Digital Reviews
Review: Merason DAC1 Mk II
DACs are like dinner party guests: you don’t want loud and obnoxious but you also don’t want overly polite and boring.
Year: 2024
HiFi News
Hegel Readies the Full-Featured H190v Streaming Integrated Amp
Streaming? Check. DAC? Check. Moving Magnet Phono input? Check. Analog inputs? Check. Headphone Out? Check. + 150W of class AB power (into 8 Ohms) = full-featured.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: February 16, 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: Habitat Ensemble | Habitat Ensemble
While most music is communal, more or less, some is even more so, being the work of a commune.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Thöress EHT MKII Integrated Amplifier
Hybrids are half-loved by some because ideologies can outweigh outcomes. In the case of integrated amplifiers, the outcome I’m most interested in is how power can turn an electrical signal into waves of emotive sound energy as music.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: totaldac d1-triunity DAC
It was simply a matter of time.
HiFi Thoughts
The Discreet Charm of the Old Made New: A Cautionary Tale
The re-do. The reissue, the remaster, the hi-res, the immersive, the Better.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: February 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: Kali Malone | All Life Long
There are some artists, Kali Malone is one, whose new work I devour, digest, and devour again as if my health depended on it.
Digital Reviews
Review: Auralic ARIES G2.2 Wireless Streaming Transporter
The big question for me regarding the Auralic ARIES G2.2 was a simple one—is it better than the Auralic ARIES G1.1 and if so, how.
HiFi News
The Weiss Helios Reference DAC Now Shipping in US & Canada
The Weiss Helios DAC is the company’s state-of-the-art converter and is now available in the US and Canada thanks to distributor Bluebird Music.
HiFi News
Ferrum Upgrades Their Entry Level ERCO Headphone Amp/DAC to Gen 2 Status
Poland-based Ferrum has been getting some good buzz for their head-fi focused products and they’ve just given their ERCO Headphone Amp/DACÂ a major facelift.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Audionet HUMBOLDT Integrated Amplifier
There was a brief period of time, post college and post months-long-Europe trip, where I tipped the scales at about 134 lbs. which is how much the Audionet Humboldt Integrated Amplifier weighs. Woof!
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: February 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
Album of the Week: Astrid Sonne | Great Doubt
I enjoy a good skeletal and surprising sounding album, like Tirzah’s Trip9love, which is one reason I’ve been digging into Danish composer Astrid Sonne’s Great Doubt.