sonosphere
Well-Known Member
Mini-review (Asus Xonar ST Soundcard + Norge-1000 amp + Wharfedate 10.1 speaker)
Hi everybody,
Continuing from the Pune HFV meet 2011 thread here... >> http://www.hifivision.com/av-lounge/20230-pune-hfv-meet-2011-a-14.html#post309659 ... there have been some requests, that the audition-observations of various gear-combinations, should be posted in "Review" section... (previously it was in continuation of 2010-Meet thread, in "AV Lounge" section).
Considering above, I have created this mini-review for Demo# 01. (other demo's will have separate mini-review) As these observations are of summarised nature, I wouldn't call them "review"... OTOH the same may qualify as a "mini-review", and help some folks in finding what gear-combination should be their first purchase /next upgrade.
Demo# 01 in progress
Demo# 01 close up
Observation Report
For those new to above Observation report...
- Explaination of criterias used in audition, is given in Observation feedback form here >> https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0...EyOTItYWFiY2ZiNTZlYTRi&hl=en&authkey=CI2L5P8H
- Since all the observation feedback forms were submitted as anonymous, the actual HFV IDs were substituted with Sample ID from "A" "B" "C" onwards .
- The "1" numeral you see in the form indicates the tickmark that was made under that criteria. So all tickmarks get added at the bottom to compare which criteria got max tickmarks
Observation-Conclusion:
If you read the statistics, the gear-combo appears to be generally warm and satisfactory. There are some instances of conflicting observations between different observers (a fairly common occurence in our hobby) The personal-remarks are more critisizing about the performance, compared to what can be understood from statistics. You don't see anything like "a big thumbs up" for this combo.
My 2 cents...
The gear combination was not complimentary. Starting from source... my Xonar soundcard was a modded to sound neutral, having recently changed it's "Buffer Opamp" to Audio-GD "Earth". The Norge itself is little warm sounding. The Wharfe 10.1 are again warm sounding. Though the Xonar is good in treble end details, the Wharfe couldn't deliver them (Wharfe entry level is not renowned for details). Not surprisingly the combo sounded overly warm and just about ok.
It should be noted that similar combo in previous meet i.e Norge 2060 + Wharfe 9.2 was termed "excellent entry level" when the source was... Marantz 5001.
Apart from my opinion above, I request other meet-members to chip in with their's too, and add value to this mini-review.
(Mini-reviews of other demo's will be posted soon, as separate mini-reviews)
Hi everybody,
Continuing from the Pune HFV meet 2011 thread here... >> http://www.hifivision.com/av-lounge/20230-pune-hfv-meet-2011-a-14.html#post309659 ... there have been some requests, that the audition-observations of various gear-combinations, should be posted in "Review" section... (previously it was in continuation of 2010-Meet thread, in "AV Lounge" section).
Considering above, I have created this mini-review for Demo# 01. (other demo's will have separate mini-review) As these observations are of summarised nature, I wouldn't call them "review"... OTOH the same may qualify as a "mini-review", and help some folks in finding what gear-combination should be their first purchase /next upgrade.
Demo# 01 in progress
Demo# 01 close up
Observation Report
For those new to above Observation report...
- Explaination of criterias used in audition, is given in Observation feedback form here >> https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0...EyOTItYWFiY2ZiNTZlYTRi&hl=en&authkey=CI2L5P8H
- Since all the observation feedback forms were submitted as anonymous, the actual HFV IDs were substituted with Sample ID from "A" "B" "C" onwards .
- The "1" numeral you see in the form indicates the tickmark that was made under that criteria. So all tickmarks get added at the bottom to compare which criteria got max tickmarks
Observation-Conclusion:
If you read the statistics, the gear-combo appears to be generally warm and satisfactory. There are some instances of conflicting observations between different observers (a fairly common occurence in our hobby) The personal-remarks are more critisizing about the performance, compared to what can be understood from statistics. You don't see anything like "a big thumbs up" for this combo.
My 2 cents...
The gear combination was not complimentary. Starting from source... my Xonar soundcard was a modded to sound neutral, having recently changed it's "Buffer Opamp" to Audio-GD "Earth". The Norge itself is little warm sounding. The Wharfe 10.1 are again warm sounding. Though the Xonar is good in treble end details, the Wharfe couldn't deliver them (Wharfe entry level is not renowned for details). Not surprisingly the combo sounded overly warm and just about ok.
It should be noted that similar combo in previous meet i.e Norge 2060 + Wharfe 9.2 was termed "excellent entry level" when the source was... Marantz 5001.
Apart from my opinion above, I request other meet-members to chip in with their's too, and add value to this mini-review.
(Mini-reviews of other demo's will be posted soon, as separate mini-reviews)
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