HiFi Thoughts
Diminishing Returns: HiFi’s Happy Secret
If a new piece of hifi gear brings more enjoyment, is it worth it? Some people think the answer depends on a number.
Month: January 2023
HiFi News
SME Announces 5 New MK2 Series Turntables
That’s right, a quintet.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 27, 2023
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: Kali Malone | Does Spring Hide Its Joy
I try, I really do, to pick music that my dear friend Stephen Mejias has not covered in his weekly #NewMusicFriday column because there’s so much great new music I don’t want to make it seem otherwise. Sometimes, an exception is made.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Auralic ARIES G1.1 Wireless Streaming Transporter
Streamer Check List: Easy setup, intuitive interface, free and user-friendly control app, native streaming support, Roon-Ready, multiple digital outputs including AES, DSP, solid build quality, color screen a plus, and most important of all—do no harm.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: totaldac d1-unity DAC
You’d be forgiven for thinking this is another photo of the totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer that’s been living in the Barn since 2020. But it’s not.
HiFi News
Peacocks, Peonies, and the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC: Beauty Comes In Many Guises
I am thrilled to welcome the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC into the Twittering Machines reference system.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Perlisten S5t Tower Speakers
The new Perlisten S5t Tower Speakers are the little brother of my 2021 Favorite Speaker of the Year, the Perlisten S7t.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 20, 2023
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. Does Spring Hide Its Joy by Kali Malone (featuring Stephen O’Malley & Lucy Railton) […]
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Babehoven | Light Moving Time
I fell for Babehoven’s Sunk EP, released last March, and their debut LP Light Moving Time digs in even deeper.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Fezz Audio Alfa Lupi Integrated Amplifier
PCL86 Push Pull Class AB, 2 x 10W. I think that’s poetry.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Mola Mola Kula Integrated Amplifier
When it comes to pleasure purchases, I want it all.
HiFi News
Silent Angel’s New Genesis GX Word Clock: Four Clocks in One
The world of pro audio is no stranger to external word clocks and hifi brands including dCS and Auralic have been offering them for years. China’s Silent Angel has just entered the Word Clock fray with its Genesis GX.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 13, 2023
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: Oren Ambarchi | Shebang
It’s hard not to believe that our connections to certain music are nothing more than chance encounters that occur in transitory moments, flickering like a projector with missing slides until something clicks.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Sonnet Digital Audio Pasithea DAC (Part One)
In Part One of my two-part Sonnet Pasithea review, I’m going to talk about how it performs as a DAC. Part Two will see it paired with the Kratos Mono Amplifiers and Hermes Streamer for a complete Sonnet system review.
HiFi News
Merason Introduces the Upgraded DAC1 Mk II D/A Converter
Over a year in the works, Switzerland’s Merason has announced the updated and upgraded version of their DAC1 in the MK II version.
HiFi Thoughts
Tabula Rasa: A HiFi Experiment in Space (for Patrons)
I had to know. How would it work to have my rack between the speakers?
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 6, 2023
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: Jeff Parker | Forfolks
My father loved jazz guitar.
HiFi Reviews
Review: The Silent Angel Munich M1T Streamer, Forester F1 Linear Power Supply, and Bonn N8 Audio Grade Network Switch
The Silent Angel stack, specifically the Munich M1T Streamer/Forester F1 combo, proved to offer a big slice of sonic goodness in a small package.
HiFi News
Meet the New totaldacs: d1-unity, d1-triunity, and the d1-sublime
Vincent Brient of France’s totaldac has been busy and he has three new DACs that share his new “unity” DAC architecture to show for it.
TM Favorite HiFi Gear (Retired)
Twittering Machines Favorite Speakers (Retired)
The Retired list is for gear that I haven’t heard in years, has been discontinued or replaced with a newer version, or gear that’s been retired by something else around its price that I like better.