Album of the Week
Album of the Week: H.C. McEntire | Eno Axis
The river Eno runs through North Carolina, past H.C McEntire’s home, and right through the heart of Eno Axis.
Year: 2020
HiFi Thoughts
Is USB Audio Going The Way Of The Dodo?
Remember Computer Audio? When I was hired as Editor of the then nascent AudioStream in 2011, Computer Audio was all the rage. If you wanted to play with all of the newfangled higher PCM resolutions and DSD, USB was your only option. The thing was, […]
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Kora TB140 Integrated Amplifier
The Kora TB140 Integrated Amplifier ($5250) is an interesting hybrid affair, using both tubes and transistors to get you high (voltage) and current delivery as needed.
Art&Culture
The Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith: The Perfect Vision Trilogy
Of the books I kept, some of the most sacred are those by Arthur Rimbaud, Antonin Artaud, and René Daumal. The Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith have released a trio of albums dedicated to each, as if they were reading my mind’s eye, under the […]
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Holo Audio KTE May DAC
Over three years of R&D went into producing the Holo Audio May DAC, which comes in three performance/price levels. The KTE (Kitsune Tuned Edition) version is the flagship.
HiFi News
Melco’s EX-Series Get Roon Ready
Melco’s Digital Music Library EX-Series are, with today’s firmware release, Roon Ready.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC
The Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC ($13,400) is not your grandmother’s DAC.
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: SACThailand Minute EL84 Integrated Amplifier
I purchased the fully-assembled SACThailand Minute EL84 Integrated Amplifier back in 2006 for $325 (it was also available in kit form for $295) pegging its 14-year use cost at around $28/year. That, my friends, is a HiFi Bargain.
Art&Culture
Movies That Don’t Suck: Early 1960’s Horror
Boo! Horror was different when I was a kid as much was left to take place in one’s imagination.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Bill Callahan | Gold Record
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” so begins Bill Callahan’s Gold Record.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Hegel H95 Integrated Amplifier
The $2,000 H95 is Oslo-based Hegel Music Systems’ least expensive H series integrated amplifier. You could call it their entry level model, but that would be misleading.
HiFi News
Axpona Releases Revised 2021 Show Dates
The new dates for Axpona 2021 are set — August 27-29, 2021.
In Barn for Review
In Barn For Review: totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer
I bet you saw that coming from 3506.39 miles away.
HiFi News
Denon Celebrates 110th Anniversary With Limited Special Edition Series
110 years. That is, according my records, a number to be very proud of in the ever shifting tides of HiFi. Congratulations are in order.
HiFi News
Lavorgna Goes To The Darko Side
As part of my re-entry into being a full-time audiophile, I am very happy to share that I will be contributing reviews to Darko.Audio.