Big screen TVs are notorious for having really minuscule or poor sound quality. That's because just the dimensions of them dictate the fact that you can't fit a huge speaker into a thin LCD or OLED big screen TV, so soundbars are supposed to be a convenient solution to that one piece of equipment that can bring expansive sound in that immersive, enveloping quality to the soundtrack of a movie or even a TV show.
KEF, known for their high-end products and technology, look to lead the way amongst the market. Do they deliver? Listen in to find out!
00:00 KEF XIO Soundbar
02:33 Specs & Design
04L48 Set Up
05:39 Calibration
06:24 Sound Quality
11:58 Dolby Atmos
14:50 Summary
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Best Speakers Under $5k Series: New Chesky Audio LC2
Chesky Audio is a relatively new company. Today I’ll be reviewing their second speaker model, the LC2. Like the original LC1, the LC2 features a compact 3D-printed monocoque cabinet, with a 2-way design using dual side-mounted passive radiators. It is priced at $1995per pair, including shipping in the US. That specification seems pretty ho-hum, and this price point might lead to modest expectations. But! Those understandable expectations would be a mistake, in my view a big mistake if you’re shopping in this price range. Let’s take a look at some details to understand why and how.
00:00 Chesky Audio LC2
01:25 Overview
02:57 Sound Quality
09:36 Tradeoffs
12:02 Under the Hood
12:36 Summary
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Tom's reference system:
Aurender N20 Streamer/Server
Roon Nucleus server
Mac Mini (M2) server
Wiim Pro server/DAC
Bluesound Node server/DAC
Topping D70 Pro DAC
dCS Lina DAC/Master clock
Berkeley Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 with Alpha USB Series 2 input module
MSB Premier DAC
J Sikora Initial Max turntable
Technics SL-1210G turntable
Kuzma 4Point 9” arm
J Sikora KV12 tone arm
DS Audio 003 cartridge
Benz Gullwing SLR cartridge
Hana Umami Blue cartridge
Hegel V10 phono preamp
Musical Surroundings Phonomena III phono preamp
DS Audio 003 optical cartridge energizer
PS Audio BHK 600 mono power amps
MBL N51 integrated amp
Audio Research 160S power amp
Magico A5 speakers
Perlisten S7t speakers
Wireworld Platinum Electra speaker and line cables
Shunyata Omega digital cables
Shunyata Venom power cables and director
Audioquest Niagara 3000 power conditioner (for analog)
Audioquest Niagra 7000 power conditioning
Rediacoustic diffusers and absorbers
Rediacoustic bass traps
PSI Audio AVAA active traps
Salamander racks
Solidsteel Turntable rack
What Is The Absolute Sound?
The Absolute Sound magazine has been a leading publication in high-end audio since 1972. Since the early 2000s, The Absolute Sound has expanded to include web, newsletter, digital magazine, social media, YouTube and Substack platforms. The Absolute Sound platforms have a global audience of over 500,000 audiophiles.
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Sound Lab G5-4C Electrostatic Speaker Review
A couple of months back, Tom Martin reviewed the Sound Lab G7-7C – the G5-4C’s big brother (although still not the largest speaker Sound Lab makes). In that video, Tom did such a fabulous job getting into the technical minutia of Sound Lab speakers that there’s likely nothing beneficial I could add to that. I would recommend going back to that video to get a clearer overview of Sound Lab’s design principles and processes.
Here, I would like to provide viewers with a detailed description of how the smaller G5-4C sounded in my room. So, stick around while I share what I heard when auditioning the Sound Lab G5-4C.
00:00 Sound Lab G5-4C electrostatic speakers
01:33 Overview
03:17 Reference Equipment
4:04 Sound Quality
08:46 Conclusion
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What Is The Absolute Sound?
The Absolute Sound magazine has been a leading publication in high-end audio since 1972. Since the early 2000s, The Absolute Sound has expanded to include web, newsletter, digital magazine, social media, YouTube and Substack platforms. The Absolute Sound platforms have a global audience of over 500,000 audiophiles.
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Recordings of the Month: Recommendations from The Absolute Sound Reviewers
Welcome to this edition of Recordings of the Month. Here we recommend recordings that our audio reviewers have enjoyed. They may be new recordings or older recordings that we have recently discovered. Sometimes, they are recordings our reviewers have come to appreciate more and more as they use them in audio review work.
