HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Fun: Synethesia and SINAD
My dear friend and colleague Herb Reichert’s recent piece for Stereophile got me thinking. I love when that happens.
Year: 2022
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: April 8, 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: King Hannah | I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me
King Hannah is Liverpool-based duo Craig Whittle and Hannah Merrick and I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me is their debut LP, released in February of this year on Berlin-based City Slang, and it is chock full of badass fun.
Digital Reviews
Review: Melco N50-S38 Music Library
In some ways, I’d like to be able to tell you that the Melco N50-S38 Music Library made no audible difference in my system because that would be simpler than the truth.
HiFi News
Technics SL-1200M7L Limited Edition Turntable: the 50-Year Anniversary Model
Attention DJs—to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary SL-1200 which first hit the market when I was in grade school , Technics is releasing 12,000 (model name + zero) SL-1200M7L’s into the wild.
In Barn for Review
Classic Albums
10 Recommended New Rock Records Or Why Listening To New Music Is Good
99 times out of 10, people who complain about the lack of a certain kind of music being made today or, even worse, the quality of today’s music, typically haven’t put in the time to listen.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: April 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: Sedona Guitar Quartet | The Artistry of Molly Hatchet
I can still remember the first time I heard Flirtin’ with Disaster as we cruised down the interstate back in ’79.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: NAD M10 V2 Streaming Amplifier
If I could sing, I’d sing the praises I’m going to lavish on the NAD M10 V2 because it is many good things in one, and with the right speakers, you could easily be done.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: AVM OVATION A 8.3 Integrated Amplifier
The German-made AVM OVATION A 8.3 Integrated Amplifier marries a tube preamplifer stage with Class A/AB high current MOS-FET output for a blended mix of old and new while adding a DAC and headphone amp for full featured functionality.
HiFi News
The Roon (Hardware) Store: Open for Business
In an interesting move, Roon, makers of my beloved music player app, has just opened the Roon Store, “a hyper-curated online store dedicated to showcasing the best audio products that work seamlessly with Roon.”
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Kinki Studio EX-M1 Integrated Amplifier
The EX-M1 is Guangzhou, China-based Kinki Studio’s dual mono, Class A/B Integrated Amplifier offering 215 Watts of output power per channel (into 8 Ohms). As you may be able to tell from the photos, it is built like the proverbial…really well-built integrated amp.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: LSA VT-70 Integrated Tube Amplifier
Vacuum tubes and meters. Oh happy days. The Living Sounds Audio (LSA) VT-70 Integrated Tube Amplifier offers 35 Watts of Class A/B output power from a quad of EL34s. There are 3 line-level RCA inputs and Pre Out for use with a subwoofer or external […]
Art&Culture
Miho Kajioka: And, do you still hear the peacocks?
Are you a fan of photography? How about photobooks? If you answered in the affirmative x2, boy O boy have I got a book for you.