Art&Culture
Nick Cave’s Things
The Bad Seed’s leader has been busy. With Covid keeping everyone homebound and away from concerts, busy has come to produce some fun stuff. Like Cave Things.
Month: January 2021
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 29, 2021
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: Celeste | I’m Not Your Muse
Sometimes straight ahead soul is all you need.
HiFi Thoughts
Letters to the Editor
[a dramatization] Subject: A Question
HiFi News
B.audio’s DACs Get Roon Ready Streaming Built-In
Streaming DACs. Consider me a fan as I’m not a fan of trying to find a streamer that a) sounds good, b) includes all of the digital outputs I might need.
Amplifier Reviews
The Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier: One Sweet & Simple Story
Some review components announce themselves upon arrival and the Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier did so with resounding clarity.
HiFi News
The New KEF KC62 Subwoofer: How Low Can You Go?
The KC62 Uni-Core Force-Cancelling Subwoofer houses a host of proprietary patent-pending KEF tech including the company’s new Uni-Core technology.
Art&Culture
4 The Vinyl Store Rue des Dames Scented Candle
I was talking to my friend and colleague Ingo Schultz of FIDELITY Magazine the other day, and we got into the smell of old records, old books, and used book shops.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 22, 2021
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: CARM
Some Fridays are easier than others.
HiFi News
totaldac Streamer Update: What A Difference A RTOS Can Make
A real-time operating system (RTOS), unlike multitasking operating systems, operates in real time with low latency. When used in a streaming product, like the totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer, it can also offer sound improvement.
Digital Reviews
Innuos Statement: Never Let Me Down Again
“Innuos Statement” sounds like an extremely promising name. And when put to the test, this hefty server not only proved it’s worthy of such a name, it also surprised us with some of the innovative and logical approaches taken in its design. A musical tour […]
HiFi News
The Primare NP5 Prisma Is Now Roon Ready!
Sounds so nice, I’ve got to say it twice — The Primare NP5 Prisma Is Now Roon Ready!
Art&Culture
“Stray Dog, Misawa” Action Figure!
Among photography’s classic images, Daido Moriyama’s Stray Dog, Misawa from 1971 is near the head of the pack.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 15, 2021
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.