- Book Review: <I>Chairman at the Board</I>17 June 2021, 4:59 pm
Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation, by Bill Schnee. Backbeat Books, 2021. 219pp. $24.49, hard cover; $21.49, Kindle e-book. It was September 2012, and Sasha Matson and I were in Los Angeles to record the singers for his jazz opera, Cooperstown. We had already recorded the instrumental backing with engineer Mike Marciano at Brooklyn's Systems Two studio, and the venue for the vocal tracking sessions was Bill Schnee's studio in North Hollywood. Thu, 06/17/2021...
- Recording of July 2021: <I>The Who Sell Out</I>17 June 2021, 1:56 am
The Who: The Who Sell Out Universal 7711420 (5 CDs, 2 7" singles). 1967/2021. Kit Lambert, Pete Townshend, prods.; Damon Lyon-Shaw, Jon Astley, Andy MacPherson, other engs. Performance ***** Sonics **** This 5-CD box-set version of The Who Sell Out is the latest iteration of a 54-year-old work-in-progress. It contains an unrivaled wealth of recorded information covering the period between the Who's second album, A Quick One (Happy Jack in the US), and the monumental rock opera Tommy.Wed, 06/16... - T.H.E. Show 2021: A Really Fine Show16 June 2021, 9:24 pm
"We are so proud of everyone who made T.H.E. Show 2021 come to life," texted show coordinator Emiko Carlin about what was the first post-pandemic audio show to take place in North America. "After more than a year of unprecedented losses, this was no doubt a true celebration of audio and musical connection. We are thrilled that 1416 unique attendees showed up to reconnect, and we are delighted that [they] all did it safely and responsibly. As the first audio show in the US to open, and one that h... - Wyred4Sound's New Aura Preamplifier, Gallium Power Amplifier, RS-1 Loudspeaker16 June 2021, 7:09 pm
Folks were already packing up in the Wyred4Sound room when I happened upon an active display of their just-completed prototypes, none of which is listed on their website. If you total up the total cost of the Aura preamp ($2999, Aura GaN amplifier ($2999), MS i3 music server ($2999) with its outboard HCPS power supply ($999). Isolink USB reclocker ($399), 10th Anniversary DAC ($4499), and Reference Standard 1 speaker ($1499/pair), plus cables and all the rest, you end up with a $31,213 system.We... - Pietra Marble and Granite Model 3.10 Loudspeakers, Benchmark Amplifiers16 June 2021, 6:02 pm
It's been a few shows since I've encountered one of Jeff Candy's granite Pietra loudspeakers, whose distribution is mostly confined to Southern California due to the high cost of shipping a speaker that weighs in excess of 350lb. Which doesn't mean that you can't get one shipped to upstate New York if that's where you live.Wed, 06/16/2021...
- Paul Ben-Haim17 June 2021, 6:39 pm
Paul Ben-Haim is one of those composers whose recordings I’ll […] The post Paul Ben-Haim appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Orchard Audio Introduces Starkrimson Stereo Ultra16 June 2021, 9:07 pm
The following is a press release issued by Starkrimson. June […] The post Orchard Audio Introduces Starkrimson Stereo Ultra appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Building a Compact Reference System | Part 1: Requirements16 June 2021, 4:46 pm
Robert Harley is one lucky fellow. He got to build […] The post Building a Compact Reference System | Part 1: Requirements appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - First Watt F8 Stereo Power Amplifier15 June 2021, 11:28 pm
By my count the F8 represents the sixteenth First Watt […] The post First Watt F8 Stereo Power Amplifier appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Moon Announces Upgraded and Updated 280D Streaming DAC15 June 2021, 2:47 am
The following is a press release issued by Moon Audio. […] The post Moon Announces Upgraded and Updated 280D Streaming DAC appeared first on The Absolute Sound....
- TBT World Premiere! Chisto Easy Groove Solutions Concentrate, Virgin Concentrate, Extreme, Enzycaster, Concentrate, Spray & Wipe, Disk Analoguer, and Hi-End Show-Gloss Review.17 June 2021, 1:36 pm
For the last few years, I've been cleaning my records by using a VPI 16.5 wet/vacuum record cleaner. My record cleaning liquid of choice has been for quite some time a simple solution of distilled water and a surfactant (the surfactant reduces the solution's surface tension, making it spread more easily on the surface of the record). Before the VPI, I used a Nitty Gritty record cleaner, and before that, an Audio Advisor record cleaner. With those machines I've tried countless solutions sold by m... - TBT Review: Loudspeaker Mega-Tweakfest Featuring Synergistic, Bybee, Soundeck And More!17 June 2021, 1:35 pm
As I said at the beginning of my previous review, the Synergistic Research Tweakfest, my original plan was to review a bunch of speaker mods that would negate the need for a $10,000 to $20,000 speaker upgrade. Surely a couple of thousand dollars-worth of tweaks could bring my speakers up to acceptable standards? In light of the crippled economy during the COVID 19 pandemic, what could be a more noble effort — short of making face masks and providing PPE to hospitals and meat proces... - HIFICRITIC's June 2021 Issue Now Available16 June 2021, 7:03 am
HIFICRITIC's June 2021 issue features:Roy Gandy -- Rega's FounderStan Searches For The Ultimate SpeakerVertere Techno Mat ReviewVertere SG-1 TurntableWilson Audio Sabrina XDali Oberon 7CNaim Uniti Atom Headphone EditionKEF KC62High-End Focal Clear HeadphonesKerr Acoustics KC300 Mk3Rotel Michi X3KEF LS50 Wireless MkIIKudos Cardea C10 SpeakersRogers E20A/II Valve Int. Amp.Dynaudio Special Forty Anniversary...And much more!... - Huddersfield's Listening Test Interface HULTI-GEN Version 215 June 2021, 11:05 am
The University of Huddersfield offers a variety of very useful resources including Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP), 3D Microphone Array Recording Comparison (3D-MARCo), and now offer their Huddersfield Universal Listening Test Interface Generator (HULTI-GEN V2). This is a new version of HULTI-GEN as the Max-based tool features a number of new improvements over the previous version, including the addition of psychophysical testing methods (e.g., 2I-2AFC, ABX, Yes-No, etc. in adapti... - The Music Industry Just Took A Backwards Step On Streaming Pricing... In Glorious HD14 June 2021, 3:14 pm
"Defenders of the music business's decision to license a lower-price tier of HD audio at Apple and Amazon might point to the fact that these higher-price options simply weren't proving sufficiently popular... Music rightsholders might also suggest – and I'm guessing here – that some useful covert horse-trading has been going down, with Amazon or Apple somehow subsidizing or compensating the loss of a higher-price HD tier by other contractual means."-- Tim Ingham, Founder of Music Bus...
