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ConvinceMeAudio LTD - Summit-tier hi-fi At the cutting edge. in-depth analysis and reviews of headphones, IEMs, amplifiers and DACs. bringing 22 years of testing and analysis to you.
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Let’s start a lively exchange of recommendations, ideas, and knowledge.
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AIC10 RIVIERA. The Definition of Summit Tier HiFi.
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Defining a category all by itself: What pushes a piece of audio equipment into the summit-tier category?
In this analysis and review, we put the #AIC10 #Riviera against some of the best tube amplifiers of the industry.
Amplifier comparisons:
#AmpAndSound #RedOctoberXL, #WOOAUDIO #WA33JPSElite, #RedOctober, #CAYIN #SoulKT17 0HA, #FELIKS #Envi.
Headphones used:
#Raal #Immanis, #HIFIMAN #SUSVARA, #SUSVARAUnveiled, #Abyss #AB1260 6TC, #DianaDZ #DianaMR #Focal #Utopia2022 #Spirit,Torino #Valkyeria
GPoint:
Ideon Audio, Lampizator, riviera, gigabyte.
Name: Greg Drygala
Business name: G point audio
Company email: gpoint.audio@gmail.com
Mobile number: 07859421189
Website: www.gpoint-audio.com
Chapters:
0:00 Chapters
01:32 The AIC10 Riviera Hybrid tube amplifier
02:00 The setup and Review Process
03:00 Susvara DCA Stealth AB1266TC Lcd5 and Utopia
4:42 Hands-on with the AIC10 tube amp
05:45 The G73R tubes in the AIC10 from stock
07:54 Overall sound and performance
12:00 RedOctober WA33 Elite and AIC10 showdown
14:00 The AIC10 Riviera with flagship headphones
17:18 The AIC10 Caveats.
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ConvinceMeAudio@gmail.com
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#EarlyReviews #PrivateTelegramChat
Defining a category all by itself: What pushes a piece of audio equipment into the summit-tier category?
In this analysis and review, we put the #AIC10 #Riviera against some of the best tube amplifiers of the industry.
Amplifier comparisons:
#AmpAndSound #RedOctoberXL, #WOOAUDIO #WA33JPSElite, #RedOctober, #CAYIN #SoulKT17 0HA, #FELIKS #Envi.
Headphones used:
#Raal #Immanis, #HIFIMAN #SUSVARA, #SUSVARAUnveiled, #Abyss #AB1260 6TC, #DianaDZ #DianaMR #Focal #Utopia2022 #Spirit,Torino #Valkyeria
GPoint:
Ideon Audio, Lampizator, riviera, gigabyte.
Name: Greg Drygala
Business name: G point audio
Company email: gpoint.audio@gmail.com
Mobile number: 07859421189
Website: www.gpoint-audio.com
Chapters:
0:00 Chapters
01:32 The AIC10 Riviera Hybrid tube amplifier
02:00 The setup and Review Process
03:00 Susvara DCA Stealth AB1266TC Lcd5 and Utopia
4:42 Hands-on with the AIC10 tube amp
05:45 The G73R tubes in the AIC10 from stock
07:54 Overall sound and performance
12:00 RedOctober WA33 Elite and AIC10 showdown
14:00 The AIC10 Riviera with flagship headphones
17:18 The AIC10 Caveats.
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An IEM of choice under $1000 - Soundz BLADE Review..
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Business Enquiries Only: ConvinceMeAudio@gmail.com The CMA “ambush of tigers” Patreon page: www.patreon.com/ConvinceMeAudio An IEM that does not break the bank, a pair of ear monitors that fit comfortably without causing discomfort. Go head-to-head with moondrop variations, i/o Volare Meze Alba. Is there a new contender for the King under $1000 this week? 0:00 Chapters 01:50 The IEM Story 04:00...
Cayin HA2A Tube Amp Review. A beginners tube amplifier of choice!