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Tom's reference system:
Aurender N20 Streamer/Server
Roon Nucleus server
Mac Mini (M2) server
Wiim Pro server/DAC
Bluesound Node server/DAC
Topping D70 Pro DAC
dCS Lina DAC/Master clock
Berkeley Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 with Alpha USB Series 2 input module
MSB Premier DAC
J Sikora Initial Max turntable
Technics SL-1210G turntable
Kuzma 4Point 9” arm
J Sikora KV12 tone arm
DS Audio 003 cartridge
Benz Gullwing SLR cartridge
Hana Umami Blue cartridge
Hegel V10 phono preamp
Musical Surroundings Phonomena III phono preamp
DS Audio 003 optical cartridge energizer
PS Audio BHK 600 mono power amps
MBL N51 integrated amp
Audio Research 160S power amp
Magico A5 speakers
Perlisten S7t speakers
Wireworld Platinum Electra speaker and line cables
Shunyata Omega digital cables
Shunyata Venom power cables and director
Audioquest Niagara 3000 power conditioner (for analog)
Audioquest Niagra 7000 power conditioning
Rediacoustic diffusers and absorbers
Rediacoustic bass traps
PSI Audio AVAA active traps
Salamander racks
Solidsteel Turntable rack
What Is The Absolute Sound?
The Absolute Sound magazine has been a leading publication in high-end audio since 1972. Since the early 2000s, The Absolute Sound has expanded to include web, newsletter, digital magazine, social media, YouTube and Substack platforms. The Absolute Sound platforms have a global audience of over 500,000 audiophiles.
#hifi #audiophile #theabsolutesound
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T+A Criterion S240: Best Speakers $10k-20k Series
T+A elektroakustic is a venerable German company with extensive engineering and manufacturing capabilities for speakers, amplifiers, D/A converters, turntables and headphones. The Criterion Series S240 which is our review subject, are part of the T+A Criterion range of speakers, each of which uses transmission line loading for the bass drivers. Let’s see what all this experience and technology delivers.
00:00 T+A Criterion S240
01:50 Overview
04:49 Sound Quality
14:17 Tradeoffs
15:25 Summary
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Tom's reference system:
Aurender N20 Streamer/Server
Roon Nucleus server
Mac Mini (M2) server
Wiim Pro server/DAC
Bluesound Node server/DAC
Topping D70 Pro DAC
dCS Lina DAC/Master clock
Berkeley Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 with Alpha USB Series 2 input module
MSB Premier DAC
J Sikora Initial Max turntable
Technics SL-1210G turntable
Kuzma 4Point 9” arm
J Sikora KV12 tone arm
DS Audio 003 cartridge
Benz Gullwing SLR cartridge
Hana Umami Blue cartridge
Hegel V10 phono preamp
Musical Surroundings Phonomena III phono preamp
DS Audio 003 optical cartridge energizer
PS Audio BHK 600 mono power amps
MBL N51 integrated amp
Audio Research 160S power amp
Magico A5 speakers
Perlisten S7t speakers
Wireworld Platinum Electra speaker and line cables
Shunyata Omega digital cables
Shunyata Venom power cables and director
Audioquest Niagara 3000 power conditioner (for analog)
Audioquest Niagra 7000 power conditioning
Rediacoustic diffusers and absorbers
Rediacoustic bass traps
PSI Audio AVAA active traps
Salamander racks
Solidsteel Turntable rack
What Is The Absolute Sound?
The Absolute Sound magazine has been a leading publication in high-end audio since 1972. Since the early 2000s, The Absolute Sound has expanded to include web, newsletter, digital magazine, social media, YouTube and Substack platforms. The Absolute Sound platforms have a global audience of over 500,000 audiophiles.
#hifi #audiophile #theabsolutesound
The Absolute Sound is the world’s preeminent source of expert reviews, features, and commentary on high-performance audio and music. Since 1973, TAS has set the standard for quality audio and music journalism, helping to shape the industry and guiding audio enthusiasts and music lovers to components and recordings that faithfully reproduce the sounds one might hear in a good concert hall.
The Absolute Sound is a monthly print and digital magazine, an online destination for those interested in better sound, and a community of audiophiles and music lovers.
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