- REVIEW: Shelter HARMONY ⸜ MC cartridge | JAPAN1 June 2021, 12:00 am
Review Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA / Translation: Marek Dyba Images: Shelter | Wojciech Pacuła No 205 June 1, 2021 ⌈ The founder and designer of the Shelter company is YASUO OZAWA-san. The history of this brand is related to the MC cartridges, that it started its activity with. Its first product was the 701E model, presented in January 1986. We are testing its current top model - HARMONY. ⌋ F WE LOOK AT THE SO-CALLED "TIMELINE" of the products of the Japanese co... - MUSIC | REISSUE: FRANK SINATRA Sinatra’s Sinatra, SIGNATURE SERIES, Stereo Sound SSVS-017 ⸜ SACD/CD | JAPAN1 June 2021, 12:00 am
MUSIC | REISSUE Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA / Translation: Marek Dyba Images: Wojciech Pacuła No 205 June 1, 2021 ⌈ SINATRA’S SINATRA was the 39th album in FRANK SINATRA’S career, one of “the best of…” kind. It featured 12 tracks recorded anew, out of which10 were selected from among what he had recorded for Capitol Records and Columbia Records. It is also Sinatra’s last album recorded for Reprise before the record label was sold to the ... - REVIEW: Aurorasound PREDA-III ⸜ line preamplifier | JAPAN1 June 2021, 12:00 am
Review Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA / Translation: Marek Dyba Images: Bartosz Łuczak/Piksel Studio | Wojciech Pacuła No 205 June 1, 2021 WORLD PREMIERE ⌈ AURORASOUND is a Japanese company established in 2010, founded by Mr. SHINOBU KARAKI. Its lineup includes line and phono preamplifiers as well as amplifiers, including headphone ones. We are the first magazine in the world to test the company's newest linear preamplifier, the PREDA-III. ⌋ RUPERT NEVE, WHO ... - REVIEW: Murasakino SUMILE MC + NOBALA ⸜ MC cartridge and step up transformer | JAPAN1 June 2021, 12:00 am
Review Text: MAREK DYBA Images: Piksel Studio/Bartosz Łuczak | Marek Dyba No 205 June 1, 2021 ⌈ Murasaki Co., Ltd. was established in July 2014 by Mr. Daisuke Asai. From the start it was involved in the import and distribution of three audio brands - Amazon Audio, Solid Core Audio and Durant Tonearms. In 2018 however, they also started to offer products under its own brand - two phono cartridges (mono and stereo) and a step up transformer. For this review we received a set... - REVIEW: Acoustic Revive RWL-III ABSOLUTE ⸜ acoustic panel | JAPAN1 June 2021, 12:00 am
Review Text: WOJCIECH PACUŁA / Translation: Marek Dyba Images: Wojciech Pacuła No 205 June 1, 2021 ⌈ ACOUSTIC REVIVE is a Japanese company founded in 1997 and run by Mr. KEN ISHIGURO-san. It specializes in audio cables and anti-vibration accessories, but it also offers innovative products, the ideas of which are most often inspired by the University of Tokyo. We are testing one of the products used to correct room acoustics, the RWL-III ABSOLUTE panels. ⌋ ...
- The Brand Debuts the Blue Point No. 3 High/ Low Output, Celebration 40 And RS78 RPM Stylus17 June 2021, 8:30 pm
MAPLE GROVE, MN (June 17, 2021) – Sumiko is excited to announce the launch of three new phono cartridges and one new stylus, extending the company’s high-end audio collection with audiophile-grade enhancements for any new or existing turntable system. The Blue Point No. 3 High and Blue Point No. 3 Low phono cartridges replace the... Read More » The post The Brand Debuts the Blue Point No. 3 High/ Low Output, Celebration 40 And RS78 RPM Stylus appeared first on Positive Feedback... - Densen sold - New owners!16 June 2021, 11:25 pm
After it’s been a public secret for a while that the founder of the Densen brand, Thomas Sillesen, has been on the look-out for a buyer of his HiFi company, it’s been announced two new partners have taken over the brand, which was founded in 1993 in Esbjerg, Denmark. Casper Reinhold and Ditlev Leth... Read More » The post Densen sold - New owners! appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Focal Naim America Announces “Mixed on Focal”16 June 2021, 10:54 pm
HD Audio streaming playlists of songs mixed on Focal speakers show off what the music was meant to sound like when listening on Focal speakers Montreal, Canada (June 15, 2021) — Today Focal Naim America, a leading North American importer, and distributor of premium consumer and professional electronics brands, announces “Mixed on Focal” a new program to highlight the... Read More » The post Focal Naim America Announces “Mixed on Focal” appe... - The Triode Lab 45 EVO Single-Ended-Triode Integrated Amplifier: The Evolution of the First Watt!16 June 2021, 8:38 pm
Back in October of 2020 I did a straw poll among readers of Jeff's Place and Positive Feedback to find out what audio products they would be most interested in having me write about. The most popular and intriguing request among readers was the artisanal and custom-made Triode Lab 2A3 EVO single-ended-triode integrated amplifier from... Read More » The post The Triode Lab 45 EVO Single-Ended-Triode Integrated Amplifier: The Evolution of the First Watt! appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Andover Audio Introduces the SpinSub Subwoofer16 June 2021, 6:31 pm
New Subwoofer Adds Oomph to Award-Winning SpinBase Turntable Speaker System Andover, MA—June 2021— Building on its highly acclaimed “Spin” product system, and created in response to customer feedback, Andover Audio introduces SpinSub: a 100-watt subwoofer designed to pair with the award-winning SpinBase Turntable Speaker System. SpinSub connects to SpinBase via its subwoofer output, and... Read More » The post Andover Audio Introduces the SpinSub Subwoo...
- The McIntosh XRT2.1 K Speakers16 June 2021, 10:57 pm
Note: this review started right before we were all stuck in the middle of the travel restrictions imposed by COVID. Cleaning up the desktop, I realized the copy hadn’t had its final round of editing! Yet, my impressions are as vivid as the day I was sitting on the couch. These are impressive speakers. If you [...]... - The McIntosh MC1502 Power Amplifier14 June 2021, 8:36 pm
Much as I like to dismiss measurements when it comes to the subject of hifi, there’s one that I find intriguing – sound pressure level, which relates closely to dynamics. Much as I like small Class A solid-state amplifiers, SET tube amplifiers, and small tube amplifiers like the hallowed MC30 amplifiers from McIntosh – there’s [...]... - The Gershman Acoustics Studio Two Speakers11 June 2021, 3:58 am
Listening to the deep bass line in Jean-Michel Jarre’s Zoolook instantly reveals the sheer weight that these modest-sized monitor speakers deliver. In a 13 x 18-foot room, driven by the Boulder 866 (200 wpc, class-A), taking advantage of a tiny bit of room gain, you won’t find yourself itching for a subwoofer. And the fun doesn’t [...]... - Core Power Ground Zero8 June 2021, 2:35 pm
Got hum in your system that you just can’t get rid of? Is it driving you nuts? Have you tried power conditioners, cheater plugs, etc.? Still there? Still mad? Chances are, there’s some residual DC in your power. It happens. For those of you that think “well, I’ve got clean power where I live,” you [...]... - Leak’s Stereo 130 Amplifier and CDT Disk Transport24 May 2021, 6:08 pm
With so many old things being new again, what could be more hifi fun than an update on a British classic? You might mistake the new Stereo 130 for a vacuum tube amplifier from the late 60s or early 70s; it’s actually modeled after the original Leak Stereo 30, which was, in fact, a solid-state [...]...
