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A Confused Audiophile ???
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2020
Still Searching for Good Sound
A Confused Audiophile
High End Audio
Music Review ( Audiophile Albums )
Music Lover and Record Collector from UK .
A journey to understanding music
Ilaiyaraaja , R.D.Burman
A Confused Audiophile
High End Audio
Music Review ( Audiophile Albums )
Music Lover and Record Collector from UK .
A journey to understanding music
Ilaiyaraaja , R.D.Burman
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Project Primary E (First, Firm Step in to the World Of Vinyl).
มุมมอง 17K3 ปีที่แล้ว
A beginner's Unbiased Views Tech Specs- Main Bearing: Stainless Steel- Device: Perimeter Belt Drive- Replace Stylus: Ortofon Stylus 1S- Pre-Fitted Cartridge: Ortofon OM- Nominal Speeds: 33/45 RPM (Manual) - Speed Variance: 33: 0.8%, 45: 0.7%- Wow & Flutter: 33: 0.29%, 45: 0.27%- Platter: 300mm MDF (0.8kg)- Tonearm Length: 8.6" (218.5mm) - Effective Tonearm Mass: 8.0g- Overhang: 22.0mm - Trackin...
Beoplay H9 3rd Gen Class Act ? review
มุมมอง 16K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Unpaid review of Bang and Olufsen Beoplay H9 3rd Gen, Active Noise Cancellation Driver Type Electro-dynamic driver, 40 mm diameter Driver Sensitivity 93dB @ 1kHz / mW in passive mode Frequency Range 20 - 22,000 Hz Impedance 24 Ohm /- 15% Customizable Sound EQ Presets available and fully customisable through Bang & Olufsen App Dimensions (mm) 197 W x 200 H x 52 D Weight 285 g/295 g (incl. audio ...
ARCAM ALPHA 7SE , A Hall Of Fame 21yr OLD ( Audiophile ) CD PLAYER Specs & Review in Oct 2020
มุมมอง 6K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Unpaid Review of my recent( Pandemic ) purchase ARCAM ALPHA 7SE A Hall Of Fame Audiophile CD Player (Made In England)Connected with FOCAL ARCHE DAC AMP & FOCAL UTOPIA HEADPHONE and also with CHORD MOJO with GRADO SR225e. Unbiased review that purely based on my thoughts and my experiences. Albums : 1.Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis 2.Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde, HDCD Minnesota Orchestra E...
Focal Arche , specifications, setup , price point discussion , sound quality & quick comparison.
มุมมอง 4.1K4 ปีที่แล้ว
This is not a paid promotion about the product from FOCAL or any dealer Focal Arche , Detailed specifications, setup guide for mac , price point discussion , sound quality & quick comparison. FOCAL ARCHE DAC/AMP = TANK FULL OF MICRO DYNAMIC DETAILS Sound compared with Focal Utopia 2020 Version ,Grado 225 E, Beyerdynamic 1990 pro , B&O H9 3rd Generation with 3.5mm Aux cable
FOCAL UTOPIA OPEN BACK HEADPHONES (2020 PACKAGING)
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PREMIUM ACCESSORIES INCLUDED A black faux leather box High-Fidelity cables: 10 ft. (3m) cable: ideal for use in the home on a high-end amplifier, thanks to its balanced 4-pin XLR connector. 4 ft. (1.2m) cable: designed to be portable with an unbalanced 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo jack connector and 1/4” (6.35mm) jack adapter. A carefully finished, light, rigid carrying case
Focal Utopia Pre May 2020, Audio Technica 120x USB , Focal Arche , Grado Mini Adapter
มุมมอง 1624 ปีที่แล้ว
Focal Utopia Pre May 2020 Headphone Audio Technica 120x USB TURNTABLE, Focal Arche DAC- AMP Grado Mini Adapter 1/4" Female to 3.5mm Male The Dark Side Of The Moon [VINYL] Shaky Unboxing
Focal Utopia 2020 ( Late May 2020 version ) Out of the Box Sound ( Before Burn in ) - UK
มุมมอง 2.2K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Focal Utopia 2020 ( Late May 2020 version ) Out of the Box Sound ( Before Burn in ) It is not a paid review (Focal or Distributor) based upon my personal experience with this product DAC : FOCAL ARCHE & CHORD MOJO Songs I listen with this product open.qobuz.com/track/45797379 1 Witchita Lineman :Glenn Campbell 2. Michael Jackson : Thriller 3.Stevie Wonder : Pastime Paradise 1976 4. The Cheek Of...
