First, for the entry level, is the new Sundara planar headphone which will retail for $499. Josselin Marvie from HiFiMan explains that "We spent some time designing this headphone to be more reliable and comfortable, so we have a new headband design which is more lightweight as well. We also have new cups, and everything has been redesigned to make the headphone last longer."
Inside is also a new diaphragm that is 80% thinner than the older versions, "which results in a wider frequency…
The first upgrade in the 2 series is the new "BilletDone" tweeter design. St. James says "this tweeter combines the best of both worlds of the rigid metal tweeter with a soft…
Jon Iverson already blogged about this room, which featured the Revelation Series Pictor preamplifier and Taurus Stereo power amplifier driving Magico S3 Mk.2 loudspeakers, with the Roon Ready Cygnus Media player as a source, but I felt I had to note the sound in this room. Cabling was all-MIT, with MIT…
The question, "What if they Gave a CES and Nobody Came?," which headlined my As We See It from mid-2016, was echoed by a similar title on Jon Iverson's opening blog for our coverage of CES 2018. Yet hopes and fears that our industry's increasingly limited presence in the Venetian would sound the death knell for "high performance audio" at CES do not reflect the experience of those who this year chose to either exhibit or wander hallways and eateries in search of dealers and distributors.
Yes, there were only two big suites on the 35th floor, and smaller…
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At the 2017 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Ray Kimber was beginning to feel a little antsy. He…
"Black shiny products are tough to photograph at shows, so trust me when I say the new N31 is dripping with gorgeousness not reflected in this photo," wrote Jon Iverson in his report from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. And when I unpacked my review sample of the Noble Line N31 ($15,400), I was indeed taken with its looks. The N31's front panel is…
Description: CD player and D/A processor with remote control. Digital inputs: 1 AES/EBU (XLR), 1 coaxial S/PDIF (RCA), 1 TosLink, 1 USB Class 1 (Type B), 1 USB Class 2 (Type B), 1 SDcard slot for firmware updates, 1 MBL SmartLink (RJ45). Digital outputs: 1 TosLink, 1 coaxial S/PDIF (RCA), 1 AES/EBU (XLR), 1 MBL SmartLink (RJ45). Analog outputs: 1 pair balanced (XLR), 1 pair unbalanced (RCA). Digital formats supported: 16–24 bit/44.1–192kHz PCM; DSD64 (DoP). Frequency response: not specified. Maximum output level: 4V RMS balanced, 2V unbalanced. Output impedance…