In Barn for Review
Month: March 2025
HiFi Thoughts
Why Are Some HiFi Shows Geographically Challenged?
Way back in 2011, I covered THE first T.H.E. Newport Beach Show for Stereophile. And I remember thinking—beach!
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 28, 2025
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: Masma Dream World | PLEASE COME TO ME
If you could manage to stick a recording device deep into my brain, Masma Dream World’s PLEASE COME TO ME is the kind of thing you’d hear.
Axpona 2025
Axpona 2025: Recommended Show Tunes From AudioQuest (and a few from me)
If a Martian, stick with me, attended a hifi show for the first time and reported back to the mother ship, they might conclude that we, as a planet, have but a few songs.
HiFi News
Klipsch Launches the Next-Gen Klipschorn and La Scala Loudspeakers
I think it’s more than fair to suggest that the Klipschorn and La Scala inspired many a speaker design but who better than to improve on these classics than the original company that made ’em.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: LAiV Audio Harmony µDAC
How about an R-2R DAC for under a grand? In Barn!
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 21, 2025
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: FACS | Wish Defense
I’ve only recently come across FACS via their latest Wish Defense, released on Chicago’s Trouble In Mind Records in February.
HiFi Reviews
Review: MC Audiotech TL-12 Loudspeakers
Describing sound is tricky business.
HiFi News
Meet WiiM’s New $299 100W Class-D Vibelink Integrated Amp/DAC
Three bucks a Watt.
HiFi News
Jana Loves HiFi! A YouTube Channel You Want to Follow
In the world of you YouTube videos devoted to hifi, I rank Jana’s in the top 5 when it comes to quality.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 14, 2025
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: Ichiko Aoba | Luminescent Creatures
When life serves you a sh*t sandwich, you know it’s time to fast.
HiFi News
Introducing the LAiV Harmony µDAC: A R-2R DAC for Under $1000
How about an R-2R DAC for under a grand?