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Month: March 2021

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Angel Olsen Reveals Limited Edition Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories Box Set

March 31, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Angel Olsen’s last two records, All Mirrors (2019) and Whole New Mess (2020), were bookends of sorts, sharing more than a passing resemblance. Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories wraps these records into a larger, 4 LP box set.
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Radio Paradise MQA Comes To BluOS

March 31, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Internet radio host Radio Paradise will start streaming hi-res MQA content through BluOS devices come April 2021.
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In Barn for Review: Cambridge Audio CXC Dedicated CD Transport

March 31, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Blame Darko.
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Certainly Uncertain: When Measurement Results Don’t Match Part Two

March 30, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Another of the greatest misconceptions in all of Audiophiledom is the notion that the interpretation of measurements are objective.
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Linn’s New Klimax DSM Streamer Houses The First All-Linn DAC

March 29, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
On its surface, Linn’s new Klimax DSM Streamer is, to my eyes, a thing of industrial design beauty. The care and attention paid to every detail of its appearance speaks of passion and pride, and of building a product which embodies aesthetics as much as […]
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#NewMusicFriday: March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021 Stephen Mejias
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.
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Album of the Week: Various Artists | Bulawayo Blue Yodel

March 26, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
1950s Country & Western by way of Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa.
HiFi Reviews

Review: The Jadis DA50S Tube Integrated Amplifier: Stiff & Sweet

March 25, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
The classic Rob Roy cocktail is made from whisky and sweet vermouth; stiff and sweet. Lovers of 19th cocktails also know that a Rob Roy can be made “dry” or “perfect”, the former using dry vermouth, while the “perfect” contains both dry and sweet.
HiFi News

Sonos + Qobuz = (sorta) Hi-Res Streaming

March 24, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Sonos, whose 2020 revenue hit $1.326 billion, has joined forces with hi-res streaming service Qobuz to deliver up to 24-bit/48kHz streaming through Sonos S2 compatible hardware.
HiFi News

The Sonore Power Chord Supports: One Cup or Two

March 24, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Let’s face it — as time goes by, things droop. Especially if they’re heavy. If you suffer from sagging power cords, Sonore offers the support you need.
HiFi News

Cambridge Audio Connects With Tidal Connect

March 23, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
When a hifi offers Tidal Connect, you can send your Tidal music stream directly from the ether to your hifi without the need for additional hardware or apps in between. That’s what I call Easy-Fi.
HiFi News

HiFi Is The Star On CBS This Morning: c/o Oswald’s Mill Audio (video)

March 21, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Exposure. Typically, when you think about mature men and exposure, it’s not a good thing.
Art&Culture

Christie’s Sells an NFT for $69 Million: Tulip Mania or Barking At The Moon?

March 20, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
NFT = non-fungible token. An NFT is essentially a way to attach ownership to a work of digital art. Christie’s recently sold an NFT by ‘Beeple’, aka Mike Winkelmann, titled “The First 5000 Days” for $69 million dollars. You may be thinking, “That’s nuts!” I’m […]
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#NewMusicFriday: March 19, 2021

March 19, 2021 Stephen Mejias
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: Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra | Promises

March 19, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Pharoah Sanders. I don’t know about you, but when I hear his name, my mind immediately wanders all over the decades of mind-blowing, spirit-enriching music that Pharoah Sanders has given us. Its the stuff of legend. As Albert Ayler said, “Trane was the Father, Pharoah […]
HiFi News

The Astell&Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable

March 19, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
More dongle DAC madness, this time from Astel&Kern.
Music News

Demdike Stare: Drum Machines Limited Edition Cassette

March 18, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
John Darko and I recently had a Podcast chat about physical formats wherein I mentioned my love of cassettes. Here’s a new one from Demdike Stare that illustrates my love’s why.
HiFi News

The New Halcro Eclipse stereo power amplifier: Measured Perfection?

March 18, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
When Halcro’s dm58 monoblock power amplifier hit the market back in 2002, Stereophile ordained it a truly revolutionary audio product.
Music News

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch A Fire (Original Jamaican Version) Coming On LP!!

March 18, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Bob Marley & The Wailers Catch A Fire (1973) is one of music’s finest moments. I am particularly partial to the original Jamaican version, the one that leaves out the guitar and organ overdubs and Chris Blackwell’s hand in the mix. Not one but two! […]
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Twittering Machines Turns 14!

March 17, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Time flies when you’re having fun.
HiFi Reviews

Review: Raspberry Pi 4: A $70 Roon Ready Streamer

March 16, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Legacy USB DACs. There I said it. These days, DACs without streamers are beginning to feel like relics.
HiFi News

Munich Is On! The HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked!

March 16, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
This just in: The organizer of the event, the HIGH END SOCIETY Service GmbH, is pleased to announce that the HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked, even before the registration deadline at the end of March!
Music News

IDLES Cover Sharon Van Etten’s “Peace Signs”

March 14, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
I didn’t see that coming.
HiFi News

Listening: The Most Moving HiFi-Related Video You Will Ever See

March 13, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
All’s I can say is thank you — Bob Lichtenberg, Christopher Bell, John DeVore, Erik Owen, Frankie Richards, Nick Kelling, Dave Gross, and Stereophile  — for a beautiful, moving, and thought provoking story. Bravo!!
Art&Culture

Warren Ellis Beard Balm: For the Bad Seed In All Of Us

March 13, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Beards, especially long beards, can become unruly. Positively wild. What’s the hirsute to do? Balm, my friend. Balm.
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#NewMusicFriday: March 12, 2021

March 12, 2021 Stephen Mejias
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 Mary Chadwick | Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby

March 12, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction
HiFi Thoughts

When Measurements and Blind Tests Go Wrong: A History Lesson

March 11, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
The correlation between measurements and hearing is tenuous at best. If we use history as a guide, engineers in the 1940’s were convinced people preferred narrow band music reproduction. They’d done blind listening tests to prove it!
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Art&Culture

The Twittering Machines Barn Mug

March 11, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Everyone deserves a Barn (mug).
Music News

Phoebe Bridgers: The Gift That Keeps Giving

March 10, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher remains one of my favorite albums of 2020. Bridgers has joined musical forces with Jackson Browne for a new version of “Kyoto” and Maria Taylor for a cover of John Prine’s “Summer’s End” as part of the Spotify Singles series. Listen here…

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