I'm about to punch mine to pieces because the tray keeps coming out and not staying closed. Please, anybody got some help?
a bit late to this party...but still loving my Arcam 7SE which I bought 20 years ago. It has been driving a pair of Mission 773s via a Cyrus one amp, the original - first using the external PSX power supply, then when that died just the main amp. that died last week, and I have replaced it with the Roksan K3 - after auditioning it blew the competition out of the water, and the sheer excitement and musicality sold it to me. very happy.
Hi Glenn , thank you for Sharing your experience.
Pierdolisz jak potluczony ..testowalem wiele sprzetow I wiele osob twierdzi ze mam szeroka wiedze na temat audio ..jakkolwiek mam sennheiser hd 660s2 ..beyerdynamic 990 pro i...focal spark wireless..and moje test.wykazaĺy...HD 660 s2 sa niesamowitr tną twoje kolana .I jednoczesnie gdy sluchasz Bacha wznosza cie do nieba ..ale spark focal sa kurwa 15 krotmie tansze od hd660 s2 a graja super duzo by pisac..jestem zszokowany jak tak male sluchawki oddaja cala scene bas sopran dól srednice I góre I czywiscie nie dorastaja do piet dla Sennheiser hd 660s2 ale sa rowniez fantastyczne bowiem Maja szeroka skale I presencje sceny..( tu odsluch lp Vanessa may album ) graja cieplo sa empirycznie otwarte nie ma w nich sztucznej neutralizacji I kontroli Permanentnej basu jak to ma muejsce we wszystkich produktach Bose..( mimo ze system Bise u mnie w mazdzie cx9 z roku 2018 plus subwufer byl wysmienity ..jednakze ukazal swe slabe strony przy wxmocnieni do 80% wartodci nominalnej glosnosci.czyli stosunek syg/szum przy odsluchu z plyty cd) format of course ADD ) CLASSIX NOUVEAUX W utwrze ..where they all have to go...with of course SAL SOLO..po prostu kontrola basu byla totalnie tak porzadna I coherentna ze AZ nie do zniesienia...a spark Focal Spark fenomenalne te slochawki half way wireless graja jak nie jedne o wartosci 300$ a moze I lepiej ..milego oddluchu ..jedyne ktore moga pobic Sennheiser hd 660 s2 to sa Focal grande utopia headphones ale mnie na nie nie stać wiec porownania nie bedzie ..I tyle w temacie ...aha nie zapominajcie ze czasem 24 alpha processor np w Denonie jest o niebo leoszy niz super processor 32 bit .WHY? CAUSE ma o setki tysievy mnie mozliwosco do przetwarzania . ...I tyle w temacie...milego odsluchu wszysrkiego I wszystkim pozdrawiam serdecznie wszystkich audiophilow..poza tym testowakem wszystkie trzy czyli Sennheiser hd 660s2 Beyerdynamic 990 pro i Focal Soark helf wireless on the one from the best LP mianowice album Misplace Childhood grupy Marillion of course with Fish..nie ma innej opcji ..hest to album którego lidzie nie powinni sie wstydzuc i wyslac do tej baksy na ksiezyc zeby i zieloni mogli se posluchac czegos dobrego a nie tylko Jean Michael Jarre...haha .no ciz jesli mi ktis zaorzeczy odnosnie tego albumu..a zaznaczam Ze Marillion niw sa moim super bandem i kove them but i listen much more..to zeby bedzie zmiatal na szufelke ...ok thats all now..have good day
Wow 😮 thank you for sharing your thoughts
Great Video Thanks! I have an Arcam Alpha 7 that I bought when it came out. I paid $600 for it which was a little crazy for me. The Alpha cd 7, 8 etc can be upgraded to the Alpha 9 ringdac. I've never seen one for sale but I'm sure you could find one if you looked long enough.