- Bryston B135 Cubed Integrated Amplifier15 June 2021, 4:00 am
Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link. Several months ago, I was working one evening and paused to check my e-mail. I was saddened to read an article, sent to me by fellow SoundStage! Network writer Roger Kanno, announcing that Brian Russell, Bryston’s president, had suddenly died. I’d met Russell only once, but that encounter had had a profound impact on my interest in high-end audio. ... - Recommended Reference Component: iFi Audio iPhono3 Black Label Phono Stage1 June 2021, 4:00 am
iFi Audio’s iPhono3 Black Label phono stage doesn’t look like an audiophile hi-fi component—it measures only 2.3ʺW × 1.1ʺH × 6.2ʺD, with a set of inputs on one end and a set of outputs on the other (all single-ended RCA), and weighs just over half a pound (265g, to be precise). At $999 (all prices in USD), it’s also relatively inexpensive. But despite its smallness and unusual shape, light weight, and reasonable price, the iPhono3’s featur... - Ken Kessler's New Stereo System: Part 11 June 2021, 4:00 am
Over the decades, readers have never ceased to remind me that hi-fi reviewers—like automotive journalists, theatre/film/restaurant critics, and others of that ilk—are spoiled thanks to the perks of the job. Become a respected car magazine contributor, and you’ll probably never need to buy a vehicle because you’ll always be testing one or another. Restaurant critic? Your main worry will be your waistline. ... - Rotel RA-1572MKII Integrated Amplifier-DAC1 June 2021, 4:00 am
Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link. Rotel was founded in 1957 as an original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) of audio components, but has been making high-value audio gear under its own brand since 1961. Other than NAD and Cambridge Audio, I can’t think of another company with a similarly long history or reputation, or as wide a range of entry-level and mid-priced models. So this longtime admirer of Rotel’s excellent bud... - Throwing My Hat into the YouTube Ring with "SoundStage! Real Hi-Fi"1 June 2021, 4:00 am
YouTube videos aren’t new to the SoundStage! Network. We first started publishing videos on our YouTube channel over ten years ago, and our SoundStage! InSight series, a YouTube playlist that profiles companies through their products, began seven years ago. We followed it with other series with industry-leading video production values, such as SoundStage! Shorts, SoundStage! Encore, and SoundStage! Expert, and we now have more than 180 videos on YouTube. If you haven't already done so, sub...
- Sumiko announces Celebration 40 and Blue Point cartridges17 June 2021, 8:27 pm
The following is a press release from Sumiko. The Brand Debuts the Blue Point No. 3 High/ Low Output, Celebration 40 And RS78 RPM Stylus MAPLE GROVE, MN (June 17, 2021) – Sumiko is excited to announce the launch of three new phono cartridges and one new stylus, extending the company’s high-end audio collection [...] The post Sumiko announces Celebration 40 and Blue Point cartridges appeared first on Dagogo.... - Improving your work environment5 June 2021, 4:16 pm
I honestly feel that your productivity can improve with a more positive work environment. Studies have shown certain classical music creates the “Mozart Effect” that can improve memory, awareness, and the integration of learning styles, which can help creativity. This all sounds good, but let’s be honest, I kept a turntable in my office because [...] The post Improving your work environment appeared first on Dagogo.... - Stage III Concepts A.S.P. Reference Poseidon power cable Review1 June 2021, 4:00 pm
Introduction Within the last year, I have auditioned three of the top Stage III power cords: the Kraken, the Proteus and the Poseidon. While they share many of the same sonic characteristics — precise imaging, good to excellent depth, wide soundstage, very low noise and distortion, ability to retrieve even very low-level detail — each [...] The post Stage III Concepts A.S.P. Reference Poseidon power cable Review appeared first on Dagogo.... - Kanto Audio Introduces YU Passive Speakers25 May 2021, 6:51 pm
The following is a press release from Kanto Audio. COQUITLAM, BC, CANADA, May 25, 2021 – Kanto today announced the introduction of its YU Passive 5.25” and YU Passive 4” speakers, two compact models that offer high-performance sound and outstanding value. The YU Passive 5.25″ (MAP: $199 per pair) features a 5.25-inch Kevlar® woofer and [...] The post Kanto Audio Introduces YU Passive Speakers appeared first on Dagogo.... - Rotel announces RC-1590MKII and RC-1572MKII preamplifiers25 May 2021, 5:42 pm
The following is a press release from Rotel of the McIntosh Group. ROTEL’S AWARD WINNING STEREO PREAMPLIFIERS ANNOUNCED AS MKII MODELS Upgraded MKII Audio Circuits and Components Deliver A Higher Level of Acoustic Performance Tokyo, Japan (May 25, 2021) – Rotel is thrilled to announce new upgraded MKII versions of two of the companies [...] The post Rotel announces RC-1590MKII and RC-1572MKII preamplifiers appeared first on Dagogo....
- Realism vs. Accuracy for Audiophiles: Doctor, Can I Please Get a Prescription for Better Recordings?16 June 2021, 5:07 pm
REALISM VS ACCURACY FOR AUDIOPHILES: “DOCTOR, CAN I PLEASE GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR BETTER RECORDINGS?” In the first article in this series, we discussed realism, accuracy, and reasonable expectations of each for audiophiles. The second part examined the real sounds of musical instruments, along with their variance, susceptibilities to alteration and distortion, and how these factors can affect the accuracy and realism of recorded perfo... - Audiophile Style Podcast: Episode 23 | Audirvana Interview14 June 2021, 1:01 pm
Episode 23 is up and being delivered to all the podcast platforms right now. In this episode I interview Damien and Manuel of Audirvana about their backgrounds, the beginnings of the application, and the ins and outs of the newest Audirvana Studio release. Audirvana Studio has a few features unavailable in any other app on the planet, and it was nice to talk about the implementation of these directly with the team. The ... - Apple Music's Lossless and Hi-Res Mess8 June 2021, 4:16 pm
This morning I've been testing Apple Music's new lossless and Hi-Res offerings on both my iPhone 12 Pro running iOS 14.6 and my Mac Mini (M1) running macOS 11.4. In my tests, I'm only concerned with playing the music bit perfectly, in other words without making any changes to the audio. If Apple Music says it's streaming lossless audio, then I want to stream that audio losslessly, rather than accidentally converting it to lossy AAC or MP3 etc... Whether or not people can hear the... - Audiophile Style Podcast: Episode 22 | Mitch Barnett of Accurate Sound Interview7 June 2021, 2:17 pm
Episode 22 is up and being delivered to all the podcast platforms right now. In this episode I interview Accurate Sound's Mitch Barnett. Mitch has been involved in digital signal processing for many years, including writing a book, contributing several articles to Audiophile Style (@mitchco) on the topic, and recently starting his own company called Accurate Sound. I talked to Mitch about digital signal processing, some of t... - Taking the RAAL-requisite SR1a Headphones To Another Level3 June 2021, 4:00 pm
On April 30, 2020 I published a review of the RAAL-requisite SR1a headphones. The review included statements such as "The RAAL-requisite SR1a headphones are unequivocally the most sensational audio product I've ever heard." "Honestly, no product has ever captured my attention, caused me to listen to more music, or garnered my enthusiasm like the SR1a Earfield headphone monitors." "I frequently sit across the room from a $100,000+ audio system,...
- Rhino Delivers a Worthy Reissue of Pantera’s <i>Vulgar Display of Power</i>13 June 2021, 6:58 pm
You don’t hear much about the band Pantera in either the audiophile or even in the vinyl community. Its music and lyrics come across as brash, and thrash metal definitely isn’t the first genre that comes to mind when thinking of records to show off the sonic capabilities of one's stereo equipment. Nonetheless, when I'm in the mood to spin something heavier on my turntable, I find myself gravitating to Rhino’s 2020 reissue of Pantera’s Primary Category: Album Review... - Newvelle Records Breaks Open Boxes For Record Store Day11 June 2021, 6:04 pm
Subscription-based Newvelle Records announced it was breaking open the boxes for Record Store Day. In other words, tomorrow, Record Store Day, you can go to the Newvelle website and buy individual records of the "complete remaining discography". That means if they have it in stock you can buy it one record at a time tomorrow only!. ... - George Harrison's <i>All Things Must Pass</i> Gets the 50th Anniversary Reissue Treatment August 6th10 June 2021, 9:02 pm
How would you like your All Things Must Pass?. Of course there's the original 3 LP set produced by George Harrison (who died in 2001 at age 58) and Phil Spector, which if you have on an original British Apple pressing sounds very good. The American pressing? Meh.... - "Feel Flow" - The <i>Sunflower</i> & <i>Surf's Up</i> Sessions 1969-1971," Box Due July 3010 June 2021, 7:36 pm
Los Angeles – June 3, 2021 - Capitol/UMe will release an expansive 5CD and digital box set titled "Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971" on July 30. Assembled by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd, the team behind 2013’s GRAMMY® Award-winning SMiLE Sessions, the expansive collection features newly remastered versions of Sunflower and Surf’s Up and boasts 135 tracks, including 108 previously unreleased tracks, live recordings, radio promos, alternat... - Impex Announces multi-Format Release of Patricia Barber’s <i>Clique</i>10 June 2021, 4:53 pm
Thursday, June 10th: Impex Records today announced the multi-format release of Patricia Barber’s new album Clique. It will be available as both 33 1/3 and 45rpm LPs, an “Ultra High Definition Permanent Download (stereo and 5.1), High Definition Streaming, MQA CD, SACD (stereo and 5.1) and Reel to Reel analog tape....