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Business enquiries: ConvinceMeAudio@gmail.com The CMA “ambush of tigers” Patreon page: www.patreon.com/ConvinceMeAudio The realm of tube amplifiers. Have you found yourself daunted by this aspect of our hobby? A simple solution for the beginners, where tube amplifiers are concerned to start the tube journey. Plug-in, switch on and tubes at your fingertips: a simple solution without any headache...
WOOAUDIO WA33 JPS Elite. The Industry’s Most Technical Tube Amp!
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Business enquiries: ConvinceMeAudio@gmail.com The CMA “ambush of tigers” Patreon page: www.patreon.com/ConvinceMeAudio Technicality at the summit tier level : Pitting the industry’s best headphone tube amplifiers against each other in this in-depth review of the WA33 JPS elite from WooAudio. When money is no object, pushing hi-fi to the limit and its results. . Discovering the differences betw...
Meze Audio Alba IEM. $600 sound for a quarter of the price!
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RAAL 1995 IMMANIS review. A Colossus!
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Does Costly Headphones Make Music Sound Better? Or Understanding Hi-Fi. RAAL 1995 Immanis has entered the arena. Has this ribbon driver headphone got the technicality and performance to compete against the top three alpha dogs of the hi-fi world?: Hifiman Shangri-La SR, Warwickacoustics Aperio, Sennheiser HE-1. Here at CMA, we will put the 1995 Immanis against the worlds best transducers. RAAL ...
Time To Replace The Utopia, Lcd5, & Susvara? ABYSS DIANA DZ Headphones Review!
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Business enquiries: ConvinceMeAudio@gmail.com The CMA “ambush of tigers” Patreon page: www.patreon.com/ConvinceMeAudio The #Abyss #DianaDZ Planar Headphones.Trouble brewing on the horizon for the #FocalUtopia, #AudezeLCD5,And #HifimanSUSVARA? Having difficulty choosing the right flagship for your set up? How does the Diana DZ fair against all of these hard hitting headphones? Let’s dive in and ...
Emptying the bank account for very little returns? AudioPhile Cables, do they make a difference?
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Does it matter how much money you spend on your #Hi-Fi #AudioPhile #Cables? Where does diminishing returns start? And how much of an impact does audioPhile grade cables have on your flagship system? CMA aims to answer all of these questions and more from digital cables, interconnect, custom headphone cables, from #$50To #$50,000 and everything inBetween. From the basic hi-fi set up all the way ...
the Harmonicdyne x Zeos Eris Headphone. Challenging the conventional Hi-Fi.
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Sick to death of the general consumer #Headphones? Something else to clean the pallet from the usual #Bose? #Beats? #Sony? And #Apple. Let’s take a journey through another door and introduce the world of audio files. #Harmonicdyne x #Zeos #Eris #Headphone #Review. ua-cam.com/video/Cyju6li1ThQ/v-deo.htmlsi=p9vNPC_2YP-48FxS Eris on Linsoul [www.linsoul.com/products/harmonicdyne-x-z-reviews-eris/?...
summit tier flagship detail at half the cost? The HEDD2 AMT Headphones review.
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The birth of something great at the cutting edge. Lampizator Horizon360 Tube DAC.
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Simply the Best and Without Competition? ROCKNA WAVEDREAM SIGNATURE R2R DAC REVIEW
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this guy is blind??
Don’t no Shall we ask him? 😂
I am genuinely interested to know how this dac 'differs' from a sub 500 dollar dac. I get the outrageous build quality, souped up power supply and the eye candy....but can someone please please do a double blind test against some of the less expensive offerings with the Sabre/AKM chipset.
Congratulations for your video. Can i use audirvana with red + holo cyan 2? Its an improve from mac mini + holo cyan 2? Thanks
@@psicoloramarockprogresivop6209 absolutely, and yes it is an upgrade, you just make sure if you’re using it to stream you choose the UPnP option in the interface, or connect via USB as a DDC and you’re good to go
I don’t think this brand is reliable.
