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Anthem MRX1140 AVR Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the Anthem MRX1140 11.2 channel Home Theater AV Receiver (AVR). It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $4199. MRX1140 maintains the highly functional and bright display which nicely distinguishes it from mass market AV products. It sports a...

[amirm] Anthem MRX1140 AVR Review

04.11.2025 04:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

RSL ia255.1 Amplifier Review This is a review and detailed measurements of Rogersound Labs (RSL) ia255.1 stereo class D amplifier. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $125. The look is fine. The switches have very positive feedback. There are tone controls but alas, I wish there was a tone defeat. In my sample...

[amirm] RSL ia255.1 Amplifier Review

03.11.2025 08:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

SMSL PL200T Review (CD Transport) Hello Everyone, This is a review and details measurements of the SMSL PL200T CD Player and Transport. It was kindly sent to me by Aoshidaudio.com. SMSL PL200T - Presentation I already reviewed the SMSL PL200 which is nearly the same, having an internal DAC on top. This is the transport...

[NTTY] SMSL PL200T Review (CD Transport)

01.11.2025 00:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fluid C35BT Budget Monitor Review This is a review, listening tests, EQ and detailed measurements of the Fluid Audio C35BT active monitor speaker. It was sent to me by the company and costs US $139 for a pair. Despite its ultra low cost, the C35BT manages to look professional in its overall look of the drivers. The give away...

[amirm] Fluid C35BT Budget Monitor Review

30.10.2025 06:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MZX Audio PHO-NR1 Phono Stage Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the MZX Audio PHO-NR1 stereo balanced phono preamplifier. It was sent to me by the company and costs 339.000 Hungarian Forint or about USD $1,017. I have taken the top off for reasons mentioned below. The front and back panels are plexiglass while...

[amirm] MZX Audio PHO-NR1 Phono Stage Review

28.10.2025 04:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pioneer PD-D9 Review (CD/SACD Player) Hello Everyone, This is a review and measurements of the Pioneer PD-D9-J CD/SACD Player and Transport. This is my second review of a Pioneer CD/SACD Player, after the more recent PD-30 which did pretty well. Released in 2007at roughly $1200, it was an expensive CD/SACD player, and the top of...

[NTTY] Pioneer PD-D9 Review (CD/SACD Player)

24.10.2025 20:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Audio Smile LBM Monitor Review This is a review, listening tests, EQ and detailed measurements of the Audio Smile Little British Monitor (LBM) Active Speaker (Monitor). It was sent to me by the company and costs £529.00 (VAT Excluded). Kit version is available for £349.00. As a woodworker, I appreciate how the baltic birch...

[amirm] Audio Smile LBM Monitor Review

24.10.2025 08:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Presonus Monitor Repair Nice video from Dave Jones repairing these ERIS 5 speakers:

[amirm] Presonus Monitor Repair

18.10.2025 23:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dayton Audio HTA20 Hybrid Tube Amp Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the Dayton Audio HTA20 Hybrid stereo tube amplifier with included DAC and Bluetooth. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $185. This is a cute looking tube amp! It even has the obligatory enclosure for a transformer (don't know if there is...

[amirm] Dayton Audio HTA20 Hybrid Tube Amp Review

18.10.2025 06:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yamaha CD-S2000 Review (CD/SACD Player) Hello everyone, This is a review and measurements of the Yamaha CD-S2000 CD/SACD and transport. This is my 5th review of a CD/SACD Player and generally the SACD additional license somehow guarantees good performances, at least as a CD Player. Released in 2007at roughly 1500€, it was an...

[NTTY] Yamaha CD-S2000 Review (CD/SACD Player)

17.10.2025 23:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Jensen IP-XX Isolation Transformer Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the Jensen ISO-MAX IP-XX balanced isolation transformer. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $220. While the enclosure is small, it is quite heavy for its size and feels solid as a rock. The weight likely comes from the transformer which...

[amirm] Jensen IP-XX Isolation Transformer Review

16.10.2025 06:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AES 2025 Paper: New targets for the B&K 5128 GRAS 45CA-10 There is a new AES paper published by Dr. Sean Olive @Sean Olive and Dan Clark @Dan Clark on potential targets for GRAS 45CA and B&K 5128: A Preferred Headphone Target Curve Defined for the B&K 5128and GRAS 45CA-10 Test Fixtures ABSTRACT The Harman around-ear and on-ear headphone target...

[amirm] AES 2025 Paper: New targets for the B&K 5128 GRAS 45CA-10

15.10.2025 22:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fiio FT1 Headphone Review This is a review, listening tests, EQ and detailed measurements of the Fiio FT1 closed back headphone. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $165. I looked up the price after I opened the package and was shocked that it was this cheap! I expected a cost at or north of $500 with those...

[amirm] Fiio FT1 Headphone Review

14.10.2025 07:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

CIXUN USB-C to XLR Adapter This is a review and measurements of the CIXUN USB-C to XLR adapter (balanced DAC)(1 meter). It was kindly donated by a member and cost just US $16 on Amazon including shipping! The cabling and connectors are surprisingly good quality! I don't know that I can buy just the wires for this cost...

[amirm] CIXUN USB-C to XLR Adapter

13.10.2025 08:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pioneer BDP-LX58 Review (Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/CD Player) Hello everyone, This is a review and measurements of the Pioneer BDP-LX58 Blu-Ray, DVD, SACD, CD player and transport. After the excellent performances of the OPPO BDP-95, I was eager to know what the competition had to offer, and that Pioneer was the first opportunity that matched my...