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- Zingali Acoustics, Cary Audio, Pear Audio, Ortofon, CleanAudio | T.H.E. SHOW 202118 June 2021, 9:00 am
Zingali Acoustics’ (website) room was one of the more talked about rooms at T.H.E. Show 2021—which is saying something in several respects. Most obviously was that there was attendance, and indeed the Zingali room was [...]... - NEW Sumiko Cartridges: Blue Point No.3, Celebration 40, and RS7817 June 2021, 8:54 pm
Can you smell that? It’s that NEW cartridge smell. Three (or four if you count both the Blue Point hi and lo; or only two if you don’t and don’t count a stylus either) phono [...]... - ATC, Lone Mountain Audio, TriangleArt | T.H.E. SHOW 202117 June 2021, 12:00 pm
Lone Mountain Audio, or perhaps more accurately the United States distributor for ATC Loudspeakers, had one of the large rooms on the main floor of T.H.E. Show and they were making full use of it. [...]... - PBN Audio, Peter Norbaek | T.H.E. SHOW 202117 June 2021, 9:00 am
PBN Audio, a southern California company headed by Peter Norbaek, was showing two of the largest speakers at the show, the enormous MR!777 and MR2!5 speakers, as well as a variety of PBN electronics. Peter [...]... - Sonus faber Lumina II Loudspeakers | REVIEW16 June 2021, 9:00 am
The story of the Sonus faber Lumina II bookshelf speakers is also the story of “Yulunga,” perhaps my favorite reference track of all time. That old demo track from Dead Can Dance’s Into the Labyrinth [...]...
- Designing for Future-Fi17 June 2021, 3:40 pm
“I don’t care what it looks like, it’s all about how it sounds!” How often have we heard that? The implication is that companies who don’t commit the majority of a product’s R&D funds to its internals – “where it matters most” – have wrongheaded priorities. Those who do invest […] The post Designing for Future-Fi first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-pur... - IKEA’s SYMFONISK picture frame puts Sonos on the wall17 June 2021, 12:25 pm
Sonos’ collaboration with IKEA clicks up a notch with the announcement of the SYMFONISK picture frame wi-fi loudspeaker (US$199/£179 each). Bound by a black (or white) frame that’s roughly the size of an A2 piece of paper, this new IKEA device allows us to put a Sonos speaker on the […] The post IKEA’s SYMFONISK picture frame puts Sonos on the wall first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-purpose... - One more thought on the Denafrips Ares II16 June 2021, 8:50 am
We’ve been catching quite a few streaming-related gotchas of late. Bluetooth can’t do hi-res (no matter what the promo blurb says), Google’s Chromecast doesn’t stream gaplessly, Android OS resamples all streams to 48kHz and all Sonos hardware caps ‘hi-res’ support at 48kHz to pull up alongside Apple TV OS and […] The post One more thought on the Denafrips Ares II first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reprodu... - A short film about the Denafrips Ares II15 June 2021, 3:27 pm
Further information: Denafrips ---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-purposed without permission. For private use only. Copyright 2010-2020 · Darko.Audio · All Rights Reserved The post A short film about the Denafrips Ares II first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-purposed without permission. For private use only. Copyright 2010-2020 · Darko.Audio · All R... - Podcast: Apple Music’s hi-res lossless & Spatial Audio12 June 2021, 7:15 am
Darko.Audio podcast · #24 – Apple Music: lossless hi-res & Spatial Audio Mentioned in this podcast: RooEXTEND Cambridge Audio CXC PS Audio PerfectWave SACD transport Denafrips Ares II dCS Network Bridge Eddy Cue on Apple Music @ Billboard The Wedding Present – Seamonsters (30th Anniversary) Ego boner! ---------------------- No part […] The post Podcast: Apple Music’s hi-res lossless & Spatial Audio first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No pa...
- Amphion Argon1 Bookshelf Loudspeaker18 June 2021, 1:00 pm
I’ve never been to Finland, the land that gave us Jean Sibelius. Never experienced the ice, the soil, the landscape, the people. Perhaps, one day. But growing up in the 50s, my brother and I befriended a lad who, with his family, had migrated from Finland to Canada. Our Finnish friend had an aunt who had arrived earlier in Canada and built a sauna in the basement of her home. Up to this point in my life, I had never heard the word ‘sauna’. I was 15 or 16, my brother modestly yo... - Streaming the Classics: Sir John Barbirolli18 June 2021, 12:30 pm
Do you ever type a streaming query in Roon for a classical work or artist and are overwhelmed by the choices? Rather than clicking on any old recording or the first one you see, Audiophilia will make things a little easier for you and do the heavy listening.These choices are for streaming only. Is the best in streaming also the best vinyl recording and performance? That’s for another article.A few criteria:Recording must be on Apple Music, Qobuz or Tidal HiFi.It does not have to be HiRes o... - The Schumann Collection, Vol. 1—Nicolas van Poucke, piano/TRPTK vinyl18 June 2021, 12:00 pm
This is The Schumann Collection, Vol. 1 (Robert Schumann, 1810-1856), the first album in a series and features Carnaval, Op. 9 (1834–1835), Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (1837) and Arabeske, Op. 18 (1839), three of Schumann’s masterpieces for solo piano. The Schumann is the first vinyl pressing I’ve received from TRPTK, the Utrecht-based company led by Canadian/Dutch sound engineer Brendon Heinst and his Russian-born, cellist wife Maya Fridman. Up ‘till now, I’ve been... - Bergmann Audio Magne Turntable 10th Anniversary Edition4 June 2021, 10:03 am
If love at first sight is a thing in high end audio, then my first look at Bergmann Audio’s Bauhaus beauty, the Magne Turntable was it. I don’t like curves. Straight lines all the way. And Minimalism is something I live by, not food and wine, of course, but definitely furniture, architecture and lifestyle. Thus, the straight, minimalist lines of the Magne Turntable System (includes the equally superb Magne air bearing tonearm) really was vinyl love at first sight. Quickly, I began a ... - iFi ZEN Signature Set4 June 2021, 10:02 am
Fresh ZEN series components keep coming from iFi Audio at an impressive pace. iFi’s cleverly spec’d entry level line continues to demonstrate the company has a keen eye on the voracious desktop HiFi market. A bit of a theme developed in the first round of ZEN products: excellent build, big league specs, audiophile sound, and extremely accessible pricing. The new ZEN Signature line marks the first variation on that theme. The Signature designation brings upgraded internal parts, a han...