Great reviews as always 🤙
I own the ES 100 and I want purchase the hi fi go blue! The volume dial and the bass boost are big sellers! Just purchased the Meze Alba in ear monitors, this will really make my Alba’s even better!
Can't imagine why you didn't compare this DAC to the Holo May KTE Edition HiFi DAC? That is obviously the very best way to start off a DAC review is see how it compared to something you already said was so great! I'm thinking you say everything is just great! Not to useful.
@@synaptichorizons lol u r new here..
He is the Marco Pierre White of audio reviews. Outstanding!
Thank you, Koji
You've convinced me.
Don’t know why UA-cam shared this on my home page. Only rich people with only yes friends can buy this level of luxury without someone telling them they are dumb. I get it that the rich have a lot of disposable income but to spend new car money on audio equipment is laughable when there are companies that make amazing audio equipment at 1/10th the price or this dumb rich people shit. 😂
What about regular people who live in an apartment in a city who don’t need to buy a car (nor spend money on repair, service or fuel)? Suddenly makes a car priced amplifier attainable.
I was wondering what happened to Luxury and precision Its been so long that I forgot the name Is that the one that came out maybe 5 -6 years ago and was 6k USD or something? I was thinking about that one but decided on Cayin N8 PS What is a closed unit? Lastly, what is this gold point? Cheers
Can i run monoblocks with one set of xlr outputs and dual subs with the other set of xlr?
@@surge1604 I don’t see why not you know Ooo but remember it will send out full wideband signal
How is the synergy with Immanis? I heard it on a fair with Immanis briefly and wasnt as impresse as with an Envy to be honest. Would be great if you could update on that in regard of both amps.
"Their units are not designed for measurements". LMAO, keep it.
Can these compete with headphones like lcd x soundstaging and other technicalities wise?
@@RX-rd4sc sorry mate it’s better in every single way they’re not comparable. I love LCDX but different methods and different means but they’re better.
@ thanks mate I was considering to buy ier z1r👍 Would love to watch your review on mdr z1r full sized sony headphones
Those are a very rare old unit. My first impressions were definitely not great, mate. I’ll tell you that now, but I am more than happy to take it in for a full review these days.
@ can you mail sony for a review unit I hope they will send it😬
what about Cyan 2 DAC + Cayin HA-2A AMP combo?
@@Aleandir4 yeah LOL it’s actually quite nice mate. I ran out for quite awhile in the category sub 3K.
Very good, now all you need to do is to have the amp the right way around when describing its attributes.
@@marcmarcello981 lmfao Na I like it my way 😂
@@marcmarcello981 the conversations between me and the voices in my head, it’s a little rude interrupting 😑
I was hyped for the AIC. Then I went to CJ and it was kinda meh. Envy took me by surprise. I'd rather buy Envy + Soul 170HA for the price of AIC10.
@@hemispherecompensation lucky for you that review will be on Patreon tomorrow I think 😂
with you on that. A much more balanced less coloured amp which performs just as well as AIC10 with the right DAC. Especially with Immanis its Envy all day every day over AIC10. Depending on the DAC the tube setup matters a lot, you can totally mismatch it very easily, the stock tube choice of Perfomance Edition and the new Meisterwerk is a more safe bet than one might think.
Pls take sunglasses off...
@@michaeldeckstein3457 no
He is blind, dude!
@@BrentLeVasseur My apologies then to @ConvinceMeAudio - impressive to launch a review with no vision...!
That unit seems… lopsided?? I swear it's slanted from left to right.
Maybe it's Asian
Koji what are your opinions on this amplifier against the Mass Kobo 465?
@@Leon-lg7zm i’ve only spent a few hours with a 465, so it’s very difficult to say, but that’s a solid state which means it will be easy to use. You can leave it on all the time. It sounds pretty damn fricking great, but for me personally, I think I prefer AIC, better looking better built more versatile But they both have tremendous strengths, and they both have some weaknesses but once it comes in for a review, maybe my opinion will change so take it with a pinch of salt
Does it noisey towards audiophiles IEM?.. can't wait for the red n 465 of kobo..Peace!
