The Sophisticated Audiophile

Review – Mozart-Grieg: Works for Two Pianos, Vol. II

Blu-ray seems to be gaining a foothold with consumers as their choice for premium HD content. While video content is great, the format is equally capable of delivering high resolution audio. Unlike SACD, if you already have a blu-ray player for movies, or even a Playstation 3, you won’t need to purchase a separate stand-alone or universal player to enjoy what blu-ray audio has to offer.
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Review – Sennheiser HD 800

HD800 & PS Audio GCHA

The HD 800 is the current flagship headphone from Sennheiser. At a msrp of $1,400, it’s certainly not cheap. If you are considering these headphones, you most likely have the assorted gear (headphone amps, reference source players etc) to match. You won’t be plugging this into an iPod shuffle, that’s for certain. The big question is, are they worth it?

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