- Primare NP5 Prisma MK2 To Be Released August 202118 June 2021, 10:42 am
From the Primare press release The development of the new model was necessitated primarily by the AKM chip factory fire, causing long-term disruption of the supply of the critical re-clocking chip at the heart of the NP5 Prisma design that allowed for the selection of output sampling frequencies. In order to continue to make available one of our most popular models with the minimum of interruption, Primare has sourced a readily available chip and redesigned the circuit to maintain the performanc... - Westone ES80 custom-fit in-ear monitors16 June 2021, 1:38 pm
Westone Laboratories, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, is one of the world’s oldest and most experienced manufacturers of universal-fit earphones and custom-fit in-ear monitors. Moreover, the firm has established an enviable reputation for expertise in all things in-ear related, which explains the company’s well-deserved slogan: “Westone: The In-Ear Experts”. Over the years, Hi-Fi+ has favourably reviewed a number of Westone models including the ES5 and the then-... - PrimaLuna EVO 100 digital converter16 June 2021, 1:27 pm
PrimaLuna has been leveraging the best of the past for years, utilising the power of pre and power valve amplifiers from the classic era of audio. It has also made valve integrated amplifiers and valve CD players and now a valve DAC. OK, so it’s a digital converter with valves, because an all-valve DAC would take up a space the size of a small house and would require its own fire-fighting team to keep it from overheating in spectacular fashion, but you get my drift. There’s a common ... - ProAc K1 stand-mount loudspeaker16 June 2021, 1:23 pm
I have never heard a bad ProAc speaker, and over the years, I have enjoyed them in many systems in many listening rooms. The K1 is the smallest of the K range, where the prefix refers to the Kevlar bass/mid drivers found in all models. The relatively recent K1 is the only stand-mount and follows a classic and traditional design model, proving itself over the years. The final success of the design always comes down to the implementation of the elements. Cabinet, drivers, crossover and stand, in e... - Acoustic Solid Wood MPX turntable16 June 2021, 1:11 pm
Located in Altsdorf, a small town not far from Nuremberg, Acoustic Solid is a German engineering company hand-crafting high-end turntables. It offers two lines – ‘Classic’ and ‘Aluminium’. The MPX is one of the Classic series, and sits about midway in their range of 13 models. It’s a large heavy beast, weighing around 35kg. Unlike the Solid Wood version, which uses MDF and is fully veneered, the Solid Wood MPX features a plywood base/plinth. The front sides an...
- Yamaha A-S3200 Integrated Amplifier17 June 2021, 5:20 pm
Seven years after Yamaha moved into high-end price points with a flagship, all-analogue integrated we look at its latest offering and discover 'retro' with 21st century sound Big, bold and unashamedly old-school with its silver finish – black is available as an option – polished piano black side panels and large illuminated meters, the £4999 Yamaha A-S3200 is the flagship of the brand's integrated amplifier range, which kicks off with the modest £200 A-S201.... - JS Bach: St John Passion16 June 2021, 5:21 pm
A Passiontide masterpiece every generation of performers and audiences reinvents for itself... Peter Quantrill casts an ear back over more than half a century of recordings In telling the life of Christ, the four Gospels of the New Testament all build towards his betrayal, his trial, his death on the cross and resurrection. The first three events are known together as Christ's Passion, from the Latin passio: I suffer. Church composers had treated the text with varying degrees of freedom and co... - Under the covers... Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon15 June 2021, 6:25 pm
Johnny Black on the creation of the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon Apiece of art that can today be found in 45m homes around the world was kick-started by a simple, none-too-detailed instruction to 'do something clean, elegant and graphic'. The instruction came from Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, and was given to Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, the founders of Hipgnosis, a London-based art and design group whose first sleeve design had been for the Floyd's 1968 a... - System Audio Legend 60.2 Silverback Active Loudspeaker14 June 2021, 6:10 pm
Danish brand's flagship floorstander really comes on song in fully active 'Silverback' guise, with room bass-tuning to boot There's more to System Audio's flagship floorstander than meets the eye. Outwardly, the £7000 Legend 60.2 Silverback, available in satin black and satin white, appears to be an archetypal slender, tower loudspeaker. Peer around the back, however, and you'll find a metal plate – the Silverback of its title – with IEC mains inlet, XLR and USB connections,... - Aurex SB-A10 amplifier11 June 2021, 5:12 pm
As Lexus is to Toyota, so was Aurex to general CE brand Toshiba. We reappraise the SB-A10 – compact but full-featured, was this miniature hi-fi at its very best? In previous vintage reviews we have featured the Technics SL-10 turntable [HFN Apr '19] with its footprint the size of an LP sleeve, Sony's D-88 CD player [HFN Jul '16] that was so small the disc stuck out of its side, and Technics' SB-F1 speakers [HFN May '17], which individually could be held easily in the palm of one's hand. S...
- Best Bowers & Wilkins speakers: budget, premium, bookshelf, floorstander18 June 2021, 10:16 am
Bowers & Wilkins knows how to make a good pair of speakers. We've rounded-up the best you can buy, from budget bookshelf models to premium floorstanders.... - The Nvidia Shield is getting a new Android TV interface18 June 2021, 10:12 am
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- NAD Masters M33 BluOS® Streaming DAC Amplifier Review16 June 2021, 12:00 pm
It’s fair to say that integrated amps have evolved quite a bit in recent years. In that context, the NAD M33 may very well be the equivalent of a generational leap! The post NAD Masters M33 BluOS® Streaming DAC Amplifier Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Pass Labs XP-27 Phono Preamplifier Product Review14 June 2021, 12:00 pm
Pass Labs is a pre-eminent USA manufacturer of solid-state preamplifiers and power amplifiers. Many of the power amplifiers are Pure Class A biased, and of course, all their preamplifiers are Pure Class A. The post Pass Labs XP-27 Phono Preamplifier Product Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Fluance XL8 Home Theater System Review9 June 2021, 12:00 pm
Today, I’ll be checking out Fluance’s new XL8 Reference Series speakers. They sit between the flagship Signature and entry-level Elite lines and represent Fluance’s commitment to delivering high performance for the money. The post Fluance XL8 Home Theater System Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Topping DX7PRO Headphone Amplifier/DAC Review7 June 2021, 1:00 pm
The Topping DX7PRO is a small, yet high-quality DAC/headphone amp, with Bluetooth, USB input, and balanced headphone connections... The post Topping DX7PRO Headphone Amplifier/DAC Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated Amplifier Review1 June 2021, 12:00 pm
The newest integrated amplifier from Pass Labs is the pure Class A INT-25. This conservatively rated 25 wpc beast of an amp is filled with all kinds of high-quality parts that were specifically selected and assembled by one of the greatest amplifier design teams on the planet. The post Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated Amplifier Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com....