Thanks for your input my friend
Still loving my Alpha 7 after over 25 years.
I have the 7se. Upgraded op amps tp muses. Stellar performance.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Your camera work and sound are equally lame. It pays to invest in a proper microphone.
I bought the Alpha 7 earlier this year off eBay. The sound quality and instrument separation is amazing through my NAD C316BEE amplifier and Dali Spector 2 speakers. Extremely satisfying.
Hi btw I noticed that B&O seems to have improved the sound of the H6 1st Gen after some time. I now own two 1st Gens, one is the later (or latest) edition (in a blue, grey colorway) and the other one was from the earlier days telling by the serial number and timestamp. The blue, later version of the H6 1st Gen is defintely less bass shy whilst still offering the great, wide mids. The other, older 1st Gen on the other hand, only have this "light" or "shy" bass no matter how long I use them. I've tested both with a Fiio K5 Pro and K3, of course using no EQ and only neutral/flat settings overall. Both DACs can I highly recommend for use with B&O headphones btw.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on H6 it’s one of my favourite.
Just got one of these because of the great reviews to me it sounds better than an Audiolab 6000 cdt transport going through a rega dac . better than a marantz 6007 cd the Arcam is a classic
Wich setup would you recommend between the LP120 or the Primary E (with an external pre-amp). Both setups are around the same price
If you can replace RCA cable of LP120 than i suggest it’s LP120 .. sorry really busy with work and other commitments so could not nl make video about LP120x
Returned mine - they are junk!
Hey Adam , thanks for your input , could you be more specific what you didn’t like ( Sound Wise ) that would be more helpful for for us Happy Listening
thanks for the video. i just confused 2 of those products and i want to ask you, i look for sound quality and speed acquracy. wich of these turn tables you prefer? does audio technica cartridge is good for its own preamp or project's ortofon with separate preamp? if i buy audio technica i will use its own preamp but if i buy pro ject, then i just buy separate pre amp just like yours.(maybe reason for i want pro ject is ortofon cartridge) your advices are important to me for choosing a quality beginer turntable. if you help, i will aprichiate so much.
If you buy Audio technica lp120 x you are good to go as the cartridge is excellent, the only need you need to buy separate is the RCA cables for £12-15 any good quality one .. you can buy second hand from eBay or Market place … good luck and Happy Listening
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 thank you so much
Hi I'm looking at buying the pro j do you still recommend I have l.p. 60 audio technica
Hi Gary , if you can spend a little more than I would recommend you the LP’ 120x USB as long term user I encourage you to try it.
I've a Arcam 7se cd player.. lately it's skipping and hopping like mad when playing CD;s. any ideas ?
Clean it with cd cleaner disk from Amazon
My Utopia’s didn’t need a ton of burn in but my Clear MG’s needed about 150 hours! The Utopia’s do sound fantastic straight out of the box. 👍
Thanks for sharing your experience.
There is no such thing as "burn in"
Please try with RCA output of Arcam cdp
Sure Amit , thanks for your suggestion.
Confused audiophile, my dude.. you should not have your turntable anywhere near your subwoofer. And also no sound in video.
Thanks for your suggestion dude that system is gone now
Oh I see man. Hell yeah, keep on jammin out
Thank you buddy
Very good review! I started with the H6 2nd Gen and was blown away. Especially when using the FiiO K5 Pro with it, it was awesome. But the H9 3rd were defintely a step up, even though I must admit that I don't like to call them a "step-up" as, at least in my opinion, every B&O product has its very own, specific usecase and signature which makes it unique and perfect for what they should achieve. I recently found an amazon review (german) with a frequency response curve for the H9 3rd gen and it just underlines how flat (or "dull" as some like to call it) these headphones are when using a wired connection. I can highly recommend using them with a good headphone amp as this is where they truly shine.