@@masterazlan6999 I think it just depends how sensitive the unit is and how hard it is to drive, on some dead silent on others a very subtle noise
@ConvinceMeAudio Meanin' there's a noisey audibles but only for sensitives iem..Sir there's no such things as sensitive iem or what so ever Just audiophiles IEM did go in ur ears canal maximum!..and that's is why they are bein' labeled as most sensitive transducers..which I more into rather then headphones or else which not maximum IN then valuate..Peace2!
@@masterazlan6999 take a breath, and start again because you are wrong on every level
@@ConvinceMeAudio For me noisey systems ain't my levels..Anyway gd rev!..Peace2!
You mean peace3 no?
At last Riviera review! Thank you very much. I have a question, very important for me. Could you compare Riviera to Wells Audio Headtrip? Which amplifier you like more?
@@medardboss3595 build quality there is no comparison at all. AIC wins it’s not a discussion. Power and liability, they are definitely on point Performance and enjoy head trip is wild. I will say AIC is romantic and head trip is just a fricking head trip LOL like it’s namesake I wish we had it in during the shootout. But AIC is far more versatile. The noise floor on head trip is ridiculous so you need like SUS stealth or 1266. A lot of headphones were almost unusable.
@@ConvinceMeAudio Thnak you very much for your answer!
How do these businesses decide to price an amplifier as the same cost as a used car? I can’t imagine it’s more difficult to engineer an amp vs a car.
price means nothing, it's just price.
@@jpined14 what I mentioned in the review when this unit was released it was 12,000. It’s 22 now, I think because of inflation, no I agree with you honestly this is why I don’t ever talk about price point because it’s very subjective to the individual, but these price points are kind of Ludacris. You can buy an incredible used BMW for that price makes you laugh, doesn’t it?
My used BMW cost $27k. My Hifi system cost me at least double that price. 😂
😂😂😂❤️🐅
Another unobtanium amplifier for 98% of audio enthusiasts.
more like over 99%
Sure but this is entertainment. Watching these reviews is entertaining.
Thx for your videos. Great review.
Wow, 10hrs. That’s a long warm up time lol. I don’t find that’s necessary. I feel after an hour or so it’s solid. I do want to hear the Red October eventually, tho I think the AIC10 is probably more versatile. From what I hear the RO is really good with the 1266 but Sus works better with AIC10. And I’m sure the same with the Utopia 22. Maybe the HD800 goes well with either.
@@rhodey2952 i’m mean it sounds great after an hour even better as you go in, but when it’s stabilised for a long time, it really does sound a lot better It’s not just AIC it’s a trend WA 33 is six hours and I’ve timed it to the minit Red October sounds incredible the moment you switch it on
@@ConvinceMeAudiocrazy the RO sounds great that fast. Especially with all of those tubes.
@@rhodey2952 yes, and it doesn’t run hot either, which is something I love about it
@@ConvinceMeAudioThat’s a tube/class A design thing. The noise floor drops the longer it has been on and reached its ideal (hot) temperature.
@@BrentLeVasseur I am telling you after six hours WA 33 JPS elite is God mode versus two hours
Where is Envy review
Koji, have you heard the Ice Lab Spectrumica? ❤🎉❤
@@TheVeganVicar don’t believe I have, are they based in Canada?
@ConvinceMeAudio no, Hong Kong, where I was located earlier today. I bought a pair. You MUST audition these earphones ASAP!
When will we see the Wandla review?
I felt like with Tambaqui blows this thing out of the water at much lower price point. Immanis was used for A/B.
@@amaya897 oooo interesting, could you give a bit more of an in-depth description?