[NTTY] Pioneer BDP-LX58 Review (Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/CD Player)

12.10.2025 22:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AIYIMA T20 Tube Pre-amplifier Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the AIYIMA stereo tube based balanced preamplifier. It was sent to me by the company and costs US $180. This is an unexpected and attractive design! I love the large and stylish volume control which can be managed using the supplied remote control...

[amirm] AIYIMA T20 Tube Pre-amplifier Review

11.10.2025 07:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Moondrop Para 2 Planar Headphone Review This is a review, listening test, EQ and detailed measurements of the Moondrop Para 2 planar magnetic headphone. It was kindly drop shipped by a member and costs US $500. I can't say this is an attractive design but it is not ugly either. I wish they had deburred the edges of the headband mount...

[amirm] Moondrop Para 2 Planar Headphone Review

10.10.2025 08:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AliExpress Cirmech WM-013 CS4398 DAC - review and measurements I bought this DAC board from AliExpress at $18.34 (shipment and VAT included). The product page is below: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32960837911.html They call it CIRMECH Optical coaxial audio decoder CS8416 CS4398 chip 24BIT192KHz SPDIF coaxial Optical fiber DAC decode board For...

[pma] AliExpress Cirmech WM-013 CS4398 DAC - review and measurements

08.10.2025 18:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Topping A50 III Headphone Amp Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the Topping A50III balanced headphone amplifier. It was sent to me by the company and costs US$199. The A50 III is solidly built and is about as thin as you want it to be. User interface is simple: short press of the power button cycles through...

[amirm] Topping A50 III Headphone Amp Review

06.10.2025 20:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ferrum Audio Wandla - teardown As my first impression of Ferrum Audio, that should be HYPSOS power supply with hybrid design. HYPSOS has interesting design which I don't like it, but we still can see the digital control is good. OOR headphone amp and ERCO DAC with hp come after HYPSOS, now is WANDLA There are three edition of...

[whydan] Ferrum Audio Wandla - teardown

03.10.2025 22:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bryston 7BST 600 Watt Monoblock Review I recently reviewed a stack of classic Bryston gear, including a 3BST amplifier. I was pleasantly surprised at the good results. I have the big brothers of that 3BST amp, the 7BST monoblocks. I also recently built a resistive load with enough capacity to test such a powerful amp. Here is a...

[MAB] Bryston 7BST 600 Watt Monoblock Review

03.10.2025 19:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Music Hall pa2.2 ADC/Phono Stage Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the Music Hall pa2.2 ADC (digitizer) USB Phono Stage. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $449. Controls are easy to use, being just toggle switches. An external adapter is provided for power: Nice to see independent input for general...

[amirm] Music Hall pa2.2 ADC/Phono Stage Review

03.10.2025 05:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Informal policy on use of AI We have had recent issues come about regarding use of AI in member posts. I personally think this technology can be useful to us. And at any rate, hate having to police members left and right on what they post. That said, here are my thoughts: 1. If you are going to use AI, make it...

[amirm] Informal policy on use of AI

01.10.2025 15:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"Tested Audio" Store Master Thread Hey you all... As some of you know, a few months ago I decided to open an online store to distribution Ascilab speakers in US. This is a thread to keep everyone up to date on where we are and answer questions you have. As the title says, the name of the new store is "TestedAudio.com." Yes...

[amirm] "Tested Audio" Store Master Thread

29.09.2025 20:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Audiovector M1 Super Spinorama measurements (CTA-2034) Here are some measurements of the Audiovector M1 Super bookshelf speaker. The MSRP was ~1000 USD / pair back in 2002. There are three ports at the back, but only two are bass ports. The top one is for the tweeter: Specifications: Size (WHD): 20 x 35 x 27 cm (7.87 x 13.78 x 10.63 inches)...

[Ageve] Audiovector M1 Super Spinorama measurements (CTA-2034)

28.09.2025 15:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

SMLS PL200 Review (CD Player) Hello Everyone, This is a review and details measurements of the SMSL PL200 CD Player and Transport. It was kindly sent to me by Aoshidaudio.com. SMSL PL200 - Presentation Released in 2023 and hosting an AK4499EX, this CD player intends to be a high-end one. There a transport only version...

[NTTY] SMLS PL200 Review (CD Player)

26.09.2025 21:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sony STR-AZ7000ES AVR Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the Sony STR-AZ7000ES Audio/Video Home Theater Receiver. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $4,199. The unit was easy to navigate through front panel controls (didn't use the remote). Can't say the same about transporting it as weighs a...

[amirm] Sony STR-AZ7000ES AVR Review

25.09.2025 03:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Emotiva RMC-1+ AV Processor Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the RMC-1+ 16 channel Audio/Video Processor for home theater applications. It was kindly drop shipped by a member and costs US $5,499. The design language follows previous generation. I like all the bits/bytes info on the left and large volume...

[amirm] Emotiva RMC-1+ AV Processor Review

23.09.2025 20:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MAG Theatron TDC-3200W Amplifier Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the MAG Theatron TDC-3200W DSP stereo amplifier. It was kindly drop shipped by a member and costs US $2,414. To paraphrase a common saying, you have seen one commercial amp, you have seen them all. Same commercial look. Same ancient looking LCD...

[amirm] MAG Theatron TDC-3200W Amplifier Review

20.09.2025 05:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OPPO BDP-95 Review (Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/CD Player) Hello everyone, This is a review and measurements of the OPPO BDP-95 Blu-Ray, DVD, SACD, CD player and transport. It is on a kind loan from a friend who wanted to know how it performs. Sorry for the dark image, I did not manage to do better than that. OPPO BDP-95 - Presentation Released...

[NTTY] OPPO BDP-95 Review (Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/CD Player)

19.09.2025 19:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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