HiFi News
The Astell&Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable
More dongle DAC madness, this time from Astel&Kern.
Month: March 2021
Music News
Demdike Stare: Drum Machines Limited Edition Cassette
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?
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!!
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! […]
TM News
Twittering Machines Turns 14!
Time flies when you’re having fun.
Digital Reviews
Review: Raspberry Pi 4: A $70 Roon Ready Streamer
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!
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”
I didn’t see that coming.
HiFi News
Listening: The Most Moving HiFi-Related Video You Will Ever See
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
Beards, especially long beards, can become unruly. Positively wild. What’s the hirsute to do? Balm, my friend. Balm.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 12, 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: Sarah Mary Chadwick | Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby
: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction
HiFi Thoughts
When Measurements and Blind Tests Go Wrong: A History Lesson
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!
Art&Culture
The Twittering Machines Barn Mug
Everyone deserves a Barn (mug).
Music News
Phoebe Bridgers: The Gift That Keeps Giving
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…