In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Rethm Aarka Active Speakers
And now for something completely different.
Year: 2022
HiFi News
Real Retro-Appeal: the PSB Passif 50 Loudspeaker
When I watched the 50th Anniversary PSB video and eyed the Passif II Standmount Loudspeaker that date from 1974(!), I thought—Damn! PSB should make that speaker again! Retro-loving minds apparently think alike.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Q Acoustics Concept 50 Floorstanding Speakers
Happiness is a quiet cabinet, or so says the UK’s Q Acoustics.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: July 1, 2022
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: Lucy Railton & Kit Downes | Subaerial
I have a thing for improvisations on church organ. And cello. And Iceland.
HiFi Thoughts
Around the Barn in Pictures
Let’s have a look around the Barn, the place where I spend my days (and some nights) living with the gear I review here at Twittering Machines.
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: GoldenEar BRX Bookshelf Speakers
Sometimes, good things come in small packages.
Music News
Highlights from Glastonbury 2022
Music heals.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: June 24, 2022
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: Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
It’s official. I love Porridge Radio.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Feliks Audio Arioso 300B Integrated Amplifier
Few amplifier topologies in and of themselves conjure blissful thoughts and of those rare birds that do, perhaps none bring to mind more vivid imaginings than the single-ended 300B. It is the stuff of audio legend.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Bel Canto e.One Stream2 Network Bridge
The brand spankin’ new Bel Canto e.One Stream2 has arrived in Barn, fresh off the production line.
HiFi News
PSB Speakers: 50 Years (the Movie)
Fifty years is a long time in human time. In HiFi, its nearly forever.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: June 17, 2022
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: S.G. Goodman | Teeth Marks
The title track from S.G. Goodman’s latest, Teeth Marks, has been playing in my head most mornings since my first listen, acting as the soundtrack to my waking ritual.