HK 常用器材 Equipment I used to use in HK
This is now for reference and archival purposes only. Some of my older articles refer to this. A lot of the gears have been sold or consigned to friends.
While I was in HK, I had 2 locations. The «older location» was where my reference was. The «newer location» was where I spent most of my time from late 2012 to late 2018 (Last revised Nov 15, 2019).Old LocationStation I:Loudspeakers—B&W Matrix 801 Mk II—Audio Physic Step—Ruark Crusader IIAnalogue Sources—Goldring/Lenco GL-75/SME 3009S2i/Denon DL-103R—Kuzma Stabi-Stogi-Ortofon Kontrapunkt CDigital Sources (RCA/Single Ended)—Sony CDP-553ESD as Transport—YBA WD-202 DACFull-Function Preamplifier (RCA/Single Ended)—Wavac PR-X2—Leben RS28CXPhonoamp and Step-Up:—Kondo KSL-SFz and M7 phono—Denon AU300-LC, AU250, AU320—Lehmann Black Cube—Audionix ADN-III—Ortofon MCA-76, T-10Amplifiers—Elekit 8230—Wavac MD-300BCables—Kondo LPz—Gotham GAC-4; Kimber KCAG; Audio Note AN-V—Gotham 50025; Belden 9497Station II:Loudspeakers—Tannoy Canterbury HE—TAD TD-3401 (3-way horn)—Ruark Crusader IIAnalogue Sources—Technics SL1200 MkII Digital Sources (RCA/Single Ended)—Pionner T-07AFull-Function Preamplifier (RCA/Single Ended)—Brook 7Phonoamp and Step-Up:Amplifiers—Western Electric 133A—Western Electric 124BCables—Kondo LPz—Gotham GAC-4; Kimber KCAG; Audio Note AN-V—Gotham 50025; Belden 9497——————————————Others Equipment sometimes usedLoudspeakers:—B&W Matrix 801 MkII—JBL 4312AAnalogue Sources:Digital Sources:—Theta Data—Micromega Solo; Duo CD3/DAC ProPreamplifiers:—Melos 222; ARC SP10, SP-11; MFA Magus BOutboard Phonoamps and Step-Ups:—Benz-Micro Luchashek T9 PP-1Amplifiers:—Sun Audio 300B (5k output), VT25, 2A3—ICL 300B, 2A3—Bryston 4BCables:—Gotham GAC-2, GAC-4; Kimber KCAG; Audio Note AN-V—Gotham 50025, 50040; Belden 9497, 1810A—————————————————————Newer LocationSystem A:CD Transport: Sony BDP-S190 Blue ray playerDAC: Sparkler S306CDP: MicromegaCD-10Integrated Amps: NAD 3020A, NaimNait I and IIIPreamp: EAR912Amps: WE 124B and 133Speakers: Yamaha NS-1000System B The alternate system:Main Digital System: 47 Labs Shigaraki 4716/4715 Transport/DACPreamp: Audio Note/Kondo M7(Integrated) Amp: Kondo OngakuSpeakers:47 Labs 4737, TAD TSM-2201, Pioneer S-A4SPT-PM and VP, Rogers LS3/5A (15 ohm, single wire)
Subwoofer: JBL
System C Quick listen:CDP/Transport: Sony DVP-PR50PIntegrated Amp:Flying Mole CA-S10Speakers:47 Labs 4737Desktop:CAS: Dell/Windows 7/iTunes/AIFF/USBDAC/Amp: Micromega MyAmpSpeakers: Pioneer S-A4SPT-VP
Coming Attractions
Coming:
-HiFi Shops in Guangzhou and HK
—3 DACs: Marantz Rare! CDA-94 Limited; YBA WD202 and Micromega Duo Pro
-Ruark Crusader II, SET friendly!!!
-ICL Model 1 2A3 and 300B; San Ei ECL82 SE Amp
-4 Amps revisited: Sun Audio VT-25 and 300B (converted VT-25 kit), Elekit 8230 and DIY 45 amp.
—2 New ICs: Sommer Galileo 238 Plus and SC-Tricone-Mk II
—3 Preamps: Counterpoint 3000 and SA7.1, MFA Magus C
-The Lowest End: Philips AK601 and CD771 (also Marantz CD-60)
-Oliver Sayes SE 71A amp
Coming, Coming (someday)…:
-Western Electric 41/42/43
-Western Electric 129, 92, 87, 555; Jensen and more—Western Electric 86, 87, 92, 143 and more!!!!!