- Origin Live Agile Tonearm25 April 2021, 3:22 pm
Origin Live has been making tonearms, turntables and accessories for over 25 years. Based in Southampton, UK, their products have earned nearly every possible award from a variety of print and online publications, including our ‘10 LP’ award for the Origin Live Conqueror tonearm. Mark Baker and crew have developed another superb product in the new Agile tonearm. The 9.5-inch Agile tonearm includes as standard equipment the top-of-the-line Silver Hybrid 2-S cable, which is a £1,... - NAD C298 Stereo Power Amplifier25 March 2021, 4:03 pm
The NAD C298 stereo power amplifier features the new Class D ‘Eigentakt’ amplifier technology. Eigentakt is the latest thinking from Bruno Putzey who developed the popular and widely used NCore and UcD amplifier modules for Hypex. Mr. Putzey is joined by Lars Risbo and Peter Lyngdorf in the Danish company Purifi. The Eigentakt amplifier module is rated at 425 Watts @ 1% THD into 4 Ohms, with a dynamic range of 131 dB(A) and THD of 0.00017% (-116dB) @ 100 Watts. It can be challenging... - Esoteric E-02 Phono Preamplifier24 January 2021, 4:10 pm
The Esoteric E-02 Balanced Phonostage Preamplifier continues Esoteric’s leadership in audio component design and performance. The $9,000 E-02 replaced the E-03 model about 3 years ago, continuing Esoteric’s tradition of exemplary build quality and top-tier performance. The E-02 has some significant features. The two machined front panel knobs have the feel of a luxury component, requiring just the right amount of force to smoothly rotate. The left knob selects the input: RCA 1, RCA 2... - Marantz SA-10 CD/SACD Player & DAC21 November 2020, 9:39 pm
Just like Rodney Dangerfield, the Marantz SA-10 CD/SACD Player and DAC gets no respect. This is a shame as the SA-10 could well be the best sounding, best built player/DAC anywhere close to its $6990 list price. At the top of the Marantz line of digital products, the SA-10 could easily maintain that preeminent position for years to come. There have been a ‘boatload’ of mergers and acquisitions of audio companies over the last few years. Marantz is owned by Sound United, LLC, a Califo... - Minus K Technology CT-2 Bench Top Vibration Isolation Platform12 October 2020, 10:41 pm
The Minus K Technology CT-2 Bench Top Vibration Isolation Platform was originally developed for scientific and research applications such as spacecraft design, nanotechnology, and medical research. The patented technology is called “Negative-stiffness”, where the isolating platform seems to float with no resistance. From the manufacturer’s Web site (link below): “Dr. David L. Platus is President and Founder and is the principal inventor of the technology. He earned a B.S....
- 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... - Revisiting A Classic: The Spendor BC1 Loudspeakers12 April 2021, 2:15 am
Audio History Refurbished & Revisited: The Spendor BC1 Loudspeakers ‘In the House’ by David Neice The Setting I bought a brand new pair of Spendor BC1s in and around 1975 – voila, the original sales slip. This makes my pair 46 years old, but thanks to a refurbishing I did two years ago they are still going strong. Over the decades many, many components, including speakers, have come and gone from my system, but I can never muster the courage to sell the BC1s. Th... - DALI, Tangent, And The Return Of The Mini System15 March 2021, 8:13 pm
From Denmark With Love – A Mini System for 2021 ‘In the House’ Review by David Neice List Prices (MSRP) Dali Spektor 1 speakers $399 CAD Tangent Ampster BT II $349 CAD Tangent CD II $349 CAD Tangent Tuner II $349 CAD Verdict: Are you young and just getting into hi-fi? Do you need a second system for the office, your bedroom, cottage, or wherever? Are you downsizing to a smaller house or condo? This review might be an answer to your prayers. The DALI Spektor 1...
- SMSL SH-8s Review18 June 2021, 11:02 am
The SMSL SH-8s is a new dual-gain balanced desktop headphone amplifier capable of up to 3W into a 32Ω load. It is priced at $229.99 Disclaimer: The SMSL SH-8s sent to us for this review is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank Shenzhen Audio and SMSL for giving us this opportunity. To read more about SMSL products we have reviewed on Headfonics click here. Note, this review follows our new scoring guidelines for 2021 which you can […] SMSL SH-8s Review... - HiBy FC3 Review16 June 2021, 11:25 am
The HiBy FC3 is a compact USB DAC/amplifier dongle capable of DSD128 and MQA decoding, as well as up to 70mW of output power. It is priced at $69. Disclaimer: The HiBy FC3 was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank HiBy Music for this opportunity. To learn more about HiBy reviews on Headfonics you can click here. Note, this review follows our new scoring guidelines for 2021 which you can read […] HiBy FC3 Review... - Earsonics CORSA Review13 June 2021, 11:02 am
The Earsonics CORSA is the company’s latest triple balanced armature driver universal IEM featuring a 3D full acrylic structure. It is priced at €399. Disclaimer: The Earsonics CORSA sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Earsonics for giving us this opportunity. To read more about Earsonics products reviewed on Headfonics click here. Note, this review follows our new scoring guidelines for 2021 which you can read up on here. Ear... - Monoprice Monolith M-TWE Review12 June 2021, 11:02 am
The Monoprice Monolith M-TWE is an aptX-capable 10mm neodymium dynamic driver TWS offering up to 30 hours of battery life. It is priced at $99. Disclaimer: The Monoprice Monolith M-TWE was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank the team at Monoprice for giving us this opportunity. To read more about Monoprice products we have reviewed on Headfonics click here. Note, this review follows our new scoring guidelines for 2021 which you […] ... - HIFIMAN HE-R10D Review11 June 2021, 11:05 am
The HIFIMAN HE-R10D is a single 50mm dynamic driver closed-back headphone featuring the company’s patented Topology diaphragm. They are priced at $1299. Disclaimer: The HIFIMAN HE-R10D or Dynamic Edition was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank the team at Hifiman for giving us this opportunity. To read more about the HIFIMAN products we have reviewed on Headfonics click here. Note, this 2-page review follows our new scoring guidelines for...
- Sumiko Announces Three New Cartridges & One Stylus17 June 2021, 3:12 pm
This week Sumiko announced the launch of 3 new carts and one new stylus. The Blue Point No. 3 High The post Sumiko Announces Three New Cartridges & One Stylus appeared first on AudioHead.... - Sonus Faber Adds To The Lumina Line With The II & V15 June 2021, 2:00 pm
Italian speaker maker Sonus Faber recently launched a more affordable collection called Lumina, which allowed for the same stunning good The post Sonus Faber Adds To The Lumina Line With The II & V appeared first on AudioHead.... - Product Of The Season Awards, The Occasional Podcast Visits Van Halen’s 5150 Studios8 June 2021, 2:28 pm
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast features a bit of a double header. The first half features awards for The post Product Of The Season Awards, The Occasional Podcast Visits Van Halen’s 5150 Studios appeared first on AudioHead.... - Review: Mobile Fidelity UltraPhono Phonostage26 May 2021, 3:29 pm
MoFi UltraPhono Review. The journey into analog as a primary digital source user is such a fascinating path. The act The post Review: Mobile Fidelity UltraPhono Phonostage appeared first on AudioHead.... - The New McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver Both Sends And Receives Audio20 May 2021, 4:03 pm
Looking to update your old vintage McIntosh system to the wild world of wireless bluetooth audio? The Binghamton-based company now The post The New McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver Both Sends And Receives Audio appeared first on AudioHead....
- Lindemann Limetree Phono II – REVIEW BY ENJOY THE MUSIC.COM17 June 2021, 6:00 am
June 2021 North America Premiere Review! Lindemann Limetree Phono II Review Small package – Big impression! Review By Clive Meakins The post Lindemann Limetree Phono II – REVIEW BY ENJOY THE MUSIC.COM appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Aldo Filippelli joins Krell Industries, LLC as Sales Representative – The Americas16 June 2021, 5:27 pm
Orange, CT, June 15, 2021 — Krell Industries, LLC, an award-winning manufacturer of high-fidelity audio equipment including amplifiers, preamplifiers, surround The post Aldo Filippelli joins Krell Industries, LLC as Sales Representative – The Americas appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Focal Naim America Announces “Mixed on Focal”15 June 2021, 10:25 pm
HD Audio streaming playlists of songs mixed on Focal speakers show off what the music was meant to sound like The post Focal Naim America Announces “Mixed on Focal” appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - LSA Diamond Headphone Review: Revelation in Detail Musicality14 June 2021, 6:00 am
Living Sound Audio is a company that Walter Liederman started with the intent to build world-class speaker designs that are The post LSA Diamond Headphone Review: Revelation in Detail Musicality appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Andover Audio Introduces the SpinSub Subwoofer12 June 2021, 9:54 pm
New Subwoofer Adds Oomph to Award-Winning SpinBase Turntable Speaker System N. Andover, MA—June 2021— Building on its highly acclaimed The post Andover Audio Introduces the SpinSub Subwoofer appeared first on Headphone Guru....
