Album of the Week
Download of the Week: Lucinda Chua | YIAN
“We must listen to poets.” Gaston Bachelard
Year: 2023
HiFi Reviews
Review: Perlisten S5t Tower Speakers
And then there were three.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Unison Research Simply 845 Integrated Amplifier
Single-Ended 845 direct-heated triodes, Pure Class A, 23 Watts per channel. A HiFi poem.
HiFi News
Denon Introduces A High(er) End Streamer: the DNP-2000NE
Denon asks its Instagram audience—What does a network streamer do that your phone can’t?
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi News: Schadenfreude, Telephone & Interpretation
Two pieces of similar news have been circulating around the virtual water coolers of late and even a cursory glance at what’s being ‘reported’ tells a tale of schadenfreude, telephone, and interpretation.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Cambridge Audio Edge NQ Preamp/Network Player & Edge M Monoblock Power Amplifiers
And a sleek stack at that!
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: April 28, 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: Lankum | False Lankum
Dirges, drones, death, and doom can be oddly uplifting.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Fezz Audio Alfa Lupi Integrated Amplifier
Power isn’t everything.
HiFi News
HiFi Thoughts
Axpona 2023 Final Thoughts: Extremist Thinking Isn’t Really Thinking At All
We’re told all kinds of things by hifi extremists. One thing these things have in common is a level of certainty coupled with bullying bravado that makes any amount of disagreement an act of war.
HiFi News
Darko.Audio Podcast #45: Made in China + Why No Negative Reviews?
Spicy! Darko and I dig in to some spicy subjects for Darko.Audio Podcast #45.
Axpona 2023
Axpona 2023: A Closer Look In Pictures
Along with sounds, the sights of Axpona 2023 are, for me, of equal value.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: April 21, 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: boygenius | the record
Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Ducas are boygenius and that alone was enough information for me to know this record would end up here.