HiFi Reviews
Review: Totem Tribe Tower Speakers
Rooms are funny things. Speakers can be funny, too. Add these together, and you can get funny results.
Month: September 2021
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: AURALiC ALTAIR G1 Digital Audio Streamer
Seems like the whole world is streaming, something. With lossless streaming hitting the Big Players including Amazon, Apple, and soon-to-be Spotify, along with our beloved hi-res high-quality Tidal and Qobuz services, there’s every reason to bring streaming to your hi-fi. And the ALTAIR G1 is […]
HiFi News
totaldac Adds sub-d100 Subwoofer
The new totaldac sub-d100 subwoofer was designed to compliment the company’s d100 speakers, extending their bottom end reach, in room, to a reported 18Hz.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 24, 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: Amyl and the Sniffers | Comfort To Me
What the hell are they feeding musicians in Australia?
HiFi Thoughts
Totem Tribe Towers Meet Raime (a movie)
Totem Tribe Towers Meet Raime.
HiFi News
NAD Adds C 399 HybridDigital nCore DAC/Amplifier and MDC2 BluOS-D Module To Roster
NAD’s new modular C 399 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier is the first NAD Classic Series amp to feature nCore amplification technology.
HiFi News
MoFi + Fender = Fender x MoFi PrecisionDeck Limited Edition Turntable
Get your sunburst on!
HiFi Reviews
AudioQuest Niagara 1200: When it comes to purity, size doesn’t matter
The cable specialists at AudioQuest are making a name for themselves as experts in power conditioning.
HiFi News
Say Hello to the Audio Research I/50 Integrated Amp: It comes in colors
Six colors, to be exact.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 17, 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: Snail Mail | Lush
Lindsey Jordan’s debut LP Lush, released on Matador in 2018, ranks among my favorite records. The end.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Sonus Faber Olympica Nova III, Beauty For The Eyes & Ears
I can’t imagine anyone looking at the Sonus Faber Olympica Nova III and thinking anything other than, “Damn, those are exceptionally well made.” Because they are exceptionally well made.
HiFi Thoughts
Do You Suffer From Premature Evaluation?
Many an audiophile suffers from premature evaluation. Here’s a list of the top ten symptoms:
HiFi News
Thorens Adds TD 403 Direct Drive “Purist Audiophile” Turntable To Roster
The new Thorens TD 403 DD turntable comes outfitted with the company’s TP 150 Tonearm and an Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge for plug in-and-spin convenience.
HiFi News
iFi Cuts The Chord With GO blu Bluetooth DAC / Headphone Amp
In an interesting twist on portable audio connectivity without wires, iFi’s new GO blu Bluetooth DAC / Headphone Amplifier severs the ties between your phone and DAC.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 10, 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: Midwife | Luminol
Midwife is San Miguel, New Mexico-based multi-instrumentalist Madeline Johnston and Luminol is her new record, released on San Francisco’s The Frenser last month.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Sonnet Digital Audio Morpheus DAC and Hermes Streamer
If you expect the Sonnet Morpheus DAC to sound a particular way because of acronyms associated with its design, be prepared for a surprise.
HiFi News
Schiit Takes Cue From Baskin Robbins: Yggdrasil DAC Now Comes In Flavors!
Schiit makes me smile.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: totaldac d100 Speakers (Yes, totaldac Speakers)
I first covered a totaldac DAC, the D1-Dual, back in 2013. In the intervening years I’ve reviewed and owned a number of Vincent Brient’s D to A creations and am very happily living with his d1-tube DAC/Streamer today. But totaldac speakers? Yes, totaldac speakers.
HiFi News
Technics Announces the SU-G700M2 Integrated Amplifier
The new Technics SU-G700M2 Integrated Amplifier inherits some higher tech from the company’s flagship Reference SU-R1000 Integrated Amplifier giving the popular SU-G700 M2 status.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 3, 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: Jackie Mittoo | The Keyboard King At Studio One
It doesn’t get much funkier than Jackie Mitto, the scorching hot Keyboard King. Think “Green Onions” by way of Jamaica with extra spice.
Music News
The Streaming Imbalance: The UN Report On Streaming
I think we know this already, but our super cheap or free access to the World’s music catalog comes at a price. And that price is making working musicians an endangered species.
HiFi News
RMAF Cancelled For Good (update)
Note to self: read everything to the end. I am very sad to learn that RMAF is closing its doors, for good.
HiFi News
Qualcomm’s aptX Lossless: CD-Quality Sound Over Bluetooth
Multinational behemoth Qualcomm announced they will be rolling out aptx Lossless to deliver CD-quality sound to wireless headphones. Now that’s news.
HiFi News
Meze Audio’s Flagship ELITE Headphones: Art for the Ears
Regular readers know I’m not a headphone kinda guy, but the press release for the Meze Audio ELITE Isodynamic Hybrid Array headphones grabbed my attention.