- Riviera Levante integrated amplifier27 January 2022, 7:08 pm
I remember, around the time I started at Stereophile, telling Art Dudley that I wanted to review "a lot of power amplifiers" because amplifiers are the "blood-pumping heart machines" that "reanimate the artistry" of musicians: Horowitz, Björk, Bill Monroe. Whereupon he looked over his glasses and spied me with bare eyes like a stern parent and said, "Just be sure to not review any amplifiers that weigh more than 65 pounds." Thu, 01/27/2022...
- Recording of February 2022: The Doors: <I>L.A. Woman (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)</I>26 January 2022, 10:25 pm
The Doors: L.A. Woman (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Elektra/Rhino R2 659055 (3CD/1LP). 2021. Bruce Botnick/Doors, prods.; Botnick, eng. Performance ***** Sonics ****½ The Doors flew like a comet across the rock/pop universe, running only four and a half years and six studio albums with lead singer/poet/shaman Jim Morrison. L.A. Woman, their last album, marked a hard turn back to the rock and blues basics from whence they sprang in 1966 as a hot bar band on Sunset Strip. It is a maste... - Analog Corner #318: Turntable setup is a diagnostic exercise25 January 2022, 8:38 pm
As I watched WAM Engineering's J.R. Boisclair give an advanced turntable setup seminar at last November's Capitol Audiofest, a light went off. I'm being figurative, but the lights did—literally—go off, and then on again, as I flipped the switch for Boisclair's presentation (see the above photo), which featured both screen time and an in-person lecture. Tue, 01/25/2022... - Monitor Audio Silver 500 7G loudspeaker20 January 2022, 6:32 pm
When I learned that I was to review the new seventh generation of Monitor Audio's Silver 500 loudspeaker ($3200/pair), descendants of the original Silver-series products launched in 1999, I thought back on what I knew about the company and then refreshed my memory. Monitor Audio was founded, in 1972, in Teversham, England, a town bordered by farmland located some three miles from the epicenter of its more famous neighbor, Cambridge. Thu, 01/20/2022... - Won't get fooled again19 January 2022, 7:05 pm
I'm excited about the return of live music to New York City. I've attended several classical concerts in the last few weeks, and in a week or so, I'll take in a show at the City Winery: Suzanne Vega. I haven't yet made it back to New York's amazing jazz clubs—the Vanguard, the Blue Note, Smalls—but I look forward to doing so soon, especially to dropping in on my jazz local, Smoke, when it reopens in a few weeks in new, larger digs. Wed, 01/19/2022...
- 2021 Product of the Year Awards: Budget Loudspeaker26 January 2022, 9:17 pm
Polk R200 $699 Polk’s Reserve Series hit sonic pay dirt […] The post 2021 Product of the Year Awards: Budget Loudspeaker appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Mark Levinson No 5101 Network Streaming SACD Player and DAC, No 5206 Preamplifier, and No 5302 Power Amplifier25 January 2022, 3:51 pm
It’s a bit unusual to review three highly sophisticated components […] The post Mark Levinson No 5101 Network Streaming SACD Player and DAC, No 5206 Preamplifier, and No 5302 Power Amplifier appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - CSNY’s Déjà Vu at 5024 January 2022, 3:49 pm
Some albums take a while to sink in. It’s not […] The post CSNY’s Déjà Vu at 50 appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Patricia Barber: Clique21 January 2022, 4:41 pm
Patricia Barber’s new Clique arrives before we’ve had a chance to fully […] The post Patricia Barber: Clique appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Philosophical Notes: The Decline Of New Music21 January 2022, 3:48 pm
No, this is not a rant about the quality of […] The post Philosophical Notes: The Decline Of New Music appeared first on The Absolute Sound....
- Schiit Jotunheim Balanced Desktop Headamp / Preamp And Lyr 3 Hybrid Headamp / DAC / Phono Review27 January 2022, 12:12 pm
The names Mike Moffat (Theta Digital) and Jason Stoddard (Sumo) are legendary in high-end audio circles. Both have been determined engineers seeking the highest musical fidelity from their circuit designs and playback efforts, utilizing both analog and digital components; near-on over 38 years now.... - FiiO M3K Portable Music Player Review27 January 2022, 12:11 pm
The FiiO M3K brings to mind my first mp3 player. It was about the same size, though it lacked any kind of display much less a GUI, and it fitted a 10Mb SD card (rather than a micro SD card) and it was called an mp3 player because it couldn't play anything else mostly because a single wav file would be larger than its available storage.... - AXPONA 2022 High-End Audiophile Show26 January 2022, 5:25 am
AXPONA 2022 will take place from April 22nd through 24th at the The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. Liz and Mark from AXPONA say, "We are mindful of the current status of the pandemic and also know things will evolve in the months to come. We also appreciate that traveling and attending a show in April will not be for everyone and we respect anyone who prefers to stay home."... - Pacific Audio Fest 2022 Luxury Audio Show26 January 2022, 5:21 am
Pacific Audio Fest 2022 will take place from July 29th through 31st at the Doubletree Hilton Sea-Tac Washington. PAF 2022 is the first major audio show promoted by exhibitors and music lovers for music lovers and exhibitors. ... - Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined25 January 2022, 12:42 pm
LACMA, the largest art museum in the western United States with a collection of more than 147,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe, is now featuring Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined....
- COVER REVIEW: Locus Audio HOME ⸜ AC power cables | POLAND1 December 2021, 12:00 am
Review Tekst: WOJCIECH PACUŁA Zdjęcia: Wojciech Pacuła | Locus Audio No 211 December 1, 2021 ׀ WORLD PREMIERE ׀ ⌈ LOCUS AUDIO is a newly-established Polish cable manufacturer, existing since January 2021. It was founded by GRZEGORZ KOWALUK and ARTUR SABISZ and is based in Wejherowo, where the cables are hand-assembled. We test the AC power cord named HOME. ⌋ IT ALL BEGAN WITH AN EMAIL: My name is Grzegorz Kowaluk and I am a co-owner o... - INTERVIEW ⸜ The Editors series № 33: JIM AUSTIN "Stereophile" ⸜ editor-in-chief | USA1 December 2021, 12:00 am
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Review Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA Translation: Marek Dyba Images: Xavian | Wojciech Pacuła No 210 November 1, 2021 ⌈ XAVIAN is a company specializing in the development and manufacturing of loudspeakers. It was founded by ROBERTO BARLETTA, an Italian, in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1994. Its name comes from Greek mythology - "Xavian" is a sacred place for muses, considered a source of inspiration. ⌋ OBERTO BARLETTA, THE OWNER OF XAVIAN, was born in Turin, North... - REVIEW: Siltech CLASSIC LEGEND 880i & 880L ⸜ interconnect RCA & loudspeaker cables | THE NETHERLANDS1 November 2021, 12:00 am
Review Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA Translation: Ewa Muszczynko Images: Wojciech Pacuła No 210 November 1, 2021 ⌈ SILTECH is one of two brands that make up the INTERNATIONAL AUDIO HOLDING BV. Set up in 1983 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, it has specialized in silver cables. In 1992, the company was bought by EDWIN VAN DER KLEY RYNVELD, an electronics engineer, who introduced it to the exclusive world of the high-end. We are testing an interconnect and a speaker cable from ... - REVIEW: Acoustic Revive RTS-30 | RKI-5005 ⸜ turntable sheet | antivibration pads | JAPAN1 November 2021, 12:00 am
Review Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA Translation: Marek Dyba Images: Wojciech Pacuła No 210 November 1, 2021 ⊚ WORLD PREMIERE ⊚ ⌈ ACOUSTIC REVIVE is a Japanese company founded in 1997 and run by Mr. KEN ISHIGURO-san. It specializes in connection cables and anti-vibration products, but offers also innovative products, the ideas of which are most often sourced from the University of Tokyo. We test its products containing a mineral called Kiyoh-stone. ⌋ ...
