACs I've recently reviewed include a high-performance volume control; three that spring to mind are the NAD M51 Direct Digital ($1999, July 2012), MSB Diamond DAC Plus ($21,995, October 2012), and Resolution Audio Cantata…
I switched to the Benchmark USB DAC. The bass definition improved, and there were greater senses of space and detail. The Benchmark is a bit more forward and revealing in the upper end than many of the DACs that have come through here—a…
Description: Solid-state, remote-controlled D/A processor and headphone amplifier. Decoding software: DigiMaster. Resampling rate: 1.4MHz. Digital inputs: AES/EBU (XLR), coaxial (RCA, BNC), optical (TosLink), USB (B). Input data rates: up to 24 bits; sampled at 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192kHz. Analog outputs: 1 pair balanced (XLR), 1 pair unbalanced (RCA), simultaneously active; ¼" headphone jack. Headphone and line-level output sensitivity: adjustable. Maximum output level (line-level outputs): 4.0V, 2.0V, 1.0V. No other specifications given.
Dimensions:…
Digital Sources: Apple MacBook Pro computer (2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) running OS 10.6.7, iTunes 10.6, Sonic Studios Amarra 2.5, Songbird 1.9.3, XLD; Western Digital 2TB NAS Device; Oppo BDP-103 universal Blu-ray player; Sooloos/Meridian Digital Media System (Control 15, TwinStore x3); Apple iPad 2, 3 (or "New iPad" or latest or HD or Retina or whatever); Apple iPod Touch 1G; Apple iPhone 4S.
Digital Processors: Benchmark DAC1 USB, M2Tech Young & Palmer DAC & power supply, AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC.
Preamplifier:…
I examined the Wadia 121's electrical performance with Stereophile's loan sample of the top-of-the-line Audio Precision SYS2722 system (see www.ap.com and the January 2008 "As We See It"); for some tests, I also used my vintage Audio Precision System One Dual Domain. To test the USB input, I played AIFF and WAV files with iTunes and Bias Peak Pro running on my MacBook Pro, using the AudioMIDI Set-up utility to ensure that the sample rate and bit depth were set correctly. Apple's USB Prober utility identified the 121 as "Wadia USB Audio 2.0" and confirmed that it…
A native of Philadelphia, Bose showed an early interest in tinkering with model trains and electronics. He took a degree in Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Later, as a PhD candidate at MIT, Bose’s thesis advisor was Norbert Wiener, who made pathbreaking contributions in set theory, information theory, noise-filter theory, and self-regulatory…
Thanks for playing Richard!