HiFi Thoughts
The Trouble w/HiFi Reviews: Grade Inflation & Envy
Have you ever read a review that made it sound as if the thing under review did nothing wrong?
Year: 2024
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 9, 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: Bardo Pond | Melt Away
Answer: I saw a photo of Kim Gordon wearing a Bardo Pond t-shirt.
HiFi News
Cambridge Audio Unleashes the Evo One Wireless Speaker: Everything-In-One
Everything-in-one. Just add music.
Digital Reviews
Review: Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC (Part 1)
Non-digital digital.
TM News
In Barn for Good: Grimm Audio MU1 Music Player
A big, warm welcome for the latest addition to the Barn reference system—the Grimm MU1.
HiFi News
dCS Releases Trailer for Varèse
Lights, camera, action!
HiFi News
Hegel Readies the New H400 Streaming Integrated Amp
Ethernet in, speakers out.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 2, 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
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Unison Research Unico 90 Integrated Amplifier
I’m tempted to point out that I’ve been very impressed by a number of hybrid integrated amps of late. Nealy enough to be tempted into saying I really like hybrid integrated amplifiers.
HiFi News
Rotel Launches the $499 A8 Integrated Amplifier
I don’t know about you but I get excited by lower power integrated amps.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Living Voice R80 OBX Floorstanding Loudspeakers
You can find the Living Voice Auditorium R25A Loudspeakers
 on my list of Favorite Speakers, which can be seen as the R80 OBX’s little brothers.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: BorderPatrol S20EXD Parallel Single-Ended Amplifier
The BorderPatrol S20EXD Parallel Single-Ended Amplifier offers 18 Class A Watts per channel from two pair of Western Electric 300Bs.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: July 19, 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.