- HIFIMAN Electronics’ R9 Closed-Back Headphone27 January 2022, 10:12 pm
Features Topology Diaphragm for Outstanding High Frequency Response The Company’s second Closed-Back Dynamic Driver Headphone Includes Super-Comfortable Earcups for Hours of Listening Pleasure BELLMORE, NY, January 27, 2022 – HIFIMAN, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, is now shipping a new closed-back dynamic driver headphone with a specially designed lightweight earcup for hours of listening comfort.... Read More » The post HIFIMAN Electronics’ R9 Clo... - Boazu Integrated Amplifier27 January 2022, 9:35 pm
The following review has been submitted by guest reviewer, Miguel Barrio. Boazu vs Ongaku: David or Goliath? Ever since I was a kid I have been fascinated by machines. When I was 6 years old I rewired my nightstand lamp. My mother freaked out thinking I would die from an electric shock. Sure enough, by... Read More » The post Boazu Integrated Amplifier appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Parks Audio's Almost New Puffin27 January 2022, 9:21 pm
I am happy to tell you about a little device that will do things you might never imagine possible. It is something that feeds my restless pursuit of perfect sound. You might simply call it a phono stage. But that would be like a fairy tale with only the, "They lived happily ever after" ending.... Read More » The post Parks Audio's Almost New Puffin appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Introducing the DMS-650 & DMS-800PV Network Audio Players27 January 2022, 8:40 pm
Cary Audio is pleased to introduce the expanded DMS line up. While the DMS-700 continues to be our core DMS product, we wanted to add additional products to the line to meet various needs and desires of customers. As a result, our DMS family now includes the DMS-650, DMS-700, and DMS-800 Professional Version (PV). The... Read More » The post Introducing the DMS-650 & DMS-800PV Network Audio Players appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Wright Brings Rare Vintage Audio Design to Auction26 January 2022, 6:16 pm
Wright is pleased to present Sublime Sound: Vintage Audio Design from the Collection of Larry & Carol Dupon in tandem with American Design Online, an auction to be held February 25, 2022. Audiophiles Larry and Carol Dupon's thoughtfully amassed this incredible selection of vintage and highly desirable audio components over decades, and a collection of this caliber... Read More » The post Wright Brings Rare Vintage Audio Design to Auction appeared first on Posi...
- The SVS PB-1000 and SB-1000 Subwoofers19 January 2022, 11:54 pm
Here’s a twist for you. Normally, I’m always comparing cars to hifi gear. But not this time. There’s a great burger place in my neighborhood called Killer Burger, that plays metal music most of the time and their burgers all have great names. My favorite burger is called “the fun guy.” That’s what the 1000 [...]... - The new Fozgometer is here…12 January 2022, 8:17 pm
Musical Surroundings just announced their new Fozgometer V2 azimuth range meter, a unique tool to optimize phono cartridge azimuth for the best sound from your HiFi system. To achieve the best performance, your phono cartridge’s azimuth must be properly calibrated. Today’s Line Contact and Micro Line styli have a very small groove contact area as [...]... - Last minute shopping with REL28 December 2021, 1:16 am
REL 2022 Price Increases, Effective 01.15.2022 REL has been forced to raise their prices for all the usual reasons (400% shipping increases and an average of 21% per model cost increases). We’re lucky, they’ve decided to only pass on a portion of it so the biggest cost increases are 10% and some (T/5x) are as [...]... - Issue 11028 December 2021, 12:04 am
Cover Story: Awards! Features Old School: The Dynaco Stereo 400 -By Jeff Dorgay Cartridge Dude: The Ortofon Concorde Century 1095: Gear for Just over a G The Dynaudio Emit 10 Speakers Shanon Says: Shanon McKellar discovers the York phono stage Merch Table: Relics From Rock’s Past Mine: It Should Be Yours Music Playlists: We share our readers [...]... - Why High-End Audio Gear and Luxury Goods Are Strange Bedfellows17 December 2021, 2:04 am
To the segment of the high-end audio industry trying to reposition components as luxury goods, I have a message: you’re barking up the wrong tree. To the new entrants trying to create “curated luxury goods experiences,” I submit that you’re wasting your time. No, I’m not trying to be a jerk. I’m actually trying to [...]...
- Stenheim Alumine Two Loudspeakers15 January 2022, 5:00 am
Note: measurements taken in the anechoic chamber at Canada's National Research Council can be found through this link. Stenheim, a relatively new Swiss manufacturer of high-end loudspeakers, was a brand I had only heard of in passing prior to this review. The company was founded in 2010 and by 2011 had launched Alumine, its first line of speakers, which are, as the name suggests, built using non-resonant aluminum enclosures. Suffice it to say that, like most Swiss hi-fi companies, Stenheim&rsqu... - Quebec Double Feature—Simaudio, Followed by Triangle at Centre Hi-Fi1 January 2022, 5:00 am
At the end of last month’s article about my trip to France to visit speaker maker Focal, I stated that “I’ll travel to pretty much any company of any size, even if it’s in the middle of nowhere, if it means that I can learn something new about the hi-fi industry.” ... - Recommended Reference Component: Focal Celestee Headphones1 January 2022, 5:00 am
In Brent Butterworth’s SoundStage! Solo review of the Focal Celestee headphones ($999, all prices in USD), which was published in September 2021, he wrote that the French brand’s headphones are “the opposite of AC/DC albums.” He then explained his reasoning: “AC/DC albums look different but sound the same. Focal headphones look the same but sound different.” Brent knows the Focal line well, because he’s also reviewed the company’s Clear, Elegia, St... - Technics Reference Class SU-R1000 Integrated Amplifier-DAC1 January 2022, 5:00 am
Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link. When I think of Technics, the first things that come to mind are the legendary SL direct-drive turntables. So it didn’t come as much of a surprise that their latest Reference Class integrated amplifier-DAC, the SU-R1000, has many features related to optimizing playback of phono sources. What is a bit surprising is that most of these phono-related features rely on digital signal processing... - The 2021 SoundStage! Network Products of the Year—in One or Two Sentences14 December 2021, 10:56 pm
Today is the day of the year that many of our readers—and our reviewers—anticipate the most: the day we announce our SoundStage! Network Products of the Year. ...