Glad you like the review and thank you so much for sharing your experience Happy Listening
Great review! I'm wondering why you can't wear these while running? Is the glamping power not enough?
Hi Kaisa, there are 2 reasons the way it’s made is purely for home , travel or office use .. running can damage it and also it’s on tad bit of heavy side due to premium material used .. 2nd reason is it can get hot while running. I m glad you like review . Happy Listening
Hi. Just bought Pro-ject Primary E from Amazon but what else do I need? Confused about preamps, speakers, amps etc. I want to buy all the parts second hand but don't know what I should ask
Hello mate , it depends where you live , how’s your second hand market , what’s your budget , sorts of music you listen to etc
Set your budget and than think about your favourite genre
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 UK. Cardiff area. Small budget. Turntable cost 160. I need a preamp I believe and understand Behringer make one for £10 approx. Wondered what speakers I should get...nothing pricey just something that does the job. Its more of a centre piece to play some jazz on rather than our musical playground
project primary has a vertical tracking force at 2.15 gramms.And it has pre adjusted antiskate for this tracking force.You can upgrade the sound performance by replacing that ortofon cartridge with an audio technica cartridge that is at around 2 grams of tracking force.After you balace that cartridge with the counterweight.
Thanks for you suggestion , Appreciate your help and also thanks for watching.. Happy New Year
Hi, great review! I'm looking for a loud and quality headphones, do you think these could be great? I'm going to use them with my smartphone and I can buy them for 250€. Thank you!
This is a good product not sure what you mean by loud as when the ANC is on you can’t hear outside noise so it’s only you and your music
Also please update the app to get full advantage of the headphones 🎧
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 Thank you for answering my question. When I say loud I mean that the volume is high enough for when you want to push a little more. I've had some headphones (like the Bowers & Wilkins P3) where the volume peak was really weak for me and I would like to avoid it. Thank you!
Hi Matteo , H9 3rd gen had this issue but was resolved after software update on app , another thing is when it’s 100% charged it’s not loud enough but soon as it hits 99% it’s fine.
Sooo...you sayn you are a AUDIO guy but end with " People buy B&O to show off " =)))
Thank you. Great video. I would like to hear your opinion on McIntosh MHA200 and MHA 150 both headphones amplifiers,
Hi Juan , I saw that valve HP amplifier looks stunning but not sure in near future I ll buy or review it so I do apologise. Thanks for watching my video and glad you like .Happy Listening
Who has Arcam CD 93 please? 📀
Great review well done.I have these and did have H4. These are not really phones as I once knew them.They are too heavy and can be worn for no more than 90 mins.They are wildly overpriced.They are all about the electronics. I do generally like B&O but they are not what I regard as true Hi Fi in my view, like British and US separates are.Too bassy, unnatural sound, but it seems many others are the same.I should a stuck to H4, But they broke, after EIGHT days light use!...JOKE...The ANC is horrible and ruins the sound although it can be turned off.There's then H95 and yet another model at $1400 aimed squarely at fools with more money than sense.Smooth and warm is correct, ie processed.
Hey Graeme , glad you like this review and also thanks for your input.
I agree with you 100% about Arcam CD players, I have an Arcam FMJ CD23t that I bought in 2002, and the amount of detail it can extract is phenomenal. Top-notch review of the Arcam Alpha 7se. Have you ever thought about doing a review of your Grado headphones? P.S. I'm definitely going to buy The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out on both CD and vinyl.
Hey Steven , I have heard briefly and surly it exceeded my 7SE in all frequency responses and also it has better Analog output. Oh yes Definitely going to review my Grado and other headphone reviews lining up What Amp abs speakers are you using ? Happy Listening
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 I use a Technics SU-V500 M2 integrated amp, and a Grado RA1 headphone amp, along with Grado RS1 headphones and Focal Utopia headphones. The speakers in use are Acoustic Solutions Powerforce 1000 stereo pair.