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Six premium turntables in our Group Teat, RSD second drop releases, Sonus faber Lumina I, T+A Solitaire P-SE planar magnetic headphone and much more... - What was the first music format you owned?17 June 2021, 1:15 pm
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- 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.... - Video: World’s Best High-End Speakers 202124 May 2021, 7:28 pm
In my opinion, these are the world’s best-sounding loudspeakers so far. I’ll mention the specific models of loudspeakers that have been the most memorable throughout my years in HiFi. And I’ll be buying one of them. The post Video: World’s Best High-End Speakers 2021 appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - NEW! McIntosh MB20 Transceiver – Quality Bluetooth For All Audio Systems20 May 2021, 6:23 pm
New MB20 transceiver adds McIntosh-quality wireless Bluetooth to all home audio systems, even legacy onesThe MB20 sends and receives Bluetooth, modernising systems with wireless audio in fabulous McIntosh quality 20th May, 2021, Binghamton, NY, USA: McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 70 years, is proud to introduce the MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver (£649). […] The post NEW! McIntosh MB20 Transceiver &nda... - Luxman celebrates 95 years with the L595A SPECIAL EDITION integrated amplifier12 May 2021, 4:15 am
Production run limited to 300 units, of which 100 allocated to North America Product Page BALLSTON SPA, New York, May 2021 – The new Luxman L-595A SPECIAL EDITION is a premium Class A integrated amplifier built to commemorate Luxman’s 95th anniversary. The unique industrial design reimagines the highly regarded L-570 series inaugurated in 1989. “Not […] The post Luxman celebrates 95 years with the L595A SPECIAL EDITION integrated amplifier appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - Listening Rooms | AXPONA Lost Tapes9 May 2021, 6:00 pm
In 2019, I flew to Taiwan right after AXPONA, then flew back to LA just to leave for Munich High-End a few days later. I never had a chance to go through all the footage I shot at AXPONA. Well, here are are the listening rooms! There’s a special live performance from Seth Walker at […] The post Listening Rooms | AXPONA Lost Tapes appeared first on Audio Bacon....
- Melco’s new N100-H50 has all the space you’ll need17 June 2021, 2:24 am
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- Collaro Audio Precision Cloth Turntable Mat Reviewed16 June 2021, 9:44 am
a genuinely clever bit of engineering turned out as a fine product, that in a good system is well worth the money. The post Collaro Audio Precision Cloth Turntable Mat Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - IPT RigB 95 – Metal Body Upgrade For Audio-Technica VM95 Cartridges5 June 2021, 12:58 pm
A thoroughly enjoyable listen and a worthwhile upgrade for Audio-Technica VM95 cartridges. The post IPT RigB 95 – Metal Body Upgrade For Audio-Technica VM95 Cartridges appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Musical Fidelity M6x Vinyl Phono Stage Reviewed9 March 2021, 10:37 am
a fun, enthralling experience in much the same vein as the M6, but with improvements in every area. The post Musical Fidelity M6x Vinyl Phono Stage Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Airpulse A80 Active Speakers Reviewed9 February 2021, 2:51 pm
Designed as an entry to serious hi-fi listening, targeted toward a younger audience with a strong focus towards digital listening in lifestyle systems. The post Airpulse A80 Active Speakers Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal.... - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo Turntable Reviewed3 December 2020, 10:09 am
It may have its foibles but so does every audiophile-inspired manual belt drive turntable regardless of cost. A solid turntable capable of great performance. The post Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo Turntable Reviewed appeared first on Audio Appraisal....
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Looking for the best in discounted audio equipment? We’ve got you covered! From speakers to headphones, hi-fi electronics to hi-fi accessories, we’ll find you the lowest prices available online. We have used our experience evaluating Hi-fi gear to round up some of Home Audio’s best values and deals! This week, you’ll find some great prices continue reading... - Lightning DACs and Camera Adapters: How To Get The Best Sound From Apple Music Lossless16 June 2021, 1:07 am
Last week Apple rolled out thousands of Lossless Audio and Hi-Res Lossless audio tracks on their Apple Music platform, bringing with them the promise of Audiophile-Quality playback. Here’s how Apple explains it: Apple has developed its own lossless audio compression technology called Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). In addition to AAC, the entire Apple Music continue reading... - It’s All About That Bass! Andover Audio’s New $299 SpinSub Subwoofer Rounds Out Their Award-Winning Compact Hi-fi System!12 June 2021, 9:26 pm
Andover Audio has unveiled a new $299 subwoofer called SpinSub. It’s equipped with Dual 6.5-inch Woofers in a compact vented enclosure, and the drivers are mated to a 100W (Peak) Class D Amplifier. This sub is designed to connect to their award-winning SpinBase turntable speaker and provide some additional low-end extension. It’s available for pre-order continue reading... - #NewMusicFriday 11th Of June: 12 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!12 June 2021, 3:55 am
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, I 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... - The Best Father’s Day Gifts For Music Lover & Audiophile Dads!11 June 2021, 7:47 pm
10 Unique & Noteworthy Father’s Day Gift Ideas! Shopping for Father’s Day gifts can be tough. Dads are notorious for not giving a lot of clues about the stuff on their wish list. Because of this, we end up buying them yet another tie that they stick in the back of the closet. This goes continue reading...
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- KEF Q950 Floorstanding Speakers26 February 2021, 9:32 pm
Link to SpecificationsAs a history teacher I enjoy reading the background of audio companies and their fascinating rise. British-based KEF is no exception. In 1961 BBC electrical engineer Kenneth Cooke founded KEF speakers. From the beginning Cooke focused on science and advanced materials to improve speaker performance. This passion led KEF in the 1960’s to use Mylar film in tweeters, Neoprene for the rubber surrounds in drivers, and Bextrene for the diaphragms. In 1977, KEF came out with... - LSA-10 Signature Speakers28 November 2020, 6:15 pm
Speakers have a character. They can be precise, enveloping, dynamic, punchy, demanding, and sparkly, just to name a few. I admit, I’ve owned or reviewed seemingly every type described, and then some. Each has their charms and musical genres where they shine. For 90% of owners the key is owning the one set of speakers that best meets their overall personal taste. Thankfully, the last ten years have brought speaker performance up a full level across all price points making the reward all the... - Magna Riser Slim Line 24 October 2020, 10:00 pm
Less than a year ago I managed to find online a used pair of Magnepan .7's for $800 on the used market. A few days after the panels arrived I decided to experiment by placing blocks of wood under the back end of the angled L-bracket metal legs, thus tilting them to a true vertical position. The sonic differences I stored away in my memory until such time as I could consider potential stand replacements. Magnepan's own oval upgrade model held zero interest for a variety of reasons, so my options ... - Audioengine B-Fi Wireless Streamer22 September 2020, 3:14 pm
Link to specificationsOk, I admit it, the wife and I have been relying on Alexa to stream music in the kitchen and living room. I have my man cave in the basement, so the upstairs is her music domain and she wants it simple. But she loves the playlist I created for her on Tidal to use on her phone when she is walking or gardening. Over the months I endured many a complaint about finding a solution. Not for the first time, the gang at Audioengine have come to the rescue. This past late spri... - Totem Acoustics Signature ONE Speakers5 September 2020, 9:47 pm
Link to SpecificationsHow does one improve on a legend? That was the question facing Vince Bruzzese and the team at Totem Acoustics approximately 5 years ago. The Model 1, a diminutive stand mounted speaker had launched Totem as a major player in the industry 30+ years ago. In the decades that followed, the Model 1 would receive tweeks that owners could spot. However, that has all changed.The Signature One is all new, only the “spirit” as Totem refers to the legacy that the Model 1 p...
