HiFi News
Say Hello to Rotel’s New Tiny Powerhouse: the DX-5 Stereo Integrated Amplifier
8 1/2″ wide, 25 Watts/channel into 8 Ohms of Class AB power plus DAC = $1499.
Year: 2025
Axpona 2025
Harmonia Distribution Set To Deliver Oohs & Aahs w/the Ø Audio Icon 12 at Axpona 2025
I admit I don’t know two things about this post’s title: a) What the Ø Audio Icon 12 speakers sound like and b) how to pronounce Ø Audio. Ooh? Aah? Err? Urr?
Axpona 2025
Dynaudio To Deliver a Dynamic Duo at Axpona 2025
I reported on the release of Dynaudio’s new Contour 20 Black Edition and Confidence 20A Loudspeakers last month which will be making their North American public show premiers at Axpona 2025.
Axpona 2025
ampsandsound To Showcase Their Flagship 300B-Based Black Pearl XL SE Amplifier & More at Axpona 2025
Aliso Viejo, California-based ampsandsound are bringing their new Black Pearl XL SE amplifier ($19,000), Sasquatch speakers ($17,000/pair), and the OJAS DL-103o cartridge ($550) to Axpona 2025.
Axpona 2025
Treehaus Audiolab to Unveil the “LCR Phono” Phono Preamplifier at Axpona 2025
The LCR Phono from Treehaus Audiolab uses passive RIAA eq and an all-tube circuit to pre-amplify the signal from your MM or MC cartridge.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: April 4, 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: YHWH Nailgun | 45 Pounds
All elbows and earthquakes.
HiFi Reviews
Review: YG Acoustics Sonja 3.3 Loudspeakers
You expect a lot from a big speaker.
HiFi News
Say Hello to Wattson Audio’s New Madison Amplifier
To say I’ve been impressed with Wattson Audio’s streaming DACs is not enough said—I recommend reading the Madison and Emerson Analog reviews to get the full picture.
In Barn for Review
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.