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Spirit Torino Pulsar Open Back Dynamic Hi Fidelity Headphones

Audio Research Corporation i50 Integrated Tube Amplifier's new DC1 DAC Card Sound Impressions!

Michi X3 Reference Integrated Stereo Amplifier, is it the best HiFi integrated Amp for the money?

Sonus faber OMNIA wireless speaker impressions

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Audio Research I 50 Integrated Tube Amplifier's new DC1 DAC Card is here!

iFi ZEN Air Lineup Review by SV Member EvShrug

Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse Headphone Tube Amplifier and DAC with the HD800s a heavenly headphone pairing!

NYC 2023 impressions from SV member Makiah!

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"Between the STAX SR-X9000 and Hifiman Shangri-La Electrostatic headphones, I lacked nothing. Grand Cayman added heft, power, and a life-like weight to the Shangri-La, unlike anything I've heard previously. With Grand Cayman, I finally found the Shangri-La's massive, detailed, and beautifully layered presentation firmly planted in reality. To get things started, I dove head first into some Eva Cassidy. What I love about "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" is how much of the room acoustics within Blues Alley is preserved within the recording. Most systems I've demoed Shangri-La with struggle to balance the immediacy of Eva's powerful voice and the band alongside the nuance and depth of the space she's performing within. I either got a well-layered presentation with a slightly thin tone or a full-bodied sound with some slight...

Woo Audio Phantom DAC Cable New Innovative Plug and Play Space Saving Design reduces desktop clutter

Sennheiser IE 200 vs. IE 600 earphones; Are the IE 600 earphones worth the extra money?

Sennheiser HD660S2 300hm new updated headphones compared to the original 660s headphones!

Paul McGowan and Ted Smith discuss Directstream dac Mk2

Comfortable Opulent Sophistication: COS D1 Review

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"My first couple of dates with the COS D1 were soaked with engagement. I was pleased to listen to album after album with my better half, both of us applauding the DAC for making everything sound good. I heard the DAC as being a couple of degrees warmer than what I was used to, exuding some of the “Brit-Fi” sound signature of my ATC speakers, and creating a cozy canvas upon which sonic information escaped for my ears to feast. The 45/55 mix of dry/wet kind of tone played well for so many albums in my first experience with a high-end converter on my SCM 40 v2 floor-standers. It allowed both of us to get lost in the music, and enjoy a night reminiscing over our angsty years and music throwbacks. "

Interview with Jason Lord (TSAV co-founder)

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Live stream Saturday 1 pm Feb 4, 2023.

Spirit Torino Made of Sound Headphones First Look; Super Leggera, Titano, Radiante, and Mistral Pro!

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 vs. Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless ANC Headphones shootout!

Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless ANC Headphones: The best-sounding high-value wireless headphones?

ZMF Caldera - Goldilocks

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"ZMF Headphones as they are currently are likely best known for their wooden dynamic headphones. It would be easy to forget ZMF started as a planar magnetic headphone company. In 2011, ZMF’s first models were modified Fostex T50RPs. As the years progressed, they rehoused the drivers in their own wooden cups and later even modified the drivers for their Blackwood and Ori models. A custom planar magnetic driver seemed to be a natural progression, so the pivot to dynamic drivers may have come to a surprise to ZMF fans in the mid 2010s. However, with the Caldera, ZMF has finally delivered the headphone that people have been awaiting for years. "

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Wireless ANC Headphones vs. Focal Bathys HiFi Bluetooth ANC Headphones!

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