幾句話 About this Blog
I have been participating on the internet in various hifi sites for almost 20 years. Looking at things now makes one really weary of the word «progress».In many ways I miss the earlier USENET newsgroups the most. Posting is super fast and the lack of picture hosting is a real blessing in many ways. Things were simpler then.Then I created my own Yahoo Group (see link), but I really find the format cumbersome, and now only maintain the site for archival purposes. Who knows, one day I may re-vamp the thing, but too little time….A few years ago, before the establishment of this blog, I had been active in review33, a site that still a useful second-hand forum (link below). Unfortunately, HK is small and people actually get to meet, which is NOT an advantage for an internet forum. The traffic evolved into 同仁活動, Chinese for insiders’ game. There were few honest opinions, and feuds and flames developed over the littlest things. Then there were splinter groups, IMITATORS that are of even more of a 同仁活動 insider nature. That diluted everything and what got lost is HiFi. It would be fair to say most of the forums in HK now contain more junk than value.Since then I have concentrated on my Blog. It is nice to be able to archive everything well and not let things get covered by waves of garbage. Writing articles take lot more than than posting in forums. Many have long periods of gestation and repeated revisions and editing. I hope you enjoy them.在此閑話 Hi Fi, 清淡為主。讀時之樂與怒，在乎不在乎，看您自己。覺得還可以的話，大可用心寫點東西，發表在那裡不重要，會是貢獻。但是，漫不經心地轉載或亂貼圖片，可以不必了吧！世界上啥都缺，就不缺二手報導和垃圾！
Качество звука
В связи с этим от новых наушников я ожидала качественного звука и мощных басов. Так и есть – нижние частоты здесь воспроизводятся так же чётко, как на более дорогих Liberty Air 2 Pro. Благодаря своей энергичности, Soundcore Life P3 понравятся всем любителям современной электронной музыки и хип-хопа.
Хорошо справляются наушники и со средними, а также верхними частотами. Удивительно, как даже один качественный драйвер способен выдавать настолько сбалансированный по всему диапазону частот звук. Но если сравнить эту модель с Air 2 Pro, очевидным станет факт, что диапазон частот здесь не такой широкий, а звуковая сцена не менее объёмная.
Звучание такого же качества можно получить от более дешёвых Earfun Free 2, однако, в них нет ANC, приложения и многих других функций.
Price is Per Pair
Harbeth’s development team has, once again, redefined what is possible from this use anywhere loudspeaker. The completed redesign maximizes the performance potential of Harbeth’s proprietary RADIAL2 Cone Technology. The evolved P3ESR XD delivers breathtaking transparency, accurate bass and dynamic integration across the audio spectrum. This is arguably one of the most advanced speakers in its class, this mini monitor allows you to discover those transparent moments where you feel like you’re breathing the same air as the musicians on the recording. This is one of the most ground-breaking speakers ever released by Harbeth.
«My small (14′ long by 12′ wide by 9′ high) room let Harbeth’s P3ESR 40th Anniversary Editions play medium-size music at satisfying volumes without distracting levels of distortion. If your room is the size of mine or smaller, you’re not a bass freak, and you seek a modest but exquisite and keep-forever loudspeaker, Harbeth’s P3ESR 40th Anniversary Edition is the best-built, most natural-sounding small speaker I have ever heard.»—Herb Reichert, Stereophile
The XD Details
The P3ESR XD is the evolution of the 40th Anniversary model. The sealed box 2-way design. The sound is more resolving, and a touch more forward than the standard P3ESR. It still uses British-made poly capacitors and Harbeth’s ultrapure copper internal cable.
Harbeth’s proprietary RADIAL2 technology from the larger Harbeth speakers has trickled down (more like «over») to the heart of the P3ESR loudspeaker. The driver is designed in-house, the special 110mm (5″) bass/midrange driver offers the legendary clarity and naturalness of the larger Harbeth speakers.
Breathtaking transparency, realistic bass, amazing vocal reproduction and fantastic holographic imaging give the P3ESR XD a grand, captivating, and transparent sound.
Not only is the P3ESR XD loudspeaker capable of being used in a wide range of listening environments, but it is optimized to present an easy electrical load to even low-powered amplifiers.
