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Album of the Week: Jac Berrocal, David French & Vincent Epplay

May 31, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Fabulously unfamiliar. Sometimes, some days, I want to hear something fabulously unfamiliar. Past experience has proven that Jac Berrocal often delivers along these lines, even though I’ve come to expect such a thing from him. Familiarity breeds, in this case, continual surprise.

Review: AudioQuest NightBird Model One Headphone Cable

May 30, 2019 Darren Henley

If you’ve been here before, you may have noticed my affinity for Audioquest (AQ) headphones. Their sound made sense to me from the start. I’ve likely posted thousands of words about them. I know, enough already. Well, it seems we’re not quite done yet, as […]

Jerome Sabbagh: Five Influential Recordings

May 29, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh’s release with guitarist Greg Tuohey, No Filter, has been getting some serious airtime in Barn of late. Jerome and I recently shared an email exchange wherein I asked Jerome if he would be interested in sharing a few favorite records. Instead, and […]

Top Ten Rules For Buying a HiFi

May 29, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Just like the title says. I give you…

dCS Classical Choices Curated by Charlotte Gardner: May 2019

May 29, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

[I am very pleased to be able to share dCS Classical Choices Curated by Charlotte Gardner. I first came across this wonderful selection of music accompanied by equally wonderful words on the dCS Facebook page. The fine folks at dCS were kind enough to allow […]

Review: Audioengine A2+ Wireless Speaker System

May 28, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

The Audioengine A2 speakers and I have history. We go back, way back.

#NewMusicFriday: May 24, 2019

May 24, 2019 Stephen Mejias

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: shame

May 24, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I get music recommendations from all over the place. As time goes on, the number and variety of places has only grown which you could think of as a dream come true. I do.

Classic Albums: Black Glory by Mal Waldron

May 23, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I have a thing for Mal Waldron. A special thing. A Mal Waldron kinda thing which you may think would be about his gentle soulful searching side, The Quest, or perhaps his work as accompanist for Billie Holiday during her last years. And I do. […]

HiFi Show Schedule 2019

May 23, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

What’s next? I was thinking the same thing. Here’s a (mostly) complete list of the upcoming HiFi Shows for 2019.

Q&A: Is Your Eames Chair Comfortable?

May 23, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

This is the question I’ve been asked most often over the years—Is you Eames chair comfortable?

FKA Twigs: Cellophane, Live at The Wallace Collection (video)

May 22, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I am continually stunned by FKA twigs. Her recent cinematic video for “Cellophane” is beyond beautiful both visually and musically. Now we have a paired down performance that seems to suggest her talent knows no bounds.

Review: Shunyata Research Hydra Typhon QR Power Filter

May 22, 2019 Steve Plaskin

The last several years have seen Shunyata Research enter a particularly creative period with the release of the Hydra Denali Series and the higher performance Hydra Triton v3 power distributor. Caelin Gabriel, founder and President of Shunyata Research, has released his new version of the […]

HiFi Extremists: Fighting The Wrong Fight

May 20, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Extremism in HiFi? How can there be such a thing in a hobby whose purpose is the enjoyment of music? The answer, which applies to many cases of modern day extremism? The Internet.

The $91,075,000 Rabbit

May 19, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Jeff Koons’ Rabbit, a 41 x 19 x 12 in. stainless steel sculpture from 1986, fetched a fetching $91M at Christie’s “Port-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale” earlier this week. This figure represents the highest price paid for a work by a living artist.

Year: 2019

Album of the Week: Jac Berrocal, David French & Vincent Epplay

Review: AudioQuest NightBird Model One Headphone Cable

Jerome Sabbagh: Five Influential Recordings

Top Ten Rules For Buying a HiFi

dCS Classical Choices Curated by Charlotte Gardner: May 2019

Review: Audioengine A2+ Wireless Speaker System

#NewMusicFriday: May 24, 2019

Album of the Week: shame

Classic Albums: Black Glory by Mal Waldron

HiFi Show Schedule 2019

Q&A: Is Your Eames Chair Comfortable?

FKA Twigs: Cellophane, Live at The Wallace Collection (video)

Review: Shunyata Research Hydra Typhon QR Power Filter

HiFi Extremists: Fighting The Wrong Fight

The $91,075,000 Rabbit

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