- Orchard Audio Starkrimson Streamer Ultra Review and Q&A with Leo Ayzenshtat21 October 2021, 10:26 pm
The year is 2021, which means that the first wave of millennials will enter their forties. This is the age where a confluence of high earning potential and enthusiasm for sound reproduction often produces audiophiles. But research tells us that millennials generally “derive more value from experiences than objects.” How should an industry that has [...] The post Orchard Audio Starkrimson Streamer Ultra Review and Q&A with Leo Ayzenshtat appeared first on Dagogo.... - Salk Sound SongTower speakers Review11 October 2021, 10:05 pm
I first heard a pair of Salk Sound speakers at the California Audio Show a number of years ago and I was impressed with the presentation. The Salk Sound website indicates that several of their models utilize transmission line designs, an approach that can give extended bass of high quality. I have an old pair [...] The post Salk Sound SongTower speakers Review appeared first on Dagogo.... - Van den Hul The Colibri XGW Master Signature moving coil cartridge & The Grail SE phono preamp Review5 October 2021, 11:15 pm
After reviewing the $16,500 Top Wing Suzaku Red Sparrow coreless straight-flux cartridge, I auditioned several other high-end cartridges, including two $10,000+ designs that exhibited unremarkable characteristics even when compared to the $4,000 Soundsmith Paua II. All in all, all negated recommendation. The only exception thus far is the Dutch cartridge specialist Van den Hul’s The [...] The post Van den Hul The Colibri XGW Master Signature moving coil cartridge & The Grail SE phono p... - Audio Research launches I/50 modular integrated tube amplifier9 September 2021, 8:13 pm
The following is a press release from Audio Research. The I/50 Integrated Amplifier is the first product in an all-new series from Audio Research. Functionally simple, visually engaging, and musically sublime – the I/50 takes music listening to a whole new experience. Hand-crafted in Minnesota, the I/50 is built with the same attention to detail [...] The post Audio Research launches I/50 modular integrated tube amplifier appeared first on Dagogo.... - Rotel A14MKII integrated amplifier Review2 September 2021, 8:56 pm
A common comment in high-end audio is “I would like a high-end stereo system but it is just too expensive.” While that may be true, I feel high-end audio is more about an attitude and your approach to buying audio components. I have listened to a number of home theater setups that were very costly [...] The post Rotel A14MKII integrated amplifier Review appeared first on Dagogo....
- NAD C 700 Review and Comparison27 January 2022, 7:16 pm
I've said it before, and I'll say it many more times no doubt, I'm a huge fan of BlueOS. I applaud Lenbrook for its herculean effort to create BlusOS from scratch and to continue supporting and expanding it over the years. Lenbrook is a blue-chip company, with great people, great products (Bluesound, NAD, PSB), and great support. Audiophiles should put Lenbrook companies near the top of their lists when seeking to upgrade, expand, or find the perfect product, like I did when desi... - HIFIMAN Susvara: A Long-term Review25 January 2022, 4:00 pm
Summary: The HIFIMAN Susvara is one of the finest headphones in the world. It is a particularly natural and musical-sounding headphone owing to its timbral accuracy, midrange realism, a polite but airy treble, and a fast but textured low-end performance. Specs: Driver type: Planar Magnetic Design: Over-ear Weight: 450g Sensitivity: 83dB Impedance: 60 O... - Audiopraise VanityPRO HDMI Audio Extractor20 January 2022, 3:43 pm
First: This is about taking one's music from wherever it is, in whatever quality, and playing it at the highest quality possible. Those who wish to play only pristine recordings can skip this article, without any judgement from me. To quote Sheryl Crow, "If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad." Second: You probably need the Audiopraise VanityPRO, even if you don't realize it yet. Set your HDMI skepticism aside for about five minutes and continue readi... - The Interview Series | John Wood18 January 2022, 4:39 pm
Only a rarified few producers and engineers in popular music can be said to have defined the sound of a genre. John Wood is one of them. Both at his own studio, Sound Techniques, and elsewhere, Wood shaped the sound of the British folk revival in the late-‘60s and early-‘70s, producing and engineering seminal albums by Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, and The Incredible String Band, among others. But lik... - The Best Version Of… John Martyn's Solid Air11 January 2022, 9:26 pm
"I don’t want to know about evil, I only want to know about love" - John Martyn, “Don’t Want to Know” from Solid Air To write about John Martyn in 2021, more than a decade after his death at age 60, is to write about more than John Martyn’s music. In death as in life, Martyn is a complicated and polarizing figure. On the third track from Martyn’s most famous album, 1973’s Solid Air, Martyn insist...
- <i> Coltrane "Live" At The Village Vanguard</i> Lives Again!28 January 2022, 12:13 am
Listening today to this record originally released February, 1962—60 years ago—it’s difficult to understand why it created controversy so intense that Downbeat’s editor at the time invited Coltrane and Eric Dolphy to “defend” it in print. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a jazz album entry point, this live album probably wouldn’t be it—especially side two. Sixty years on, “Chasin’ The Trane” might still send some run... - John Hartford---<i>Catalogue</i>---Flying Fish 259---The Records You Didn’t Know You Needed #924 January 2022, 9:28 pm
John Hartford (1937-2001) wrote “Gentle On My Mind” which won four Grammys, was chosen by BMI as the #16 Song Of The Century, was in 1990, the fourth most played song in the history of radio, has been covered by dozens, including Elvis, Sinatra and REM and by 2017 had been downloaded 250,00+ times. He was a regular on The Smothers Brothers, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour and the Johnny Cash TV shows. Between 1967 and 1970, he recorded seven albums for RCA which are an uncategorizabl... - Hillary Hahn's <i>Paris</i>24 January 2022, 9:01 pm
Last year Deutsche Grammophon surprised me by releasing a double 45rpm pressing of American violinist Hilary Hahn’s latest album Paris. For those not familiar, Hahn is one of the violinists of our day, selling out concert dates with major symphony orchestras around the world, and releasing a slew of well received solo albums over the last 25 years.Primary Category: Album ReviewsCategory: Album ReviewsArtist: Hillary Hahn, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio FranceAlbum: ... - Hegel's Remarkable V10 Phono Preamplifier19 January 2022, 7:13 pm
When in the late 1980s Bent Holter started Hegel—named after The Hegel Band, a rock band in which he played, which itself must have been named for the philosopher—designing a phono preamplifier would have been the last thing on his mind, if a phono preamplifier would have been at all on his mind—at least one to manufacture. He’d built one for personal use, I recall him telling me a few years ago at an EISA convention.... - Fozgometer V2 From Musical Surroundings12 January 2022, 7:32 pm
Musical Surroundings just announced a new V2 version of its Fozgometer, a highly successful azimuth adjustment tool, the original of which has sold close to 5000 units....
