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Review: Manger S1

March 21, 2019

The story of Manger Audio is a fascinating one as it is rich in history beginning in 1968 with Josef Manger’s first patent application. As we all know, 1 hifi year is the equivalent of […]

Review: Toolshed Amps Darling Head Amp

March 19, 2019

Hello again, Darling.

Review: DALI Callisto 6 C

March 7, 2019

Let’s begin with what the DALI Callisto 6 C are and what they do, all on their lonesome.

Everything Matters: AudioQuest Power Products

February 27, 2019

The other day, AudioQuest’s Shane Buettner and Stephen Mejias came to the Barn to hang out and listen to music. To my surprise, Stephen was carrying the PowerQuest 3, the company’s new “Non-Sacrificial Surge Protector […]

Review Preview: Manger S1 Active Loudspeakers

February 26, 2019

Stunning. I’ve written a lot of words about hifi this past decade+, give or take, but I don’t recall using the word “stunning” very often when it comes to hardware. I’m glad I saved it.

#NewMusicFriday: March 22, 2019

March 22, 2019

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Jessica Pratt

March 22, 2019

It was bound to happen. Inevitable, really.

#NewMusicFriday: March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019

Album of the Week: Maja S. K. Ratkje

March 15, 2019

My introduction to Norwegian composer and vocalist Maja Ratkje came in 2006 with her album Stalker, a picture disk, which is about as hardcore as you can get on one side, and softcore on the […]

#NewMusicFriday: March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

Album of the Week: Oake

March 8, 2019

“OAKE is emerging Berlin duo Eric Goldstein and Bathseba Zippora, who together alchemize their own variant of dark, atmospheric techno inspired by British post-Industrial acts and the occult.” You had me at alchemize.

#NewMusicFriday: March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

Album of the Week: My Disco

March 1, 2019

Sometimes songs irritate me—melody, hooks, lyrics, and heaven forbid, a guitar solo. Sometimes I want, need?, noise. The more industrial, the better. Enter My Disco’s new album Environment in the nick of time.

Classic Albums: Alfred Schnittke, Faust Cantata

February 28, 2019

In 1587, Johann Spies published a chapbook based on a mythologized and fantastical version of a real man’s life who lived in the early 16th century titled Doctor Faustus. It spread like wildfire throughout Europe. […]

Artists’ Books: Ayaka Yamamoto

March 13, 2019

We are Made of Grass, Soil, and Trees is the latest photo book by Ayaka Yamamoto, published by T&M projects, and it is real beauty.

Artists’ Books: In Bloom by Jean-Vincent Simonet

February 20, 2019

Are you a fan of contemporary photography? Cutting edge image-making at its finest? How about beautiful challenging images collected in a beautiful challenging book? If you answered “Yes” to any of the above, read on.

Happy Birthday Paul Klee

December 18, 2018

Twittering Machines took its name from the Paul Klee work “Twittering Machine” (Die Zwitscher-Maschine), from 1929. Today is the anniversary of Mr. Klee’s birth, December 18, 1879, so an appreciation is in order. Enjoy!