Month: January 2022

Does anyone need an audiophile network switch?

By my count, this the ninth Podcast I’ve done with Darko.Audio wherein we talk about DACs (DACs! DACs!)!

The final installment is in and up. In part 3 of our conversation, John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity asks about my history in HiFi reviewing. And I answer in some detail.

NAD’s New Master Series M23 Hybrid Digital Stereo Power Amplifier employs the company’s Purifi Eigentakt amplifier technology for claimed clean, clear power. Lots of power.

Woof! I’ve been a fan of Japan’s Luxman, pronounced Lustman here in the Barn, for ages. Their new flagship M-10X Stereo/Mono Power Amplifier celebrates the company’s 100th anniversary (Luxman was founded in 1925).

Why reinvent the wheel? Or more to the point, why would hardware manufacturers like Cyrus Audio spend time and money developing a streaming platform when they can plug and play a proven solution?

Back in the day (c. late 1990s), I owned a Rega Planet CD player and enjoyed its smooth somewhat dark sound, which beat the pants off the crispy edginess found in the output of many a CD player of the time.

In this Episode, John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity and I talk about Art school, art, philosophy, poetry and more.

On the same day I spoke to John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity about his 20th Anniversary speakers for TM Patrons, he turned the tables and interviewed me.

The Peak Series is comprised of five new speakers starting at $8500/pair. That’s new territory for YG.

I wonder if vinyl naysayers, you know the type, would feel better using the Cambridge Alva ST ‘table’s Bluetooth output. Bit are bits, right?

Technics have married a CD player, streamer, phono preamp, and integrated amplifier into one compact package. Who says you can’t have it all?

Little horns are too cute. Little powered streaming horns? Too cool.