We Recommend the P3ESR XD for state of the art desktop and small space listening environments where you can place it about a foot from the wall behind it (minimum) and sit up to 8 feet away from them. This is not a headbanger’s speaker, but is capable of creating a captivating listening experience with nearly any genre of music at lower to moderate listening levels.
If you need lower bass response or the ability to fill a larger room, try the Harbeth C7
Specifications
- Frequency Response: 75Hz-20kHz ±3dB in free space
- Sensitivity: 83.5 dB @ 1 watt
- Impedance: 6 Ohms
- Drivers
- 4.5″ RADIAL bass/midrange
- .75″ ferro cooled high frequency driver
- Enclosure Design: Sealed Enclosure
- Suggested Amplifier Power: 15 watts minimum
- Maximum Power: 50 Watts
- Placement: Greater than 12″ from rear wall
- Dimensions: 12″ high x 7.5″ wide x 7.2″ deep
- Weight: 6.1kg each, unboxed
NY 常用器材 Equipment I most often use in NY now
There are now 3 main Stations in my listening room. Any can drive the same amp and loudspeakers. They undergo frequent changes (in particular the analog playback setups). I use long interconnects between the preamps and amps to facilitate this matching.(Last revised Sept 15, 2019)Reference System I (Station I)
This one is in front of my chair. I can reach and touch the controls of the preamp.
Turntable:
-Clearaudio Concept/Ortofon Kontrapunkt C
-Thorens TD-124/Thomas Schick 12″/Denon DL-103 (Midas)
Phonoamps
-Parasound JC-3
Digital front-end:
-Theta Data Universal Transport
to be reconfigured
-Ensemble Di-Chrono transport/Hi-DAC
Preamp
-Manley Neo-Classic 300B (default)
-WE106 rarely used and only with WE124
Main Amplifiers:-Linear Tube Audio MZ2
-Akitika GT-102
-Elekit TU-8800
-Wavac MD-811Alternate Amplifiers:-Sunfire 300 and other amplifiers are used depending on speakers used.-WE 124 (this amplifier is only exclusively used in this system in partnership with the WE106 preamp, an invincible match, but they are rarely used)Main Loudspeakers:-YL Acoustics 4-way Horn Speakers (used with SET amps)Alternate Loudspeakers (rarely used)-Magnepan MG 1.7 (used with Sunfire 300 amp)-Sonus Faber Electa Amator II-Martin Logan Source (used with Sunfire 300 amp or Elekit 2300B)—————Reference System II:This station is at the other end, housed on 2 racks, and drives the same amplifier. It is quite different in sound from System I. This station can be fully balanced (but not usually).Turntables:1—Linn LP-12 Lingo/Ittok LV-II/Airtight PC-1
2-ThorensTD-309/Koetsu Black Goldline
3-Technics SL-1200Mk2Denon DL-102 (mono)
Main Full Function Preamplifier:
-Shindo Monbrison (built-in twin MM and MC input)
(Occasionally vintage preamps: -Dynaco PAS 3 (MM Input); -Harman Kardon Citation I (MM Input); -Brook 7)
Phono preamps and Step-Up’s:
-Aurorasound Vida (separate MM and MC inputs) for the Linn LP12 and Technics SL-1200
-FosgateSignature
-Nagra BPS
-BAT P5 (MM/MC)
-Langevin 402B-Bob’s Devices CineMag 3440
-Western Electric 285L
Alternate Preamplifier:-BAT VK-3i
Digital front-end:
-Sparkler S306 CDP
-Sony XA5400ES SACD/CDP
Main Amplifier:-Wavac MD-811
-Elekit TU-2150Alternate Amplifiers:-Almarro 318B, Yamamoto A-08S, AES SE-1, Audio Research VT130Loudspeakers:-YL Acoustics 4-way Horn Speakers
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Reference System III
This is right by my chair.