Sorry, just realized its a 360. We tested the OG one. The og had stock tubes in that A/B. OGs speed was slower, the background was not as vividly black, the layering of the dynamics was not so insanely on point as with Tambaqui. Each layer that tambaqui renders has its own dynamics. The textural detail retrieval is on pair I believe while Horizon might have a slight edge in analogue insturment department, the stage on horizon is larger, Tambaqui is more focused and precise, it felt more correct. Horizon with sound slightly more analogue, while tambaqui is a notch more clean. Overall I felt like Tambaqui edges Horizon in dynamics department the most, the contrasts bertween loud and quiter parts in the recording are much stronger which creates a higher sence of realism. To me it became apparent that Tambaqui punches far above its weight when I first heard it as a Rockna Wavedream Signature owner back in the day, one might expect both DACs to be in the same tier but it just wasnt the case. A/B was done with Tambaqui - Egoista 845 mk III with full Elrog upgraded tubes and full set of In Akustik NF 1204 Air interconnects, and usb to the PC. I believe the results could vary a bit if a streamer was used.
Wonderful, thanks for the breakdown, I’m genuinely curious about that unit now, hopefully it will drop in at some point If it does, I will compare it to my own IDEON META24 as well
@ You can grab a used one for “just” 8k nowdays which a bargain in that tier
@@amaya897 if you get an opportunity, have a listen to the 360 with a rolled tubes, it was specialv
I was just wondering if anybody has any information about a possible pairing of the Immanis with the Trafomatic Primavera??
Unless cost is simply not a consideration, a decision to buy one thing is a decision to delay or pass on the purchase of another thing. When considering how to raise the fidelity of our system, thinking outside the box is a requirement for those of us with a limited budget. I picked up a Zen Stream from US Audio Mart, it is in mint condition and it came with the iFi iPower X power supply. I paid $250.00 for that combo. The Zen has worked well with my Roon / Qobuz Services. BTW, while the Holo Red can be used as either a Streamer or a DDC, it cannot perform both functions at the same time. Recently, the 'CheapAudioMan' UA-cam channel brought my attention to the $70.00 SMSL PO100 PRO DDC & Digital to Digital Converter. Randy highly recommended it and 153 people on amazon give it a 4.7 rating. The PO100 provides Type-C USB Input and reclocks and converts the USB protocol to either optical, Coax or... to an i2S output. That will allow me to connect the Zen Stream's USB-A out to the USB-C input of the SMSL PO100 DDC and then output the 'data' through the PO100's i2s out to my SMSL DO300EX DAC's i2s input. I expect that this will further raise the fidelity of the Zen/SMSL DAC. Total outlay for the Zen + iPowerX + SMSL PO100 = $320.00 I'm not counting the DAC in the cost since the Holo Red needs a DAC as well. Next, I plan on purchasing the $299. iFi LAN iPurifier Pro - Error Correction and Jitter Elimination - Ethernet Noise Filter to employ its galvanic isolation for the ethernet connection to the Zen. Nor counting the cost of the iFi LAN PRO as it too can be used with the Holo Red. My thinking is that certain accessories can address limitations in well constructed electronics built to a lower price point. I'm hopeful that combination will get me close to the fidelity of the Holo Red, at almost half the cost of the Red. Moral of this story; "there's more than one way to skin a cat". Though I for one cannot imagine why anyone could ever have wanted to 'skin a cat' ;-)
If you are a salesman, I would be broke AF. Your reviews are top tier!
It’s inspiring how a blind person like you not only has an youtube channel but a high end audio one. I guess when you can’t see you hear better. Keep up the good work!
Sir, u maybe the best reviewer of headphones systems but noobs in audiophiles iem bra. Let's put it overall not just priced based analysist, Nowdays world's best are Fugaku by Brise audio..it concepts similar to HE1 as 1 system to go only But OTG bra..and pls don't drop ur jaws when heard the price..yup double susvara also didn't match..Ehemm for start bra Just try Grand maestro frm Fatfreq..Welcomes noobs, Peace!
@@masterazlan6999 I think you misunderstood, this is only for the midwife category I’ve been using IEM for 22 years all the way up to the super flagships, I don’t often review them because it’s difficult to get hold of them in the UK from the manufacturers but we test plenty of 3 1/2 K and above units here this refers to the category it’s in which is the mid five category up to $800
@ConvinceMeAudio MidFi won by Grand maestro Still..Peace!