- Overachiever : EMOTiVA TA1 Integrated Amp25 January 2022, 1:00 pm
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- BASSic Instinct from David Finck | The Vinyl Anachronist27 January 2022, 7:07 pm
It’s been a while since I’ve brought up the subject of bassists-as-leaders in the world of contemporary jazz, but I’m seriously pondering it again, the idea that a bass player focuses on foundation and structure [...]... - The Anatomy Of An Amplifier | The Occasional Podcast26 January 2022, 11:37 am
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast is and educational journey through the innards of amplifier design. Guest Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio walks us through the signal path from input to speaker, giving his [...]... - Bill Evans on Resonance Records | The Vinyl Anachronist25 January 2022, 9:32 pm
I shouldn’t have to convince jazz lovers that four CDs’ worth of previously unavailable live Bill Evans on Resonance Records is something special they want to own, but these two new releases are quite special–not [...]... - Brinkmann Edison Mk. II Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW23 January 2022, 11:00 am
I hate being one of those high-end reviewers who hold onto gear forever, stretching the process out over months and months, waiting for other products to show up, working out whatever issues come up, and [...]... - Wilson Audio Alexx V | REVIEW21 January 2022, 11:00 am
Has the new Wilson Audio Alexx V (website) loudspeaker caught your interest? Are you interested in the most in-depth review available? Come experience our journey with the Alexx V…. The Wilson WAMM Master Chronosonic or Chronosonic [...]...
- Got a subwoofer? Emotiva’s TA1 deserves your full attention27 January 2022, 6:08 pm
I wanted to title this post: “The Emotiva BasX TA1 stereo receiver is, in reality, an entry-level integrated amplifier on steroids”. This website’s home page formatting had other ideas. The point stands though: the TA1’s feature set is so broad, it’ll have you asking why other manufacturers don’t offer as […] The post Got a subwoofer? Emotiva’s TA1 deserves your full attention first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RS... - Podcast #31: DACs! DACs! DACs! + CES 2022 news26 January 2022, 12:13 pm
A digital to analogue converter is the circuitry that converts a digital audio stream into an analogue signal ready for the amplifier. And I’m walking away from DACs, at least for the remainder of 2022. Auf Wiedersehen, DACs. Until we meet again. Why? It’s a matter of priorities. Picture a […] The post Podcast #31: DACs! DACs! DACs! + CES 2022 news first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-purposed without pe... - Don’t walk, run to the Wiim Mini25 January 2022, 9:59 am
The Wiim Mini is a puck-shaped Bluetooth and network streamer supporting Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Apple AirPlay 2 and UPnP. It isn’t new but it’s new to me: the Mini’s Amazon.de listing tells us that it launched last October. And no, the New Year didn’t prompt its manufacturer – China’s […] The post Don’t walk, run to the Wiim Mini first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re... - A long film about portable audio for beginners24 January 2022, 5:53 pm
🎥 Camera: Olaf von Voss 🎬 Editor: John Darko 🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko 💰 Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan Further information… Apple AirPods Pro Dekoni Bulletz Sony WF-1000MX4 IKKO OH1 iFi GOblu FiiO BTR5 Campfire Audio Holocene AudioQuest Dragonfly Red / Cobalt Chord Mojo Campfire Audio Ara iBasso DX300 Sony […] The post A long film about portable audio for beginners first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to b... - Audio Pro’s Link 1 is another affordable network streamer22 January 2022, 8:48 am
If you liked our story on Wiim Mini network streamer but lamented the absence of Ethernet network connectivity then the Audio Pro Link 1 might be more your speed. The Link 1 covers off wireless and wired network streaming for a few dollars more than the Wiim Mini. Pricing on […] The post Audio Pro’s Link 1 is another affordable network streamer first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-purposed without permission. ...
- Hegel H390 Integrated Amplifier14 January 2022, 2:00 pm
Integrated streaming amplifiers are not just popular, they are becoming the default choice for many serious music listeners as our recent review of the Cambridge EVO 150 demonstrates. Much like the Cadillac receivers of the past, there is a huge appeal for the combination of a quality integrated amplifier with enough features to prevent the need for other boxes cluttering up your HiFi rack. Hegel Music Systems, out of Oslo, Norway, has embraced this concept head-on, centering the compa... - PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport14 January 2022, 1:30 pm
In the last couple of years, I’ve been first and foremost a vinyl enthusiast. With its tactile engagement and the variety of equipment you can use, it’s really a toy chest for adults. Vinyl has romanticized once again a ritual I had forgotten with streaming. Red Book CDs on the other hand are in the middle of the road for me, still a physical presence, but not too much fuss equipment-wise. I still am a CD collector and I thoroughly enjoy my time with these recordings that come in bea... - The Wilson Benesch Full Circle Turntable5 January 2022, 6:06 pm
Blair Roger -- Two feelings constitute my litmus test of quality when confronted with a new design. The first is almost a conscious thought: “Why didn’t I think of that? It’s so obviously right.” The second feeling is more like a resonance that comes when I stumble across a work of formal perfection and functional elegance, like the Porsche 356A, any of Schubert’s lieder or a ring of gold. It is a feeling that we live in a benevolent universe.... - The VPI Classic Turntable5 January 2022, 6:04 pm
Mike Levy -- As birthday presents go, the VPI Classic Turntable is my favorite of all time. My wonderful wife, Maryann, not only gave me a surprise 60th birthday party, she also gave me the one turntable I was most interested in. VPI has been known as a manufacturer of fine turntables since before the height of the turntable in the early 80s and has continued to refine its product as it served a rabid group of vinyl lovers.... - The VPI Aries Turntable5 January 2022, 5:54 pm
An ‘Audiophilia Classic’ review from 1999 Andrew Chasin —I have long admired the turntable designs of VPI’s Harry Weisfeld. From the entry-level HW-19, in its myriad incarnations, to the state-of-the-art TNT Mk.IV, each design embodies ingenuity, deceptive simplicity, and striking beauty. As a devotee of the analogue faith, I have also admired Weisfeld’s steadfast commitment to vinyl playback – a commitment which has withstood the best of times and the w...
- WIN! A Lateral Audio Stands LAS-9 Cadenz equipment support worth £9207 October 2021, 10:14 am
We have teamed up with our friends at Lateral Audio Stands to bring you a fantastic competition for a chance to win a four-tier LAS-9 Cadenz equipment support worth £920. Our editor, Alan Sircom reviewed the LAS-9 Cadenz equipment support in Hi-Fi+ issue 199 where he wrote, “At first glance, LAS-9 Cadenz is very much the traditional modular equipment stand.” But, he pointed out, “Looks can be deceptive, however. There are a lot of clever techniques used to help dissipate ... - After the US, Japan and China, BAYZ also lands in the UK4 October 2021, 7:40 am
We are pleased to announce that BAYZ Audio (http://www.bayz-audio.eu/) speakers will be available for audition at this year’s UK AUDIO SHOW on 9-10 October in Daventry. The event has deservedly aroused considerable interest among British audiophiles and specialist journalists as we have not been able to show off our products during the last 2 years in the UK due to the pandemic. So we can safely say that this event will be the debut of our speakers at this point on the globe. We are also h... - Russell K are proud to launch the new Red 120Se Loudspeaker at the UK Audio Show 2021.30 September 2021, 7:16 am
How to improve a speaker already heralded as “sounding fast, controlled and natural”? Enter the ‘Designed and manufactured in England’ Red 120Se which succeeds in raising the performance of the Red 120 to an even higher level. The new 120 Special edition shows exemplary coherence and delivers even more true-to-life dynamic nuance and detail. It’s vivid and highly engaging and because it delivers more micro-detail you hear the true relationship between musical events... - Accuphase DP-570 CD/SACD Player21 September 2021, 1:17 pm
Turns out it’s been a while since I last reviewed a CD player. A few years, in fact. And to be honest, given my long-term player of choice is the dCS Puccini that came in for issue 65 and never really left, any review units following that always had to go some to get my attention. But somewhat to my surprise, it’s been ten years since I bought that dCS player. Probably the most obvious reason why I haven’t reviewed a CD player in a while is that there are rather fewer on offer ... - Norma Audio Revo IPA-140 integrated amplifier21 September 2021, 1:03 pm
There are some audio brands that arguably get more coverage than they deserve. There are others that deserve more coverage than they get. Norma is in the second group. It consistently turns in an excellent performance at sensible prices, is loved by almost anyone who hears any product in the line, and both the Norma name and products like the Revo IPA-140 integrated amplifier deserve greater recognition. I can understand why the company flies below the radar, too. Norma has that charming, but ul...