Hi Steven , that’s a brilliant set up. Thanks for your reply and support
Really lolled at the point where you recalculated from dollars to pounds... remember you left the EU and we told you there was some price to pay and you Brits told us that was humbug. There it is.
Lol 😂 that’s true but Dennis it’s just due to 20% VAT here in the U.K and no sales Tax in 5 states in the USA , even in France and Germany market is same as in the U.K.
Great review of the Focal Utopia headphones, and congratulations on your purchase.
Does it require battery . Where ? How to replace it?
Hi , I m bit confused over your question Do you mean this Earphones requires Battery?
There is no battery
And what is your opinion about alfa 8?
Hi Eliseo , Alpha 8 is not a hugely refined but more than enough to notice the upgrade in sound the main thing it has touch wider soundstage and it can play HDCD . I hope I answered your question can’t comment more as I only listen Alpha 8 for 2 weeks and surly it’s not enough time to evaluate any product. HDCD is leap forward than 7 or 7se Thanks for watching Happy Listening
I personally think CD vinyl and minidisc always have been superior sounding and best way to listen to music, great video. One track I use to test my system is massive attack featuring Tracy thorn protection
Morning Chris , thanks for your song suggestion and yes you are spot on about Vinyl cds and minidiscs have superior sound compare to Streaming. Thanks for watching Happy Listening
Brilliant review mate , after longtime I play my CDs and can back you up how great cd sounds compare to streaming
Thanks Abdi Glad you like my video
Just ordered mine after I watch your video, very detailed and informative review thsnks
Hey Zahid , thanks for watching and glad you like it , that’s an endorsement for my fairly new channel what you mentioned Lol 😂 Thanks and happy Listening
Awesome review. You made my mind way more clear about them, didn't found much reviews online until you. Gonna get a pair. By the way, at the end of video you mentioned burn in, its actually a myth which doesn't change anything on the headphones. You can research a bit and find out that it surely doesn't improve anything and is fake. Otherwise great review. Thank you very much :)
Thanks for watching Vilius, and thanks for your comment, yes it’s a controversial subject about burn in but believe me all my headphones 🎧 cables or even Amps sound different when I burn them in a tiny but a solid improvement in overall soundstage and lower frequencies. I was really disappointed when i purchased H9 3rd Gen but sound improved after few days of use.
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 Its because you get used to it
May be , lol 😂 good answer ,made my day. Happy Listening
HI, nice review, do you know the sampling rate of the internal DAC on the device?
Hi Tosin , there is no measurement provided for internet DAC but it’s a Bluetooth headphone so it can play everything in Lossy codecs however when i connected with my external DAC it supports Lossless through Wire ( Audio Cable ) but here things are bit tricky as it has house sound but outcome is affected by the sound signature of External Dac.. I hope I answered your question.. thought as a confused Audiophile way as I still don’t consider myself as a hardcore Audiphile Thanks for watching and your comment Happy Listening
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 Hi, thanks a lot, it does help to get to understand how these things work, I am quite satisfied with the sound I get over bluetooth but now that apple music supports HiRes Audio streaming I ordered a USB-C to 3.5mm audio jack that claims to have up to 24-bit/192kHz, from my test the soundstage is certainly more pronounced. I wish you a nice weekend!
Fantastic video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching Happy Listening
Great headphones and excellent noise cancelling, but regarding the public transport comment, I would never use a high end pair of headphones like this on a bus or local train - these are for sitting at home and savouring the sound imo!
Hey Geoff that’s true , I was thinking the same when I bought em , but this one are very addictive and also good build so wouldn’t be a problem. Happy Listening
Is it still worth it to buy it now? Since there has been new upgrades? Never been an audiophile but fell into this loophole.
