HiFi News
The New Meitner PRE Preamplifier: Pure Class A Power
Ed Meitner believes that “an analog preamp acts as the heart of every music system“. Who am I to argue with Ed Meitner over matters of the heart?
Year: 2023
HiFi News
Darko.Audio Podcast #44: Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire
Imagine you just bought the latest greatest 83″ OLED TV and installed it in your kitchen cupboard that’s 74″ wide and 36″ deep.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 10, 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: Sorry | Anywhere But Here
Sorry’s album Anywhere But Here has been bringing a smile to my face and twisted skip to my step since its release last year.
Analog Reviews
Review: MoFi StudioPhono Phono Stage
There are any number of reasons to be interested in and/or buy a piece of hifi gear. One of the beautiful things about hifi is every reason is a good reason, or if you prefer, no reason is a bad reason. That’s simply the way […]
HiFi News
Silent Angel’s Rhein Z1 Server Gets The Plus Treatment
The new Silent Angel Rhein Z1 Plus Server improves on the original with a number of upgrads while offering the ability to simultaneously supply up to 10 audio outputs.
Road Tours
Road Tour: GTT Audio/Vivid Audio Speakers
Last Friday morn’, I took a short drive over a river and through the woods to the home of GTT Audio, the Long Valley, NJ-based dealer/distributor, to hear a bunch of Vivid (Audio) Speakers.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 3, 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
Analog Reviews
Review: Schiit Mani 2 MM/MC Phono Preamp
I can remember when being a kid with a pocketful of change offered a world of adventures.
HiFi News
The New HANA-Umami Blue MC Phono Cartridge (yum)
Now that word is out about my Phono Stage Survey, friends and readers alike are whispering in my ear about all things analog and one cartridge that keeps coming up is the HANA ML.
HiFi News
Melco Adds the Flagship N1-S38 Digital Music Library to Its Roster
News from Japan: Melco Audio has launched the N1-S38, an all-new flagship SSD-based digital music library offering the best sonic performance in the company’s history.
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Q Acoustics Concept 50 Floorstanding Speakers
The Q Acoustics Concept 50 floorstanders floored me with their shockingly good-to-great performance. And they cost just….
HiFi News
Schiit Raises the Low Priced Bar With Two New Sub-$300 Amps
That’s right, not one but two, each less than three. Schiit Audio has recently released the new Rekkr and Gjallarhorn Class A/B “Speaker Amps” coming in at $149 and $299 respectively.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: February 24, 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.