- Avid Sigsum Integrated Amplifier27 January 2022, 7:23 pm
Sometimes, only an integrated amplifier will do, even if you've £15k burning a hole in your pocket. AVID's gargantuan Sigsum is here to challenge any bias toward separates Maybe one grows less ornery with age, or perhaps there was a nice guy inside of me waiting to crawl out from my crotchety self. It's just that, only a few years ago, the frustrating elements of AVID's Sigsum integrated amplifier would have had me cursing Editor PM for asking me to review it. So, there's minimalism here... - Naim NAP 500 power amp25 January 2022, 7:36 pm
Martin Colloms hears a power amp setting the pace for the 21st century The development of this completely new power amplifier has been a major undertaking for Naim. Up to now, its designs have been variants on the late Julian Vereker's founding concept, which led to the first NAP 250 stereo chassis some 25 years ago. Even now, the company's biggest current model, the NAP 135, is a monoblock variant of the '250, with more generous power supplies allocated to the separated channels. ... - Ferrum OOR Headphone Preamp25 January 2022, 3:41 am
The Polish brand scored a prestigious EISA award with its first product, the Hypsos power supply – can it build on that success with its all-analogue headphone amplifier? Polish company HEM, based just outside Warsaw in Pruszków, had something of a dream debut for its Ferrum brand: its first-ever product, the Hypsos power supply collected a 2021-22 EISA award in the Hi-Fi Accessory category [HFN Mar & Oct '21]. The judges praised it as 'a potent upgrade for a wide range of dev... - Hitachi HT-L70 turntable21 January 2022, 5:53 pm
This compact '80s turntable took the fight to market leader Technics by driving down the price of automatic track selection and programmable repeat. Is it a big hitter? The LP sleeve-sized turntable, first seen in 1979 in the form of the Technics SL-10 [HFN Apr '19], proved such a success that within a year or so most of the major Japanese manufacturers had added one to their range. In a fast-changing world where digital tuners, remote-controlled amps and full-logic cassette decks were beginni... - Manley Chinook Phono Preamplifier20 January 2022, 7:18 pm
Few brands can wrestle the combination of performance and adaptability from tube circuits with the flair of Manley Labs, and those skills are at the fore in the Chinook It may be hard to believe, but I'm certain that the 2020s will be regarded as the golden age of standalone phono stages. How so? Simply by virtue of their plenitude, especially when you consider that this is vinyl's second time around. Manley's Chinook, continually refined during its near-decade in production, creates a phono ...
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More than 50 years ago, Cambridge Audio introduced their first integrated amplifier with the P40, and later updated by the P50. The post Cambridge Audio Edge A Integrated Amplifier Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Ultradeck Plus M Turntable Review24 January 2022, 12:00 pm
The Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Ultradeck Plus M Turntable is an all-in-one turntable that gives the listener a healthy dose of high-end sound for a moderate price. The post Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Ultradeck Plus M Turntable Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Monoprice SB-600 5.1.2 Soundbar Review19 January 2022, 12:00 pm
The Monoprice SB-600 5.1.2 Soundbar is a Dolby Atmos home theater in a box for just $330. With a wireless subwoofer and surround... The post Monoprice SB-600 5.1.2 Soundbar Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Fluance Ai61 Powered Bookshelf Speaker Review17 January 2022, 12:00 pm
Well, Fluance did it with their Ai61 Powered Bookshelf Speaker, they’ve updated a great product and made it better. And have now got... The post Fluance Ai61 Powered Bookshelf Speaker Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Starke Sound A2.640 Power Amplifier Review12 January 2022, 12:00 pm
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- Review: NAD C338 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amplifier1 August 2021, 9:30 pm
Mad for NAD (Part II) A Look Forward at the NAD C338 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amplifier MSRP: $899 (Canadian) ‘In the House’ review by David Neice Verdict So, the question is this: can you teach an old farm dog like me any new tricks? You bet you can. This amplifier welcomed me into the vast world of audio streaming, being both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capable. It has Google Chromecast Audio built in, and this allows easy streaming from Tidal, Amazon Music HD, and Spotify as well ... - First Look (And Listen) – The New Bluesound NODE!18 June 2021, 8:26 pm
When summer finally comes around up here in the North, all thoughts turn to leisure, social events, and escaping the city by whatever means. It’s not the ideal time to launch a new audio product. But in these upside down times, launches are often delayed by several months. And that happened here, with Bluesound’s new line of gear. So around comes June, and we have a new Node and Powernode. The third revision to Bluesound’s ever popular streaming DAC is named, simply, NODE. On y... - Mad for NAD – A Look Back At The NAD 3020A Integrated Amp28 May 2021, 7:43 pm
A C.H.E. (Classic, Heritage, Exotic) look back at the NAD 3020A By Steve Graham History Well, right off it’s not exotic. Far from it, but that’s the point. The NAD 3020, introduced in the late 1970s, was surely a reaction to the receiver power wars that began in the same decade. The big Japanese manufacturers were trying to outdo one another with monster receivers sporting power outputs of 250, or more, watts per channel. The NAD 3020’s 20 watts p... - REVIEW: Six Acoustics ‘York’ Phono Preamp19 May 2021, 3:55 pm
Six Acoustics’ ‘York’ Phono Pre-amp – A Smooth Operator ‘In the House’ Review by David Neice MSRP: $499 (CAD) Verdict: A small Canadian audiophile company called ‘Six Acoustics’ offers a new and lovely little phono pre-amp (the York) at a decent suggested price. After my review period, I would characterize the sound field it throws as ‘velvet smooth’ and certainly worthy of serious consideration by the audiophile community. This phono p... - Soul To Keep You Alive12 May 2021, 12:18 am
We are languishing, according to a popular NY Times article someone sent me recently. I can’t argue with that term. And there ain’t no more words need to be written about that. _________________________________________________________ In the car we mostly listen to a popular Toronto rock station that bills itself as “alternative”, but which has been pretty mainstream in recent, well, decades. (I’ve been listening to them on and off since I was a teen i...
