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In Barn for Review: Thrax Enyo Signature Integrated Amplifier

June 18, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

You can think of the Thrax Enyo Signature as a Roon Ready streaming discrete DAC, MM and MC phono stage, passive tube preamp, and a pair of 50 Watt per channel fully differential DC-coupled single-ended triode-based mono amps all wrapped up in a single black […]

In Barn for Review: Living Voice Auditorium R25A Loudspeakers

June 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

94dB sensitivity, 6 Ohm nominal impedance, 35Hz–22.5kHz frequency response. Did someone say tubes?

#NewMusicFriday: June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023 Stephen Mejias

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: Mandy, Indiana | i’ve seen a way

June 16, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve been on a bit of noise tear of late and Mandy, Indiana, a four-piece experimental noise band based in Manchester, has been filling that longing nicely and noisily.

Review: DeVore Fidelity O/96 Loudspeakers

June 14, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

There’s a funny trend in the world of hifi reviews that seems to think being dispassionate is a sign of objectivity and that the less experience we have actually listening to a piece of gear the more value our opinions hold.

In Barn for Review: Octave Audio V 16 Single Ended Integrated/Headphone Amplifier

June 10, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve been told, by someone in the know, that the Octave Audio V 16 Single Ended Integrated Amplifier makes a great mate for the Barn resident DeVore Fidelity O/96. Always up for a dating game when it comes to hifi, a review sample has landed […]

#NewMusicFriday: June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023 Stephen Mejias

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: Lana Del Rabies | STREGA BEATA

June 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I normally shy away from band’s that rely on a one liner pun for a name because it always strikes me as being rather trite. But listening through Lana Del Rabies’s Strega Beata set me straight.

In Barn for Review: Technics SL-G700M2 Network/SACD Player

June 8, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

The Technics SL-G700M2 plays all manner of discs including CDs, SACDs, and even MQA CDs in addition to offering network and USB inputs for playing or streaming your favorite music files. And being a Player means it handles D to A conversion to boot.

Review: Dynaudio Contour 60i Floorstanding Loudspeakers

June 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

One of the things about big(ger) speakers is they tend to sound, big(ger).

In Barn for Review: Vivid Audio Kaya K45 Loudspeakers

June 3, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Anything but a box.

#NewMusicFriday: June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023 Stephen Mejias

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.