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Month: May 2024

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#NewMusicFriday: May 31, 2024

May 31, 2024 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: Six Organs of Admittance | Time is Glass

May 31, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
I’ll take dreamy every time.
HiFi News

Marantz Launches the $1k Model M1 Wireless Streaming Amplifier

May 30, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
All in one. Just add speakers. But this time it’s Marantz behind the wheel for a made in Japan twist on what’s become a common theme.
HiFi News

Denon Launches Limited Edition OJAS DL-103o MC Cartridge

May 29, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Devin Turnbull’s OJAS seems to have a firm grip on cool classics.
HiFi News

Cambridge Audio’s CXN100 Network Player Gets Meters

May 29, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Who doesn’t like meters?
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An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Closing Thoughts

May 29, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
“Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.” ~Pythagoras
Road Tours

An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Audia Flight | Alare Labs

May 28, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
After we completed our 2nd day tour of Gold Note, we boarded two vans headed south from Tuscany to our final factory tour located in the seaside and port city of Civitavecchia, home to Audia Flight and Alare Labs.
Road Tours

An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Gold Note

May 25, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
The next stop on our Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour took us to Tuscany, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli, great wines, unreal landscapes, and Gold Note.
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#NewMusicFriday: May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 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.
Road Tours

An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Unison Research | Opera Loudspeakers

May 23, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Our Italian journey began in Munich’s Hauptbahnhof on Sunday at 06:00 for the 6+ hour train ride to Venice’s Mestre Station, just one stop before Venice proper.
Road Tours

An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Intro

May 22, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
The oldest settler building in North America, the Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, dates back to 1610. The oldest building in Italy, the Pantheon in Rome, dates back to about 125AD.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: Final Thoughts

May 21, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
I nearly feel bad for people whose only connection to hifi is gear.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: Favorite Rooms

May 21, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Imagine two scenarios: A) You are listening to music at home. B) You are listening to music in a foreign room 4,000 miles from home along with 80 sweaty talkative strangers.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: The Photos

May 19, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Those are the new separates from Riviera Labs—APL-1 Tube Line Preamplifier & AFS-32 Stereo Amplifier—two of the new products from High End Munich 2024 I’m most excited to get in Barn. Think Fall.
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#NewMusicFriday: May 17, 2024

May 17, 2024 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.

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