- Fearless Barcelona Review26 January 2022, 10:45 am
The Fearless Barcelona is a dual driver hybrid universal IEM featuring a single dynamic and single balanced armature driver. It is priced at $118. Disclaimer: The Fearless Audio Barcelona sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Linsoul & Fearless Audio for giving us this opportunity. To read more about Fearless products we have featured on Headfonics click here. Note, this review follows our latest scoring guidelines which you can read up on ... - Drop + Sennheiser HD 8XX Review23 January 2022, 10:46 am
The Drop + Sennheiser HD 8XX has a revised tuning from the original flagship HD800s open-back dynamic driver headphones. It is priced at $1100. Disclaimer: The Drop + Sennheiser HD 8XX was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank Drop and Sennheiser for this opportunity. To learn more about Drop reviews on Headfonics you can click here. Note, this 2-page review follows our latest scoring guidelines which you can read up on here. There... - FiiO FH9 Review22 January 2022, 10:45 am
The FiiO FH9 is the flagship universal IEM from the company’s hybrid range featuring a 13.6mm dynamic driver and 6 BA. It is priced at $599.99 Disclaimer: The FiiO FH9 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank FiiO for this opportunity. To learn more about FiiO reviews on Headfonics you can click here. Note, this 2-page review follows our latest scoring guidelines which you can read up on here. FiiO is a constant wheel... - Softears RS10 Review21 January 2022, 10:51 am
The Softears RS10 is a co-flagship 10 balanced armature driver reference series universal IEM with a 5-way crossover. It is priced at $2099. Disclaimer: The Softears RS10 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank the team at Softears for giving us this opportunity. To read more about Softears reviews previously done on Headfonics please click here. Note, this 2-page review follows our latest scoring guidelines which you can read up on […] Soft... - FiiO M17 Review19 January 2022, 10:46 am
The FiiO M17 is the company’s flagship DAP featuring a dual ES9038PRO DAC, Android 10, and up to 3W of output power. It is priced at $1799. Disclaimer: The FiiO M17 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank FiiO for this opportunity. To learn more about FiiO reviews on Headfonics you can click here. Note, this 5-page review follows our latest scoring guidelines which you can read up on here. Despite this […] FiiO M17 Review...
- The Anatomy Of An Amplifier With Jason Stoddard Of Schitt Audio25 January 2022, 5:30 pm
In this week’s episode of the audio-centric The Occasional Podcast, Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio walks listeners down the signal The post The Anatomy Of An Amplifier With Jason Stoddard Of Schitt Audio appeared first on AudioHead.... - Cambridge Audio Expands The Alva Turntable Line21 January 2022, 3:31 pm
While the audiophile scene at CES (consumer electronics show) in Las Vegas has dwindled since its heyday years ago, some The post Cambridge Audio Expands The Alva Turntable Line appeared first on AudioHead.... - NAD Intros The New M23 Hybrid Digital Stereo Power Amplifier20 January 2022, 2:43 pm
High end amplifier news is red hot this week, with the introduction of both a new flagship Luxman, and now The post NAD Intros The New M23 Hybrid Digital Stereo Power Amplifier appeared first on AudioHead.... - Luxman Announces New M-10X Flagship Power Amplifier19 January 2022, 3:33 pm
The Yokohama Japan-based Luxman announced early this week that they will be replacing the classic M-900u from 2013 with a The post Luxman Announces New M-10X Flagship Power Amplifier appeared first on AudioHead.... - Astell And Kern Announces New ACRO CA1000 Headphone Amplifier13 January 2022, 7:13 pm
It is a new year and a new cool toy from portable DAP maker Astell and Kern. The ACRO CA1000 The post Astell And Kern Announces New ACRO CA1000 Headphone Amplifier appeared first on AudioHead....
- HIFIMAN Electronics’ R9 Closed-Back Headphone27 January 2022, 10:34 pm
Features Topology Diaphragm for Outstanding High Frequency Response The Company’s second Closed-Back Dynamic Driver Headphone Includes Super-Comfortable Earcups for Hours The post HIFIMAN Electronics’ R9 Closed-Back Headphone appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Focal Clear Mg Headphones24 January 2022, 6:00 am
Probably the hottest dynamic headphone manufacturer right now is Focal, which is understandable given that most headphone manufacturers are specialty The post Focal Clear Mg Headphones appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Cyrus Audio to Join the BluOS® High-Resolution Multi-room Audio Ecosystem18 January 2022, 6:51 pm
Respected British brand, Cyrus Audio, looks to the future by integrating the best-in-class BluOS platform into its award-winning audiophile components The post Cyrus Audio to Join the BluOS® High-Resolution Multi-room Audio Ecosystem appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Enjoy the Music.com Sponsors Florida Audio Expo Industry Happy Hour14 January 2022, 7:23 pm
(January 14, 2022) Enjoy the Music.com, high-end audio’s celebrated online site for over 26 years and a leader in providing industry The post Enjoy the Music.com Sponsors Florida Audio Expo Industry Happy Hour appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - iFi says: be at One with your sound14 January 2022, 7:08 pm
One DAC with universal connectivity – iFi’s ZEN One Signature delivers exceptional sound from every digital device in a home The post iFi says: be at One with your sound appeared first on Headphone Guru....
- February issue now on sale27 January 2022, 10:01 am
MoFi's UltraGold MC cart, JBL's L52 Classic standmount, Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4 floorstander, Copland's CSA70 integrated amp, interconnect cable Group Test and much more...... - Do you use a dedicated hi-fi stand?13 January 2022, 12:41 pm
How do you store your beloved system? Do you use a dedicated hi-fi stand? Choices Yes, I use a dedicated hi-fi stand I bought 'off the shelf' Yes I use a bespoke stand I had made for me No I have my setup stacked on regular furniture Leave this field blank Show Promo ImageHi-Fi ChoicePrimary Category: TechnologyCategory: Technology... - Audio-Technica's limited-edition ATH-M50xBT2MO16 December 2021, 10:52 am
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- 10% Off on Lazuli Products Nov 25 through Dec 2523 November 2021, 7:53 pm
From November 25 through December 25, 2021, Danacable will hold a Giving2021 sale on standard headphone products across all Lazuli product lines. You get 10% off the product’s price by entering the coupon code Giving2021 at checkout. At the end of the Giving2021 sale period, Danacable will tally up the discounts given and match the total in […] The post 10% Off on Lazuli Products Nov 25 through Dec 25 appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - JCAT Launches OPTIMO Nano PSU Upgrade Set11 September 2021, 7:17 am
ELEVATE YOUR COMPUTER AUDIO TO THE NEXT LEVEL. JCAT INTRODUCES OPTIMO NANO – POWER SUPPLY UPGRADE SET FOR THEIR USB & NET CARDS PROMISING EXCEPTIONAL SONIC IMPROVEMENT. OPTIMO nano filters and enhances power coming from computer or almost any ‘audiophile grade’ power supply on the market. It will revitalize JCAT cards and allow them to express their […] The post JCAT Launches OPTIMO Nano PSU Upgrade Set appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - The World’s Best Audiophile Linear Power Supplies6 August 2021, 5:00 pm
So…I spent the last four months listening to the world’s best linear power supplies. If you’re looking for power supply upgrades for your gear, this review may help point you in the right direction. Any audiophile knows: having high-performance linear power supplies is essential for an enthralling listening experience. Sure it can sound decent and […] The post The World’s Best Audiophile Linear Power Supplies appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - AudioWise Inc. Announces the Launch of PGGB.IO13 July 2021, 1:37 am
AudioWise Inc. announces the launch of PGGB.IO – PGGB PCM Remastering (https://pggb.io), a cloud version of Remastero PGGB for those who want to audition PGGB technology but don’t have the available computer resources to run the full PGGB product. PGGB.IO’s simplified web-interface allows upload of music tracks, remastered according to the settings for the selected […] The post AudioWise Inc. Announces the Launch of PGGB.IO appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - Linear Tube Audio Z40 Integrated Amplifier Review | Sonic Purity30 May 2021, 7:59 pm
Undoubtedly, your amplifier could be a major decider of the sound of your entire system. Being placed only before your speakers and cables, it has the power to dramatically alter what you hear. I’ve heard amplifiers that would completely “override” the benefits of having better source equipment. Resulting in the stereo sounding the same no […] The post Linear Tube Audio Z40 Integrated Amplifier Review | Sonic Purity appeared first on Audio Bacon....
