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Year: 2023

Art&Culture

Twittering Machines 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

November 22, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
I love a gift guide, especially one filled with delights that allow us to appreciate the communal creative souls within us all. I hope you find some wonder herein. Cheers.
HiFi News

The New WiiM Amp: All-In-One Fun for Under 300 Clams

November 22, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
WiiM, makers of the popular, thanks in part to Darko.Audio, and affordable WiiM Mini and Pro streamers just launched their first streaming amp that packs a boatload of functionality in a very nicely priced package.
HiFi News

The New MasterDeck Turntable from MoFi Electronics Has Arrived

November 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
MoFi Electronics has a history of hiring masters of their craft and they brought in industry veteran turntable designer Alan Perkins of Spiral Groove fame to push the limits of their new MasterDeck Turntable.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Thöress EHT Integrated Amplifier

November 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
If you read my CAF 2023 Standout Products post, now you know I wasn’t kidding.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Volti Audio Rival Special Edition Loudspeakers

November 20, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
High efficiency speakers have a few tricks up their sleeves, one being the ability to drive ’em with just a few Watts.
HiFi Thoughts

A HiFi Show Induced Rant

November 18, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
If nothing else, hifi shows are filled with cliches.
#NewMusicFriday

#NewMusicFriday: November 17, 2023

November 17, 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

Album of the Week: Lucy Railton | Corner Dancer

November 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Mystery seems in short supply these days and to my mind for no good reason.
Capital Audiofest 2023

CAF 2023: Standout Rooms

November 16, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Here are a few of my favorite rooms from CAF 2023, rooms that stood out because they made me connect to the music being made even in the less than good, forget about ideal, conditions of a hifi show.
Capital Audiofest 2023

CAF 2023: In Pictures

November 15, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
You’re wonderful to see, You oughta be in pictures, Oh, what a hit you would be.
Capital Audiofest 2023

CAF 2023: Standout Products

November 15, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
I knew a guy, a reviewer, who walked into a room at a hifi shop, sat in front a system he’d never heard before and within moments turned to me and said, “Great phono stage.”
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#NewMusicFriday: November 10, 2023

November 10, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
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: Niecy Blues | Exit Simulation

November 10, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Exit Simulation is the full-length debut of Niecy Blues and it arrives fully formed, wrapped in gossamer clouds of mystery.
HiFi Reviews

Review: Wattson Emerson ANALOG Streaming DAC

November 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Sometimes simple is all you need.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Silent Angel Bonn NX Network Switch & Genesis GX Word Clock

November 8, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Together, the Silent Angel Bonn NX Network Switch & Genesis GX Word Clock weigh a hair over 30 lbs. I mention this because there’s more to digital audio than meets the eye.
Capital Audiofest 2023

Some of What’s New(s) at Capital Audiofest 2023

November 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Emails with news of the new for CAF 2023, which begins this Friday!, are floating into my Inbox like autumn leaves filling our gutters.
#NewMusicFriday

#NewMusicFriday: November 3, 2023

November 3, 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

Album of the Week: Tara Clerkin Trio | On The Turning Ground

November 3, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Each record from Bristol, UK-based Tara Clerkin Trio is a polished gem.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Aurorasound EQ-100 Variable Equalization Monaural Phono Amplifier

November 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
My oh my. Monaural all the way, baby.
HiFi News

Meet the New Schiitt Yggdrasil More is Better (MIB) DAC

November 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
From Schiit: “the new Yggdrasil More is Better (MIB) is the highest-performing, best-measuring multibit DAC in history.”
HiFi Reviews

Review: Rockport Atria II Loudspeakers

October 31, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
What is your ultimate goal when listening to music on the hifi? It’s OK, there isn’t just one. Mine is twofold—to be completely captivated by the music being made, and to be hungry for more.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Technics SL-1210GR and Ortofon SPU Mono CG 65 Di MkII

October 30, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
The first Ortofon SPU dates from 1959 and the first Technics SL-1200 direct drive turntables rolled off the production line hitting the market in 1972. HiFi history.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Gold Note PH-10 Phono Stage

October 28, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
The Gold Note PH-10 phono stage has got some curves, EQ curves, baby.
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#NewMusicFriday: October 27, 2023

October 27, 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

Album of the Week: Pelt | Técheöd

October 27, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Let’s get lost / Let them send out alarms.
HiFi Reviews

Review: Grimm Audio MU1 Music Player

October 26, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
I spent about 7 years reviewing just digital gear as Editor of AudioStream. Streamers, servers, DACs, software, and cables filled my days, nights, and nightmares with the ever elusive goal of making digital music sound like just music, minus the digital part.
HiFi Bargains

HiFi Bargains: Aurorasound HFSA-01 Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier

October 25, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
I bet you saw this coming.
HiFi News

Treehaus Audiolab To Unveil Their New Flagship Field-Coil Loudspeakers at CAF 2023

October 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Capital Audiofest 2023 attendees will get to experience the new/updated Treehaus Audiolab “Phantom of Luxury” Field-Coil Loudspeakers up close and personal.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: A Bel Canto e.One Stack | Pre5 Preamplifier / REF501S Stereo Amplifier

October 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
The Bel Canto e.One Pre5/REF501S pre/power combo packs 6 line level inputs and 250 Watts  of output power into two boxes about the size of big book combined.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Wharfedale Dovedale Standmount Speakers

October 23, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Gilbert Briggs began making speaker drivers in 1932 in Ilkley, Yorkshire near the river “Wharfe” and set up shop in nearby Bradford soon thereafter to sell ’em.

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