Enjoy the Music test Lindemann musicbook 15 DSD – Phil Gold, een bekend reviewer, test op de website “Enjoy the Music” de Lindemann musicbook:15 DSD. Hier de volledige tekst.
DSD Upsampling
Phil Gold was (net als ons) erg onder de indruk van de upsampling naar DSD:“Using the direct option (no upsampling) produced the crispest but the least satisfying of the three options. Upsampling to high bit rate PCM sounded smoother and more delicate and brought me closer to the music. Best of all was the option to resample to DSD 128, altogether more musical in my opinion, and retaining almost all of the vitality of the first option. This is not a surprising result to me, since the manufacturer recommends this setting, and it is a path chosen by some of the best sounding DACs”
Vervang je voorversterker!
Een veel geroemde functie van de musicbook componenten is hun uitmuntende voorversterker. De volumeregeling is hetzelfde component als in de zeer dure Pass Labs XP30… Hier zijn bevindingen:“I tried driving the ModWright KWA 150SE directly using the balanced interconnects and the variable output setting on the musicbook. In theory, this should sound better. We’ve got rid of one set of interconnects and one output setting. In practice it’s going to depend on just how good the volume control on the musicbook is. Well let me tell you this. It rules! This was the clearest, cleanest sound, a notch above my earlier listening tests. That a $3995 component, with all this functionality, could play at such a high level through an amp, cables and speakers that are designed for shocking levels of transparency is a high achievement indeed.”
Conclusie
Als conclusie schrijft Phil Gold een hele dikke aanbeveling en een tip:“Do I recommend the musicbook:15 DSD? Well, yes and no. Yes – it’s a stone cold bargain – buy one today. No – if you can afford another $1000, skip the musicbook:15 DSD and go for the Lindemann musicbook:25 DSD with streaming, plus iOS and Android app support.
For sure, Lindemann’s musicbook:15 DSD belongs in the select group of components that look like lifestyle products but play like audiophile’s elite.”
Lees in deze link het volledige verhaal van Phil Gold op theparttimeaudiophile.com.