In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Aurender A1000 Music Server / Streamer / DAC / Preamp
All in one for all your digital needs.
Month: November 2024
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!
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Final Thoughts
I enjoy attending the Capital Audiofest as it’s retained small show good vibes even though it’s no longer a small show.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Favorite Rooms
Favorites are fun, Bests are boasts.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Old Friends
Hifi is inextricably connected to people. The people who design and make it, the people who distribute it, the people who sell it, and the people who buy and enjoy it.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Interesting Gear
“Do you have anything new?” is the most popular and most annoying question asked at hifi shows.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: November 8, 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: BIG|BRAVE | A Chaos of Flowers
I find there are times when crushingly good music is just what the day ordered.
HiFi Reviews
Review: A Cambridge Audio EX Stack | EXN100 Network Player & EXA100 Stereo Integrated Amplifier
I admit that I checked the price of the Cambridge EX stack numerous times throughout the review period.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Gershman Acoustics to Launch the 30th Anniversary Black Swan Speakers
Gershman Acoustics’ 30th Anniversary Black Swan Speakers will see their official launch at CAF 2024.
Capital Audiofest 2024
HiFi News
Goldmund Reveals the Limited Edition $1.77M/pair Apologue Pinel et Pinel x Kongo Active Speakers
First a little history. I remember when graffiti art was all the rage. I was living in NYC in the mid-1980s, just a few years after street art turned into gallery art.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Voxativ to Debut the New 6′ Tall Alberich Array Loudspeakers
Berlin’s Voxativ always gets great show sound in my experience, an accomplishment that is not, I repeat not, a given.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: GTT Audio to Present the US Debut of the Master Fidelity NADAC C&D True 1 Bit Digital System
Where “C” = Clock and “D”=DAC.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Now Listen Here to Debut New Gear from EMM Labs, Innuos, and Vandersteen
Dealer Now Listen Here has two locations—Harrisburg, PA and Falls Church, VA—and they’ll be showing a bevy of new gear at CAF 2024 in two rooms.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Playback Distribution to Debut 7 New Products in 3 Rooms
With the Capital Audiofest just days away—November 8-10—the itch for the new gets itchier.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: November 1, 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: Annelies Monseré | I sigh, I resign
Belgian artist and musician Annelies Monseré presents a series of home recorded meditations.