Turntables:
1-Pioneer PL50/Raos MC Mono
2-Thorens TD125/SME 3009 S2 Imp/Denon DL-304
3-Audio Technica AT-PL120/Denon DL-301 Mk II
Digital:
-Meridian 200 Transport/Micromega MyDAC
Phonoamp
1-47 LabsShigaraki 4718
2-MoFi StudioPhono
3-Micromega MyGroov
Buffer amp
-Schiit Saga
-Elekit TU-8500 (also back-up phonoamp)
-iFi iTube
Preamp (can be switched in or out)
-Langevin 102
Amp:
-AkitikaGT102
-Wavac MD-811
-Elekit TU-2150
Loudspeakers
-Audiomaster LS3/5A
-YL Acoustics4-way Horn Speakers
-Almarro M1A
-Dayton B652
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All systems use simple cables, mostly Gotham, Mogami and Belden.Cables:-(Balanced) Gotham GAC-3-(SE) Gotham GAC-4, GAC-2, GAC-1 Ultra Pro, DGS-1, GAC-2111; Mogami 2534, 2549 WE, Sumitomo, DIY 47 Lab
-(Digital) Belden 1694A; Gotham digital-(Speaker) Belden 9497; Belden 8471; Acrotech.————————Phonoamps for Comparisons and Occasional Use:
-iFi iPhono
-Micromega MyGroov
-Musical Surroundings Phonomena II
-Audio-Technica AT PEQ3
-Linn Kairn (used as phonoamp)
Other Amps for Occasional Use
-Almarro A-318B
-Almarro A-205A
Harbeth history
Harbeth was founded in 1977 by ex-BBC engineer Hugh Dudley Harwood who created the name by joining the first three letters of his surname to the last four letters of his wife Elizabeth’s Christian name. He founded the company to commercialise the use of polypropylene as a material to form speaker cones.
Harwood worked in the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Research Department (Engineering Division) for nearly twenty years and was instrumental in the design and development of many loudspeakers for the BBC, including the famous LS3/5 and LS 3/5A broadcast monitors, the manufacture of which the BBC subsequently licensed to various famous British speaker manufacturers, including KEF, Rogers and Chartwell. Although Harwood always gets the credit for the design, he was aided by BBC designers Michael Whatton and Reg Mills, as well as Gordon Monteath, who was Head of the Research Department at the time.
They designed the LS3/5 because the BBC required an accurate, low-distortion loudspeaker with good dynamic range in order that its studio operators could use them in tightly confined spaces to monitor broadcasts and, at that time, despite a well-documented search that evaluated dozens of contenders from right around the world, it could find no commercially-produced small loudspeaker that met its stringent requirements for naturalness and sonic neutrality.
Harwood and his team first came up with the LS3/5, then the LS3/5A, and followed up with the lesser-known LS 3/7 and LS 5/8 models. It was while developing these that Harwood became dissatisfied with the Bextrene copolymer being used to manufacture the cones for these speakers. One issue was that it was difficult to maintain consistency from batch to batch, so they ended up throwing many cones away.
Another issue was that raw Bextrene tended to have a ‘quacking’ sound at certain frequencies, and so all the cones, once formed, had to then be damped by applying a coating, which was known as ‘doping the cone’. Because this doping was done by hand, it was not only labour-intensive, but also meant that every cone was slightly different, because the coating could not be applied consistently.
It was because of all these issues that Harwood was instrumental in pioneering the use of polypropylene copolymer cones at the BBC, and while he was there, patented – in his own name – the use of polypropylene as a cone material (UK Patent 1563511). In order to commercialise his patent, Harwood left the BBC and established Harbeth. His first speaker (originally called the ‘HL Monitor’, but now retrospectively identified as the ‘HL1’ – was the first loudspeaker in the world to use a polypropylene cone.
Harwood used polypropylene cones for more than a decade until he switched to using the then-new TPX material, first in the HL Monitor Mk4, and later the original Compact (which was designed by Alan Shaw).
Although TPX was superior to polypropylene as a cone material, it was difficult to source, and it was because of this difficulty that Harwood and Shaw applied for and won a British Government Science & Engineering Research Council research grant that allowed them to thoroughly examine alternative material solutions and then invent, patent and trademark their own plastic formulation: RADIAL .
Harbeth is now solely owned by Alan A. Shaw, who is also its sole speaker designer.
He says that all his designs are still based on the BBC’s loudspeaker legacy and on progressive improvements, one of which was the development of the improved RADIAL2 cone material.
Дизайн и конструкция
«Ножка» больше не сужается, а одинакова по ширине на всём своём протяжении. Расцветок на выбор пять: чёрная, белая, красная, голубая и тёмно-синяя. Каждый наушник весит по 4,9 грамма, а вместе с чехлом их масса составляет почти 50 грамм.