Hi Mel O , it depends what sort of music you like , what’s your budget I still encourage you to check out these ones and others yourself. Thanks for watching Happy Listening
👍 it's a really helpful information for people who likes original sounds. Great 👌☺️
Glad you enjoy this video.
Nice video man. Quick question does it support audio over USB type-c?
It charges with usb C , if your source is new Mac with usb c than you need an Audio/Data adapter not sure with android phones with usb c so can’t comment on that. Thanks for watching Happy Listening
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 perfect. Mine are currently in transit. Yes I would be using with mac USB-C. But I most interested if it supports iPhone using type-c to lightning. Will find out soon.
Shouldn’t be a problem as long as it’s an audio cable. Congratulations
Designed by me btw. Obviously I went on to do the Sonneteer stuff. 7Se was a complete DAC change and redesign. I worked closely with the guys from TI (who had bought BurrBrown by then) on it. We did the Byron and Bronte CD players at Sonneteer not long after.
Brilliant Design too Haider , please tell us more technical details and history behind this one as what u saw was my 2 months dig out on internet as I m well impressed,would love to share with my viewers . Thanks for watching
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 hi it was 20 plus years ago but give me a few days I will try to remember and put something together for you.
OK I am sitting at my PC. This is easier. I'm trying to remember now, was it the PCM1716 we used? We had a lot of very close support from TI (Texas instruments) to the point their main guy for DACs in the uK became like a colleague as much as anyone else on the design team. We did have a few other chips as possibles, but theirs ticked all the boxes in this case. I think there was an AKM chip as a possible too. Pretty sure we had a prototype with that one made. It was a close call. The support we had probably clinched it. it's probably telling that we(at Sonneteer) did use an AKM chip for the the Byron, a much more expensive player than the 7SE of course, but I have turned to TI for a lot of designs since. An important thing to say is that the SONY mechanism we used was robust and really made designing around it really easy. I used the same Mech in the 1st gen Sonneteer CD players too. The CD player sitting in my office right now uses one and all SONY and Philips mechanisms (as found in most separates CD players) since have not lived up to the standard of that model. My ex boss, Mike Martindell did come to tell me after I had left that the 7SE was the fastest selling item we had had at ARCAM. Was really chuffed and appreciative that he sought me out to tell me. To be honest ARCAM was one of the nicests companies to work for and the people were great. A happy environment. That helped make good stuff.
Thank you 🙏 for detailed information.
@@haiderbahrani Did u work on ARCAM 93📀 and if so what can u "reveal" please?
I don't think you are correct in saying the suitcase players will damage records, if that was so sales for these player would plummet. You would be correct if you said these player do not give a very good playback quality.
Hi there , I have few incidents within my circle who experienced not only awful sound quality but also complaint about scratching records due to suitcase players .. will cover this in my next video Thanks for your message we do need different opinions on this channel Thanks again for watching Happy Listening
I thought the 7se was too dry and grainy. I brought the 8se instead
I saw that too it can also play HDCD , well it’s an upgraded version. Now u made me curious to listen to 8SE .. thanks for watching and happy listening
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 yes the HDCD performance is great if you can find a disc
Hey Martin, I think majority of Neil Young collection are HDCD.
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 and Bryan Ferry
Great review!! Btw they just came out with Beoplay HX, could you please do a review of that and with comparison along Beoplay H9 3rd gen? And could you also pls provide a link to the amplifiers you used to test the H9 3rd gen with wired connection? I’d really appreciate it!
Hi Aryaman, I m planning to do review on both HX and H95. Bit busy with work and other bits at the mo , my Amps are Chord Mojo and Focal Arche where I connect Chord Qutest DAC sometimes for better out of my Arche as it has very good Dac chip already but I still prefer Fluid sound of Chord Dacs .. hope that helps .. Thanks for watching and Happy Listening
@@aconfusedaudiophile6891 okayy, that sounds great! Thank you so much!!💯
You are more than welcome
Can you compare it with Hifiman Re400? Thanks!
Sure , when I get chance , thanks for watching.
Brilliant review
Fantastic review mate