Would love to see this thing vs Envy 25th AE (especially with Elrog TM300B tubes).
All BA? Pass. As someone who grew up making, playing & loving drum n bass on big club system, I need DD's (or the exception of the Campfire Astrolith planars which have unbelievable sub bass, period). BA bass sounds artificial to me.
That's correct. BAs just cannot rumble like good DDs, period.
Once again a fantastic thorough review , this time of the Hugo2 I would love a vid of your favourite tracks too, they would be playlist must have’s 🫡
Would you be satisfied with it driving the Raal CA-1A at 75-80 db average?
@@nikoskaranikas1188 there’s a very big difference between drivability and loudness, and for me personally I don’t exceed 70 5DB often, ATDB80 5DB are sparingly tested for the capabilities of drivers et cetera, my normal listening level is 7270 5DB but this is very much dependent on the individual In fact driving a pair of headphones properly at 70 5DB or 70 DB is far harder than driving a headphone at 80 DB or 80 5DB. Most headphones tend to collapse in their base response weight and tonality weight in these low spectrum only very good amplifiers can pull this out.
@ I understand what you mean and thank you very much for the insightful response-i had read about this in regard to certain speaker-amplifier systems but, somehow, i failed to make the analogy with headphones as well, much appreciated!
@@nikoskaranikas1188 but my advice, for those specific headphones which I should’ve addressed you need something incredibly powerful. I don’t think there are many headphone amplifiers that cut it genuinely you need at least 20 5W into 30 20 like the Wells audio head trip power obviously not that expensive something like a Benchmark AHB2 or if you can’t afford that purifi
@@ConvinceMeAudio ..or a FLUX MENTOR Fully Balanced Stack at 3100 euros perhaps..🙂!
@@nikoskaranikas1188 ca-1a more than anything else really truly seems to benefit from that power ramp scenario which we try and stay away from, it is so demanding honestly you think you’ve heard how it performs and then you realise there are levels upon levels, I recommend checking out the review if you haven’t already on the channel it was truly shocked with Wells audio head trip
why is the volume so low for the video?
Gremlin from Apos is just enough for me............PS, only 120 us .....
Hello, very good review! How does the Utopia pair with the Questyle 18p? Thanks!
@@Elime55 I don’t think it’s gonna have any problems For delivery technicality and performance, but it’s still a portable device and utopia likes tubes so it could be very aggressive or a bit overly fatiguing
@@ConvinceMeAudio, Thank you so much! Love your reviews!
Deeply appreciate the support, and it’s my pleasure 🐅
Great review, did you try with ZMF dynamic’s? Looking for a small tube amp for my ZMF Aeolus & this could be the one. Cheers.
FYI this video’s audio is very low compared to other typical UA-cam videos
Could the Holo Audio Azure amplifier be the perfect companion for the Cyan 2?
I'd love a comparison video of the IHA-8 vs the new Audio GD Master 9 mk 3 headphone amplifier
Great video. Do you think this HA-2A would match well with the new Schiit Gungnir 2 DAC ?
@@R3s1d3ntAl13n honestly don’t see why not, sadly that line of products is very difficult to get hold of in the UK so I’ve not tested them the last time I had the Ottenheim was 2016 17, so that’s my last experience with them
Great review, thank you mate. I’ve owned my P9s’ for a fair few years now and love them. I live in rural Australia so have no access to any competent audio dealer to try my next headphones. I’ve a significant high freq loss (ex military) and keep looking on You Tube, the internet for a real world set of replacement headphones at a real worl price (up to the $2500 AU mark?) for when these eventually break. I was using a Cambridge DAC Magic but it died, so power them from a Chord Hugo 2 now. My current set up suits me and my needs, finances and every time I wear the P9s’ I feel it’s a treat. What to get next, and I can sell these? Wow, I never thought of that!👍