- AVID Pellar, Pulsus, Pellere, and Pulsare II Phono Stages15 June 2021, 9:34 am
AVID is widely known for producing superb turntables. What's probably less well-known is that they also produce a range of phono stages. The technology and engineering involved in the turntable motor power supplies are right at the basis of their phono stages.... - Mad Scientist Black Magic Ethernet Cable8 June 2021, 9:51 am
Theoretically, since we're talking about data packets sent unrelated to a time domain, a network cable cannot affect the sound of network transfer. It either works, or it doesn't. But apparently there is more to this. The Black Magic UTP cable certainly makes this abundantly clear.... - Thorens TD1601 vs AVID Diva II SP – Mini Review3 June 2021, 8:31 am
A quick comparison between two very different turntables, done in the Ayon/Xavian system.... - Audio Technica AT33Sa31 May 2021, 8:25 am
Ever since reviewing the Thorens TD1601 turntable, I had been thinking of fitting it with an Audio Technica AT33Sa cartridge. Now's the time to find out if it is indeed the great match that I anticipated.... - Dynavector 10X5 MkII and DV20X230 May 2021, 3:20 pm
A comparison between two cartridges by the same maker that, on the surface, seem to differ only in terms of coil windings and stylus shape....
- Shanling M3X Review17 June 2021, 5:32 pm
The M3X is Shanling’s latest Android Hi-Res based portable digital audio player (DAP) which aims…... - How To Make Wired Speakers Wireless16 June 2021, 6:48 pm
Wireless speakers are becoming more popular owing to their ease of use and convenience. In…... - 7 Best 15-Inch Subwoofers13 June 2021, 7:12 pm
For many of us, music is a way of life and what more than to…... - Etymotic EVO IEMs Unveiled12 June 2021, 6:43 pm
Etymotic are a company which pride themselves on acoustic research and exacting standards in the…... - Understanding Sample Rate, Bit Depth & Depth Rate9 June 2021, 8:50 pm
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- Record Weasels: A Novel of Addiction13 June 2021, 2:46 pm
Record Weasels by Richard Blackburn is a savvy, hardboiled noir-thriller piled high with double-crossing 45 collectors, violent RICO-era mobsters, and failing relationships wrapped in greasy wax paper with a side of sexual tension, drug addiction and death all served cold to an early ‘60s Rockabilly soundtrack. The post Record Weasels: A Novel of Addiction appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Summer’s here, grab a beer, fear the conversation10 June 2021, 5:30 pm
If you’ve been grasping at the prospect of a normal summer, steel yourself for the dullest conversations imaginable about vaccines, variants, sourdough and the fucking Friends reunion as everyone figures out how this social interaction thing works again. The post Summer’s here, grab a beer, fear the conversation appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Record Store Day(s) 20213 June 2021, 4:05 pm
Record Store Day in 2021 will be spread over two months. The first drop will be June 12, and the second on July 17. The post Record Store Day(s) 2021 appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Archetype: QUAD 303 Power Amplifier – The Graceful Aging of Transistors30 May 2021, 5:16 pm
With modest service requirements needing to be addressed only after decades of use, the 54-year-old QUAD 303 power amplifier and its matching 33 control preamplifier are two of the most elegant hi-fi bargains to ever play music. The post Archetype: QUAD 303 Power Amplifier – The Graceful Aging of Transistors appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Be Still Cody: Coffee & a Mixtape23 May 2021, 4:37 pm
Coffee, Wes Anderson and mix tapes. Three things coveted by individuals of a certain age bracket. Upon hearing from a friend that Victoria coffee roaster Be Still Cody (named after a line from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) included custom mix tapes with their beans, I immediately ordered some. The post Be Still Cody: Coffee & a Mixtape appeared first on Resistor Magazine |....
- Album of the Week: Home Is Where – I Became Birds18 June 2021, 11:00 am
“I want to pet every puppy I see.” this album is dedicated to anyone & everyone who has struggled / is struggling with their gender identity I’ve never struggled with gender identity, but anyone who has confused a window with a mirror has likely, at [...]... - Review: GoldenEar Triton Reference Towers – Big, Bold, and Beautiful17 June 2021, 11:00 am
Full range. There are an abundance of words and phrases used to describe aspects of the reproduction of music, but few are as meaningful and without controversy as full range. In an ideal world, who wouldn’t want full range? The GoldenEar Triton Reference Towers sit [...]... - Ten Inconvenient Facts About Digital16 June 2021, 7:35 pm
Facts can act like anchors in a sea of loose words. Here are ten inconvenient facts about digital to hopefully help silence some of the endless prattle. The quality of the recording is more important than the container The quality of the DAC is more [...]... - Aldous Harding Returns With “Old Peel”16 June 2021, 12:42 pm
It feels like an eternity has passed between Aldous Harding’s last full length, Designer, from 2019. In some ways, an eternity has passed if we consider confinement a form of it. It just so happened that on the last day of Axpona 2019, Harding was [...]... - Primare Readies A New Prisma NP5 MK2 Network Player15 June 2021, 11:00 am
The AKM factory fire that occurred on October 20, 2020 at the company’s semiconductor plant in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan, has sent many an audio manufacturer back to the drawing board. Primare has just announced a re-design of their popular, and currently sold out, NP5 Prisma [...]...
- New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums for June 18th18 June 2021, 8:47 am
New music this week from Gerald Cleaver, Assorted Orchids, Catenary Wires, Milt Jackson and more courtesy of the Vinyl District.... - Ray Charles and El Michels Affair: The Record Lady18 June 2021, 8:05 am
Two wonderful albums from Ray Charles and El Michels Affair that belong in your record collection in 2021.... - Movie Soundtracks You Need to Own: Late Night Tales18 June 2021, 6:00 am
The greatest movie soundtracks? Here are some of our picks from 1980-2020 that you need to own if you're starting a collection.... - In Rotation: Music We’re Listening to This Week18 June 2021, 5:00 am
9 albums that were spinning on our turntables this week. Discover new music, timeless classics and obscure titles while getting to know us.... - Perlisten Audio S Series of Speakers Now Available in the U.S.17 June 2021, 8:37 am
The new Perlisten Audio S Series of speakers are now available for sale and there are in-wall/in-ceiling speakers forthcoming at CEDIA 2021....
- Earsonics Corsa Review16 June 2021, 10:30 pm
Today we have a review of a new Earsonics Corsa IEM which costs €399. Disclaimer: The Earsonics Corsa was provided by Earsonics directly. The... The post Earsonics Corsa Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - HiBy WH2 Review15 June 2021, 5:15 am
Today we’re looking at the upcoming $169 USD WH2 True Wireless Stereo In-Ears from HiBy. Disclaimer: HiBy sent us the WH2 for this review,... The post HiBy WH2 Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - Etymotic EVO Review14 June 2021, 5:00 am
Today we take a look at the $499 USD Etymotic EVO In-Ear Monitors. Disclaimer: Etymotic sent us the EVO In-Ear Monitors for the purposes of this... The post Etymotic EVO Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - Reader voted Best Gear – Update!13 June 2021, 5:00 am
In this article we update you on the status of our ongoing polls. The Reader Voted Best Gear. We’re June already and that means... The post Reader voted Best Gear – Update! appeared first on http://headfonia.com/... - SMSL SP400 Review10 June 2021, 11:00 pm
In this review we’re taking a look at the SMSL SP400 Amplifier from Chinese manufacturer SMSL, selling for $629 USD. Disclaimer: ShenzhenAudio sent us the... The post SMSL SP400 Review appeared first on http://headfonia.com/...