Чехол изготовлен не из самого качественного пластика, поэтому через некоторое время перестанет выглядеть таким, как с нового. Кроме того, разъём USB-C не закрыт резиновой заглушкой, поэтому туда будет набиваться грязь. А вот качество сборки и материалов самих наушников – великолепное.
Наушники Soundcore Life P3 идеально сидят в ушах и не вызывают дискомфорта после долгого прослушивания. Так как это внутриканальная конструкция, она неплохо блокируют внешние звуки, даже без включения функции ANC. Из пяти пар насадок разных размеров вы без труда подберёте подходящий вариант для себя.
Управление и удобство
Сенсоры поддерживают три действия: однократное и двойное нажатия, а также нажатие с удерживанием в течение двух секунд. Таким образом, получается по три действия на наушник, каждому из которых можно назначить разные функции, в приложении Soundcore для смартфона.
Пользователю доступен выбор из следующих функций: убавить или прибавить громкость, переключиться на предыдущий или следующий трек, остановить/продолжить воспроизведение, вызвать голосового ассистента, включить режим прозрачности и переключиться между разными режимами активного шумоподавления.
Увы, в Life P3 нет датчика снятия/приближения, который ставил бы музыку на паузу, когда вы вынимаете наушник. Видимо, эта функция припасена ANKER для более дорогих моделей.
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Активное шумоподавление и микрофоны
Это так называемое – гибридное шумоподавление, потому что технологией анализируется как окружающий шум, так и то, что слышит пользователь. Благодаря этому, качественнее устраняются внешние звуки.
В Soundcore не только добавили активное подавление шума в Life P3, но и несколько режимов для разных ситуаций, а также режим прозрачности. Со своей работой ANC справляется хорошо – пусть более дорогие модели вроде Liberty Air 2 Pro здесь лучше, Life P3 позволяют в полной мере насладиться музыкой, даже в шумной обстановке.
Шесть микрофонов на Soundcore Life P3 помогают отфильтровать окружающие звуки и во время разговоров по телефону. Ваш собеседник практически не услышит посторонние шумы, даже если вы находитесь в центре города, в час пик.
Итог
Наушники ANKER Soundcore Life P3 заняли промежуточное место между бюджетными Life P2 и более дорогими Liberty Air 2 Pro. Появилось много отличных функций и большой выбор насадок, хотя некоторые опции почему-то пропали, а качество технологии ANC не лучшее в сегменте.
Качество звука немного выше среднего, особенно по сравнению с Liberty Air 2 Pro, не хватает и кодека aptX, для музыки в высоком качестве. С другой стороны, доступно великолепное приложение Soundcore. В нём вы найдёте практически любую нужную для беспроводных наушников настройку. Радует и время автономной работы, хотя от Anker другого ожидать и не следовало.
Стоит ли покупать
Стоят новые Soundcore Life P3 от 5 тыс. р., что немного дороговато. Но если со временем они подешевеют, то станут превосходным вариантом по соотношению цены и качества.
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Обзор наушников ANKER Soundcore Life P3 – видео
Soundcore LIFE P3: HYBRID ANC, КРУТОЙ ЗВУК И БАС
Второе имя Павлины — Pandora. Не потому, что она опасна, как мифологический ящик, а из-за страсти к познанию нового и неизвестного. Нет темы, которую ей не удалось бы раскрыть, даже если это принесёт разочарование. Почему она в TehnObzor? Вот ответ… «Мне не только с детства интересны технологии и гаджеты, но и то, как они меняют людей, их быт или межличностные отношения».
Внутриканальные наушники Soundcore обновились и подорожали
Дизайн и эргономика
90/100
Удобство и комфорт
90/100
Связь и подключение
90/100
Управление и ПО
95/100
Качество зука
95/100
Автономность и зарядка
95/100
Итого
92.5
Возможно, Soundcore Life P3 это не лучшие беспроводные наушники, но они предлагают множество отличных функций поболее выгодной цене. Это хорошая модель по соотношению, цена/качество.
Преимущества и недостатки
Разумная цена
Качественный звук
Приложение для смартфона
Хорошее ANC для своей цены
Автономность работы и зарядка QI
Нет поддержки aptX
Увеличение цены по сравнению с предшественником
