Recent content by NekoAudio

We just setup the JMF Audio PHS 7.3 phono stage in our reference system. I wasn't entirely sure how it might improve upon the sound quality, so I approached it with an open mind and zero expectations. I am using an SME 20/3 turntable with Series V tonearm, Ortofon Cadenza Black cartridge. The...

I wanted to share my recent impressions of the Soulution 511 amplifier. I set it up with the Weiss Helios DAC connected directly to the Solution 511, driving a pair of new Magico S3 (2023) speakers. It sounded absolutely wonderful. The Helios is exceptional and the 511 really let everything...

Since I think JMF Audio is still relatively unknown, I wanted to share the new Stereophile review of their HQS 7001 monoblock power amplifiers. The review was done by Jason Victor Serinus and of course includes measurements. JMF Audio is a French company that pretty much only has a single...

Information on the new S-Sub with two 13" drivers, that is scheduled to start shipping at the fourth quarter of this year: "The new 13” driver uses a two-layer, 75mm voice coil with 0.6” of linear travel in each direction for powerful, low-distortion bass reproduction. Each driver sports a...

I just got back from visiting the Magico headquarters to listen to the new S3 loudspeaker. As soon as music starting playing I thought to myself this is an incredible speaker. It quickly became obvious that it is not just an improved iteration of the previous S3 MkII. In fact, I don't think you...

The embargo on the new LCD-5 (MSRP $4500 USD) planar magnetic headphone from Audeze ended today. The first reviews are starting to pop up like the one at ecoustics. Audeze is advertising both new sound quality and physical comfort improvements. New driver technology and earcups for lower...

Since there was some Audeze talk just a short while ago, I thought people might be interested in hearing about the new Audeze CRBN (pronounced carbon) electrostatic headphones. They're using charged carbon nanotubes instead of deposited laminate, based on technology they originally developed to...

Coming off the HQPlayer thread, does anyone know of a convolution filter that might be used to simulate a tube amplifier? I'm primarily thinking about the added harmonics, as rolling off high-frequencies and adding some frequency response variation can be done using PEQ.

I just received the latest issue of Stereophile, and the Magico M2 is named their loudspeaker of the year for 2020. There's a note that the M2 won by several votes, in particular calling out the incredible imaging that was mentioned in their review from earlier this year.

Thought I would share some images of the Lumin Amp now that it has finally arrived. :) I know some people expressed concern with running the Amp directly from a Lumin streaming DAC, because of the chance of accidentally blasting music out when the volume is set to 100, but I found if the analog...