Accessories

Jeff Dorgay has posted a review of the Red Wine Black Lightning 12VDC battery power supply ($650-$1000 depending on configuration) at TONEAudio. His conclusions: A product that truly exceeds expectations In the world of high-end audio, there are a lot of snake oil vendors and precious little science and engineering, with every new widget...
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Russell Lichter has posted a review of the Bybee Technologies Quantum Purifiers at Stereo Times. His conclusions: If I have left you with a less than exact sense of what the Golden Goddess Super Effect Internal Bullets have done for my stereo, it is not for want of trying. I have reviewed other equipment...
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S. Andrea Sundaram has posted a review of the Ultrasone Edition 8 headphones ($1499) at Ultra Audio. His conclusions: The Ultrasone Edition 8s combine the traditional advantages of a sealed design — superb isolation and extraordinary bass extension — with the flat frequency response and articulation of the best open designs. They deliver an...
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Chris Martens has posted a review of the Westone TrueFit 4 Universal-Fit In-Ear Headphones ($449) at Playback. His conclusions: Westone’s TrueFit 4 is very well balanced performer that does most things extremely well, and whose few performance compromises take the form of relatively minor sins of omission. This is without a doubt one of...
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Sebastian Eilzer has posted a review of the Audio-Technica ATH-W1000X headphones (€748) at 6moons. His conclusions: The W1000X is the latest evolutionary installment of the ATH-W wood series which for me finally cashes in fully on Audio-Technica’s established house sound. Versus the predecessors bass power has been significantly increased and particularly the midband has...
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Todd Whitesel has posted a review of the Cryoparts Power Strip II ($229) at Audio Video Revolution. His conclusion: The Power Strip II is a real value among the many such outlets in audio land. It makes music sound more alive without coloration or unwanted “additions.” How much of this achievement can be credited...
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John Hoffman has posted a review of the Ground Disruptor Blue Dot ($700) and the Pulse Gen ZX ($400) at Positive Feedback Online. His conclusions: I have added several Audio Magic power conditioning products to my system, and each device has resulted in a noticeable advancement of performance. Each Audio Magic component attacks noise...
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Norm Luttbeg has posted a review of the Synergistic Research PowerCell 10SE Mk II ($5000) at Stereo Times. His conclusions: I have found the original PowerCell to be the best AC device for some time now and in this review will merely compare the old and the new units. I guess I could have...
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Mark Vignola has posted a review of the CalMAN 4.1 calibration software ($software only $199, with X-Rite ColorMunki spectroradiometer $599) for do-it-yourself calibration of video displays and projectors at Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. His conclusions: The CalMAN 4.1 software is undoubtedly a very powerful and sleek improvement on the previous version....
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Andre Marc has posted a review of the Audience adeptResponse aR6 power conditioner ($3100) at Audio Video Revolution. His conclusions: After spending several months with the Audience adeptResponse aR6 I can safely say, without hesitation that it absolutely works as advertised. Without a doubt, the adeptResponse removed electronic hash, line noise, and created a...
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Chris Martens has posted a review of the custom-fit Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitors ($999) at AVGuide. His conclusions: Recognizing that accuracy is at times an elusive goal, I would say that Ultimate Ears’ In-Ear Reference Monitor is arguably the most accurate and neutral sounding in-ear monitor Playback has tested to date, which is...
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Stephen Mejias has posted a review of the Furutech’s GTX AC receptacle ($211) and wall plate ($138) at Stereophile. His conclusions: I was hoping to hear a dramatic and obvious improvement in the overall sound of my system, but I can’t say that I did, and attempting to perform extensive A/B/A comparisons would just...
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Wayne Donnelly has posted a review of the Bybee Music Rails ($TBD) at Enjoy the Music. The Bybee Music rail are components in a power supply modification to existing components. A very interesting concept. Here are Wayne’s conclusions: down to is that the system is simply more compelling to listen to. Reviewers often try...
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John Crossett has posted a review of the Audez’e LCD-2 planar magnetic headphones ($945) at The Audio Beat. His conclusions: lCearly, the Audez'e LCD-2s pushed all the right sonic buttons for me. Those planar drivers produced a relaxed yet detailed and natural sound that just seemed to unite my ears and brain. The LCD-2s...
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Chris Martens has posted a review of the HiFiMan HE-6 planar dynamic headphones ($1199) at Playback. His conclusions: The HE-6 invites direct comparison with best headphones you can find, regardless of price or technology—including electrostatic headphones. Vis-à-vis electrostats, I do think the HE-6’s offer two compelling advantages. First, the HiFiMAN ‘phones handle large scale...
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John Atkinson has posted a review of the Ultimate Ears 18 Pro in-ear headphones ($1350 plus custom earmold fee) at Stereophile. His conclusions: By contrast, the 18 Pro, even with twice as many LF units, didn't sound as fat as the 5c. However, it sounded cleaner in the bass, with better extension and definition....
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Ed Momkus has posted a review of the UltraBit Platinum-Plus CD treatment ($65) and the CleanDisc disc cleaner ($16) at Dagogo. The manufacturer descibes the products as follows: UltraBit Platinum-Plus™ is an mostly an optical Impedance Matching treatment for all laser-read media and its cleaning properties are incidental whereas CleanDisc is strictly a laser-read...
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Marc Mickelson has posted a review of the Review:Silent Running Audio Craz² Equipment Rack (starting at $11,500) at The Audio Beat. Some of his observations: The magnitude of the sonic gains for which it is responsible means it becomes an indispensable piece of an audio system — just like those that have drivers, tubes...
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