HiFi Thoughts
Happy New Year!
“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” W. C. Fields
Month: December 2020
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Girl at Her Volcano
Is there anything cornier than sharing the fact that certain music makes us cry?
TM News
The Twittering Machines Folk Singer Mug
Its here!
HiFi Thoughts
2020: The Year In Rear-view
Live in the moment. Be kind. Sometimes the simplest of notions are the most difficult to maintain and 2020 was a stress test for every caring human being.
In Barn for Review
In For Review: Helm Audio’s $99 Bolt Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp
The $99.99 Bolt DAC/Headphone Amp from Helm Audio is certainly the slimmest dongle DAC to arrive in-Barn of late, giving it the appearance of a dongle without a DAC!
HiFi Reviews
Kii THREE and BXT: Breaking All The Rules
Kii Audio defies the laws of physics. The active monitor speaker THREE sounds so clean, linear, and lively in any room it feels like the walls have disappeared. The BXT Bass Extender lends the system even more versatility.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier
I included a ruler in the picture of the Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier ($1975) so you can appreciate its atypical size and lovely proportions.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 18, 2020
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.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Sarah Davachi | Cantus, Descant
If you love albums as journeys, or journeys as albums, composer and classically trained keyboardist Sarah Davachi’s Cantus, Descant was made for you.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Clarus CODA DAC
Something familiar (looking*) this way comes.
HiFi News
Twittering Machines Merch!
Just in time for the Holidays — Twittering Machines Merch!
HiFi News
ALO audio Introduces the Portable Pilot USB-C DAC
The world of dongle-DACs is exploding!
HiFi Reviews
Review: Primare NP5 Prisma Network Player
Is your favorite DAC lacking? Do you have the itch to stream without throwing out the DAC with the bath water?
HiFi News
Tidal (Speakers) for Bugatti (Ultra Lux Auto)
A marriage made in ultra-lux heaven.
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: The Great Blues Men
If I were to point to one album that was responsible for launching me out of the comfortable cocoon of my musical beginnings with Jimi, Dylan, and Neil, it would be the double LP compilation titled, The Great Blues Men.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 11, 2020
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. 2R0I2P0 by Boris & Merzbow Boris & Merzbow: 2R0I2P0 (Relapse Records) Cuttin Grass – […]
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lomelda | Hannah
I was reminded of how much I love Hannah Read as Lomelda’s Hannah when it appeared on a number of Best of 2020 lists. It should have been on mine.
HiFi News
Twittering Machines Tech Of The Decade
The experience of file-based playback, whether serving or streaming, lives and dies by the app. In 2015, the killer app arrived to save us from Computer Audio.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Parasound HINT 6 Halo Integrated Amplifier
The power amp section of the Parasound HINT 6 Halo Integrated Amplifier was designed by John Curl, one of the most respected and revered circuit designers in all of HiFi. Outside of hifi, Curl designed and built the sound systems for The Grateful Dead’s road […]
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Jadis DA50S Tube Integrated Amplifier
The Jadis DA50S Tube Integrated Amplifier ($9795.00) is a push-pull design using a quad of KT120 Octal Beam Tetrodes and a touch of feedback for 30 Watts of pure Class-A output power.
HiFi News
Twittering Machines Best New Tech in 2020
We’ve already shared our 2020 Product(s) of the Year but if you want to stream, and who doesn’t, you also need some tech.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 4, 2020
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.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Perfume Genius | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
Mike Hadreas as Perfume Genius makes confoundingly beautiful music.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Bryston B135 Cubed Integrated Amplifier
There are times when the review writing process gets short-circuited by enjoyment. Where I very nearly just want to say — this thing is great, get one.
Album of the Week
Twittering Machines 20 Favorite Albums of 2020
What a year.
HiFi Reviews
Wilson Audio Sasha DAW: A Speaker for the World
The long wait is finally over.