#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: A List of 50 from 2024
When compiling a list like this, I inevitably question my motives. What am I trying to communicate? What do I love about this music? What do I love about any music?
Year: 2024
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Milan W. | Leave Another Day
Has any other human condition produced more music than heartbreak?
HiFi Thoughts
2024: A Year in Review(s)
I am a terrible time keeper. Everyone who knows me knows this and my internal clock has been busted for as long as I can remember. And for you wise guys, my internal compass remains spot on.
HiFi News
Fyne Audio Releases the New Vintage Classic Gold SP Series of Loudspeakers
Fyne Audio’s new Vintage Classic Gold SP Series slots in between their Classic and Vintage Series of classic vintage-inspired speakers.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 20, 2024
Just one selection for today as we prepare for the holidays and work on our favorites of 2024.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Cindy Lee | Diamond Jubilee
Stunning in scope, style, and substance.
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: HoloAudio Red DDC & Network Streamer
Sometimes it’s nice to come across a hifi product that does what it’s supposed to do without trying to do extra, and it’s even nicer when that hifi product is a genuine HiFi Bargain.
HiFi News
JPLAY Now Offers HQPlayer Integration
Gentleman, start your upsampling.
HiFi News
Introducing the Grimm Audio PW1 Phono Preamplifier
We got a sneak peek at the Grimm Audio PW1 Phono Preamp at High End Munich 2024 and today’s news is it’s coming to the US in April.
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Atoll SDA300 Signature Streaming Integrated Amplifier
It’s all about levels.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 13, 2024
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: J Spaceman & John Coxon | Music for William Eggleston’s Stranded in Canton
Nothing is as easy as it sounds.
HiFi Reviews
Review: HoloAudio Red DDC & Network Streamer
Sometimes it’s nice to come across a hifi product that does what it’s supposed to do without trying to do extra. Just the bits, m’am.
Album of the Week
Twittering Machines Favorite Albums of 2024
“You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 6, 2024
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: Porridge Radio | Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
I thought I did, but here I hadn’t.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Atoll SDA300 Signature Streamer / DAC / Integrated Amplifier
There’s something about a Class A/B amp.
TM Favorite Gear of 2024
Twittering Machines Favorite Gear of 2024
It feels like I just finished filling out my Favorite Gear of 2023 list, blinked, and another year has passed.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Aurender A1000 Music Server / Streamer / DAC / Preamp
All in one for all your digital needs.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Magic Tuber Stringband | Needlefall
“We’ve always been interested in how religious tradition takes on a more mystical form amongst people who are exposed more directly to the forces of nature.”
Art&Culture
Twittering Machines 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Things can inspire, sooth, and move us so I hope you find some delights herein. But we all know it’s thoughts that count and actions count for even more. Be kind.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Gauder Akustik Capello 100 Loudspeakers
Gauder Akustik was founded in 1997 by Dr. Roland Gauder and Achim Knapp and every pair of Gauder Akustik speakers are hand made in their Renningen, Germany factory.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Soulution 331 Integrated Amplifier
The Soulution 330 integrated amp which I reviewed last November remains a standout in the field of integrated amplifiers that have come through the Barn.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: November 22, 2024
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: Tomin | A Willed and Conscious Balance
When it comes to new ‘jazz’, the more spiritual the better.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Octave Audio V 70 Class A Integrated Amplifier
The Octave Audio V 70 Class A Integrated Amplifier has a lot of great things going for it.
HiFi News
Altec Lansing or BRZHIFI Audio?
And here I thought I was reporting on the new ‘Altec Lansing’ 300B mono amps on active display at CAF 2024, pictured above top left, offered at a special intro price of $3500/pair.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Pathos InPol Heritage MKII Integrated Amplifier
Some amps require extra.
HiFi Thoughts
3 HiFi Companies Worth More Than a Look: Aurorasound | Audia Flight | Wattson Audio
A lot of gear comes through the Barn.
HiFi News
When Worlds Collide: Bose Bought McIntosh (and Sonus faber)
Is it too soon to make a waveguide joke?
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Canton Reference 2 Floorstanding Speakers
Free of straight edges.
TM News
TM News: Introducing the TM Value Bird | Pecking Out Value One Favorite at a Time
Lists. I love ’em but the longer they get the less useful they become. After all, a list of 10 has much more mojo than a list of 100.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: November 15, 2024
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: Haley Heynderickx | Seed of a Seed
Haley Heynderickx kicks off her latest, Seed of a Seed, with “Gemini” where her opening guitar lines give more than a tip of the hat to Dylan’s “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding).” Dylan was born on May 24.
HiFi News
Fezz Audio Releases their Equinox Vacuum Tube DAC “Empowered by Lampizator”
How about some of that Lampizator DAC magic for under $3k! With tubes!