- Marantz SACD 30n, where old and new meet25 January 2022, 1:16 am
REVIEW: CD, SACD, USB, NAS, streaming... the Marantz SACD 30n is guaranteed to entertain you forever. Just add amp and speakers.... - Rega moves forward with the Saturn Mk3 CDT/DAC17 January 2022, 1:16 am
NEWS: No mere CD player is the Rega Saturn Mk3. This one could well be your high-end digital hub, all it doesn't do is stream.... - A power cord is Audience’s forte… f510 January 2022, 1:38 am
NEWS: A new power cord from Audience, a company known for its no-nonsense and great value cables.... - Technics SA-C600… a streaming receiver with CD player6 January 2022, 5:34 am
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REVIEW: Despite some niggles, when it comes to sound quality, the Sony WF-1000XM4 IEMs have all bases covered....
- CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CXA81 Integrated Amplifier Reviewed19 January 2022, 11:53 am
A real breath of fresh air in a market dominated by boring black boxes with average build and same-old specs. The post CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CXA81 Integrated Amplifier Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Sivga Audio Robin Closed-Back Headphones Reviewed12 January 2022, 10:59 am
A supremely comfortable pair of headphones with wonderful build quality and evident craftsmanship throughout. The post Sivga Audio Robin Closed-Back Headphones Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Fyne Audio F700 Standmount Speakers Reviewed1 November 2021, 3:04 pm
An aesthetically beautiful speaker with a sonic signature that closely follows the neutrality line, but adds a dose of ‘get up n’ go’ to proceedings. Impeccably built with possibly the best single-point concentric driver currently on the market. The post Fyne Audio F700 Standmount Speakers Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Kali Audio IN-8 V2 Coincident Active Studio Monitors Reviewed23 September 2021, 8:37 am
One of the best coincident driver designs around regardless of price, Paired with an equally adept bass driver, clever port design and unique DSP-based boundary equalisation. These active monitors are quite extraordinary at their position not far from the bottom rung of the price ladder. The post Kali Audio IN-8 V2 Coincident Active Studio Monitors Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Edifier P12 Budget Bookshelf Speaker Bargains Reviewed20 August 2021, 8:55 am
it is now almost impossible to find a decent new name brand amplifier for less than £100, let alone a pair of quality speakers. The P12s are a genuine hi-fi loudspeaker at a bargain price. The post Edifier P12 Budget Bookshelf Speaker Bargains Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal....
- Kudos Audio Cardea C20 Loudspeakers Review28 January 2022, 1:18 am
David Price auditions an enjoyably musical pair of mid-market floorstanding loudspeakers newly available in Australia…... - Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk II Standmount Loudspeakers Review18 January 2022, 3:16 am
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- How To Build A Kick-Ass Affordable Hifi System In 5 Steps!28 January 2022, 5:34 am
You CAN Build A Wonderful Hifi System On A Budget! If you’re reading this, then that means you most likely care about music. Not just music, but high-quality reproduction of music. That’s basically what Hi-fi (short for high fidelity) is all about. It’s about putting together a group of audio components to make a recorded continue reading... - Andover Audio SpinDeck MAX Review: This User-Friendly, Fully Automatic Belt-Drive Turntable Delivers!25 January 2022, 4:14 pm
TL;DR If you’re planning to buy Andover’s excellent SpinBase turntable speaker system, and you’re looking for a capable, fun, user-friendly turntable to match, the SpinDeck MAX is precisely what you’re looking for. Intro If you’re a regular reader of Hifitrends, then you know we’re big fans of the gear coming out of Andover Audio. They continue reading... - FiiO Music App V3.0.9 Update For Android Devices, X Series And M Series Players Available Now!24 January 2022, 3:58 pm
Today FiiO released a new update for their FiiO Music App which works on most Android devices and FiiO’s Android-based music players (like the M11 Plus which we use as a reference player). The new update brings a lot of changes and enhancements including a new theme, upgraded Bluetooth control, and an additional sorting option. continue reading... - #NewMusicFriday January 21st: What’s New In Music This Week-10 Sensational Projects You Need To Hear!22 January 2022, 1:15 am
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, we pick a bunch of the best-sounding new albums so you can get your audiophile music fix!… As usual, it’s a very eclectic mix (Albums are arranged with more traditional audiophile genres like Jazz and Blues at the top, and the non-traditional audiophile stuff towards continue reading... - iFi Audio xDSD Gryphon Portable DAC Amp Review: This May Be The Last Digital To Analog Converter You Need To Buy!20 January 2022, 6:32 pm
Intro Back in 2018, when iFi Audio introduced the xDSD, the first model in its x-series line of portable DAC/Amps, it was groundbreaking, both in terms of design and feature set. The xDSD DAC/amp was shortly followed by the second model in the line, the xCAN, which was equally innovative with its powerful amp section continue reading...
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- Peachtree PreDac & GaN400 Amplifier26 January 2022, 2:09 am
Link to specificationsLet’s face it, early adoption of new technology is fraught with risk. For every reward, there are penalties that can sink the concept, if not the business. It’s not the path for the weak of heart. It sometimes requires an almost obsessive desire to be successful. History is littered with good ideas that never panned out. Yet, sometimes the only way forward is to surf that new wave.About six years ago, the team at Peachtree Audio became aware of a new desig... - LSA HP-Diamond Headphones26 November 2021, 1:42 am
Link to SpecificationsI’ll be honest, for years I saw the LSA ads and never knew until last winter that the initials stood for Living Sounds Audio until I reviewed their sneaky good Statement 10 standmount speakers. Since then, I'd patiently awaited the HP-Diamond headphones. Due to their popularity and COVID, I was limited to just a month with these planar design, Russian-made beauties. No question, the wait was absolutely worthwhile.Up front, I need to say I was a bit concerned about the... - Aperion Audio MKII Planar Magnetic Super Tweeters19 October 2021, 3:39 am
Link to Specifications Everybody who's been a part of the audio hobby for over ten years has been there. You have a piece of gear you love, but one thing is missing that keeps it from being perfect. Several years back it was the Adcom GFT-350. Everything was so good at its price point, EXCEPT the tuner bleed-thru into other inputs. It was a painful, yet necessary parting. But sometimes an add-on component comes forward to place the favored piece in the "love it" category. I&rsquo... - Totem Acoustic Arro Speakers4 September 2021, 10:04 pm
Link to specifications“Well, those are a nice size.” stated my wife who loves mini-towers, the smaller the better. That alone made part of this review much easier, as she has little tolerance for review equipment anyplace beyond my man cave. The acquisition of the Arro’s for this review was not standard, as they didn’t come from Totem HQ outside of Montreal, but instead from a private sale. I admit to regularly surfing for used gear from certain brands. One morning ... - Parasound P628 June 2021, 5:52 pm
Link to Specifications:Background: I haven’t been involved with audio separates for 15 years, as integrateds held my fancy. Before that, I had a beautiful set of champagne-finished Harman/Kardon separates that I grabbed on a ridiculous closeout deal that survived both wife and son’s handling for 17 years. But as I actively re-entered the audio hobby and began reviewing in 2006, I shifted into integrated units. That led ultimately to owning both a Vista Audio tube unit, and a SimAudio...
