Sample Test – Yamaha A-S2200 VS Hypex Pre + Nilai 500
Some images don’t need any text. What they do need is music! Our goal is to make samples of as many products as possible. Purely because in our opinion it can be fun and useful to just listen to equipment. This time: the Hypex Nilai 500 with the Hypex pre-amp versus the Yamaha A-S2200. Some […]
Sample Test – Vertere Acoustics Silencer Support Pads
Some images don’t need text. What they do need is music! Our goal is to make samples of as many products as possible. Purely because in our opinion it can be fun and useful to just listen to equipment. This time: the Vertere Acoustics Silencer Support Pods … right… a vinyl accessory!
A virtual cup of coffee with Michael
Michael of Michael’s Minute Hifi Adventures was kind enough to invite us to an open conversation about hifi. We discussed all sorts of things. From acoustics, network switches and cables to acoustics and the community. It’s a pretty open and broad conversation that I’m sure you will recognize a lot in!
Install Guide – Hypex Pre Amp
We were pleasantly surprised when Hypex sent us another box. For a moment we thought, “huh… twice a DIY kit?”, but after inspection we see Pre Amp on the box. This addition allows you to screw together a complete pre- / power-amp kit for yourself. And who wouldn’t want that? We turned on the cameras […]
Install Guide – Hypex Nilai 500 DIY kit – Stereo power amplifier
Class D amplifiers are getting better and better. Where we got serious(er) performance with UcD, the step to nCore was already extremely big. Eigentakt is another serious step toward fine high-efficiency hi-fi. Now it’s the turn of Hypex Nilai. We are building the Nilai 500 DIY kit for you, so you can see that you […]
A virtual cup of coffee with Michael
Michael – Michael’s Minute Hi-Fi Adventures – was kind enough to invite us for a nice talk about hifi. We talked about all kinds of hifi (and nerdy) stuff. Think: network audio, burning in gear, the community, acoustics… interesting stuff. You can check out the interview below.
First Look – AAI Mini – Midi – Maxi – Ultra
We have all, yes… all AAI Pads in our listening room. Musicom was kind enough to leave a load with us. We haven’t tried them all yet. Nor under multiple devices. But we made a sample video and listened enough to give you a first impression.
Van den Hul presentation – Cables, cartridges, acoustics and history – Dutch!
On Saturday, November 19, A.J Van den Hul visited Poulissen in Roermond. There the founder of Van den Hul gave three lectures about cabling, phono cartridges, acoustics and of course: the history of Van den Hul. We can safely say that it is a rich history. And that definitely makes the presentation worth watching in […]
Sample Test – Auralic Aries G1.1 versus AlphaPC and Metrum Acoustics Ambre
Some images don’t need any textual explenation. What they do need is music! Our goal is to make samples of as many products as possible. Purely because in our opinion it can be fun and useful to just listen to equipment. This time: the Auralic Aries G1.1 versus our own AlphaPC and Metrum Acoustics Ambre! […]
Sample Test – Pass Labs vs. ASR. Battle Royale!
Some products don’t need anything more than just music. Our goal is to make samples of as many products as possible. Purely because in our opinion it can be fun and useful to just listen to equipment. This time: the Pass Labs XP12 + X150.8 versus the full option ASR Emitter 1! Tip: put on […]