- Diptyque DP 10724 January 2022, 1:33 pm
The Diptyque company is born from the meeting between two men passionate about acoustics: Gilles Douziech and Eric Poix. Among others what makes these speakers unique is their proprietary PPBM Push-Pull Bipolar Magnet technique that uses large section bipolar magnets located both at the front and the rear of the Mylar membrane. This makes it possible for the membrane's coil to remain in a constant magnetic field while it moves, allowing a much higher level of control than with a single-ended con... - Qln Prestige Three16 January 2022, 1:49 pm
The Qln Prestige Three is a 2-way floor standing speaker, based on the classic Qln Signature 3 design. Several parts have been sourced from the Qln Signature 3, such as the time alignment leaning baffle, and the minimized baffle area around the dive units. The crossover has been redesigned and major parts have been improved.... - Aries Cerat preamplifiers compared – Incito S and Impera Reference12 January 2022, 11:21 am
The Impera Reference is easily the most powerful-sounding preamp that I have heard. Its bass rivals that of many solid-state preamplifiers in terms of solidity, precision, and drive while its overall impact, expression, and dynamic slam are either on par with or actually outperform other preamplifiers.... - System Synergy Q&A8 January 2022, 10:26 am
This section is created specifically to allow comments that do not pertain to any single component that I reviewed, or that otherwise don’t fit in a particular category, such as questions relating to overall system synergy. Feel free to ask me anything and, time permitting, I will respond below. Related Posts JVC XD-Z505 DAT Recorder […]... - Signal Projects Lynx and Apollon31 December 2021, 9:06 am
These Signal Projects cables provide a superbly liquid, lush, deeply saturated, highly refined, and smooth sound but, especially in the case of the Apollon, with great transparency and resolution. This is seduction at its best....
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Limited Edition Resistor Mag merchandise is now available for Holiday orders. The post Limited Edition Resistor Mag T-shirts and Totes appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Review: Tannoy Cheviot Legacy Edition Loudspeakers27 November 2021, 3:25 am
A time machine, the Tannoy Cheviot highlights not only how technology and design from decades past can deliver performance challenging any modern transducer, but also how legacy technology has lasting appeal. The post Review: Tannoy Cheviot Legacy Edition Loudspeakers appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Burial – An Alternate Career Retrospective19 November 2021, 4:28 am
Born a few years too early to have experienced the heyday of the UK rave scene first hand, Burial’s evocation of the culture feels more like a dream inspired by an older sibling’s hazy account of the experience. The post Burial – An Alternate Career Retrospective appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Listening Space: Eddie O’Loughlin – Sydney, Australia7 November 2021, 3:40 am
A listening space is mostly about exploration. The deep exploration of music’s impact, context and texture upon one’s cultural, and intellectual makeup. The post Listening Space: Eddie O’Loughlin – Sydney, Australia appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Spacelab: The Valhalla of Vintage Hi-fi28 October 2021, 3:18 am
Clint Moroz curates an exquisite selection of high fidelity’s most coveted jewels which are embedded – along with two centuries worth of cultural trove – in the slightly askew crown worn by vintage shop Space Lab as the reigning champ of Canadian West Coast cultural treasure. The post Spacelab: The Valhalla of Vintage Hi-fi appeared first on Resistor Magazine |....
- Review: Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated Amplifier27 January 2022, 12:59 pm
Back in my early Bennington College days, a local bar just across the Vermont border in NY State decided to make Thursdays dance night. They were clearly trying to attract a Bennington crowd and it worked. I remember the first dance night. I arrived well [...]... - A List of Audiophile Network Switches26 January 2022, 5:44 pm
Does anyone need an audiophile network switch? This question came to mind with the recent announcement of the totaldac d1-switch, a 3-port Ethernet Switch (4490euros incl VAT in Europe, 4200euros excl VAT out of Europe). This brought to mind a number of other recent announcements [...]... - Darko.Audio Podcast #31: DACs! DACs! DACs!26 January 2022, 1:43 pm
By my count, this the ninth Podcast I’ve done with Darko.Audio wherein we talk about DACs (DACs! DACs!)! John (Darko) and I talk about some of our favorite DACs at a number of price points, and Darko makes a big reveal about his ongoing DAC [...]... - The Sony PlayStation As CD Player: An Epitaph25 January 2022, 5:13 pm
The original Sony PlayStation was a fun CD player, back when you could pick one up for less than $20. The word about the original Sony PlayStation, model SCPH-1001 in the US, as a good or great CD player came from overseas. While the origin [...]... - #NewMusicFriday: January 21, 202221 January 2022, 12:28 pm
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen. Tongues by Tanya Tagaq Tanya Tagaq: Tongues (Six Shooter) W by Boris Boris: W [...]...
- Shanling M9 Review26 January 2022, 11:02 pm
Today we’re sharing with you the full review of the Shanling M9, the brand’s new limited-edition flagship DAP which costs $2,799 USD. Disclaimer:... The post Shanling M9 Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - FiiO K5Pro ESS Review24 January 2022, 11:02 pm
Today we’re going to be checking out the new FiiO K5Pro ESS DAC & AMP! It’s selling for $209 USD. Disclaimer: FiiO sent us the FiiO... The post FiiO K5Pro ESS Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - SMSL SU-6 & SH-6 Review22 January 2022, 11:02 pm
In this article, we review the SMSL SU-6 DAC & the SMSL SH-6 AMP. They respectively cost $169 USD and $119 USD. Disclaimer: ShenzhenAudio sent us... The post SMSL SU-6 & SH-6 Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - Shanling ME800 Review19 January 2022, 11:02 pm
Today we are reviewing the new Shanling ME800, the new flagship IEM from the brand, selling for €/$779. Disclaimer: the Shanling ME800 was... The post Shanling ME800 Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - Musician Pegasus Review17 January 2022, 11:02 pm
In this article we look at the $1,099.99 USD Musician Pegasus DAC. Disclaimer: The Musician Pegasus was sent to us free of charge... The post Musician Pegasus Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/...