Road Tours
DeVore Fidelity x BEK Hifi: An Event
Truth be told, I don’t get out much and as the Kronos Quartet pointed out back in 1988, Winter Was Hard.
Year: 2026
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 13, 2026
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: Second Circle The Horizon by Sally Anne Morgan
One of the things I really dislike about genres is they can lead some people to believe they know more than know. Just as some audiophiles believe they can judge sound from a photo.
The Short List
The Short List: Favorite Digital (March 2026)
I struggle with lists. Seems to me, they’re either too short or too long and rarely, if ever, are they just right.
HiFi News
Industry Consolidation: Barco to Acquire VerVent (Focal/Naim)
Numbers can be hard to come by when it comes to our world of hifi.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 6, 2026
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: Marathon by Maria BC
Sometimes I like my beauty fractured.
Digital Reviews
Review: Imersiv D-1 DAC
There’s been a steady buzz surrounding the D-1 DAC from Imersiv coming from a number of sources all of whom are serious about digital and DACs. Based on what I’ve been hearing in Barn, that buzz is very well deserved.
Music News
Roon Adds Nugs = over 30,000 Live Shows
The entire nugs library of live shows, totaling in the tens of thousands and offered in lossless quality, is now available from within Roon.
HiFi News
Unison Research Launches the UNICO PRE V2 and UNICO DM V2 Pre/Power Combo
Italy’s Unison Research raises the bar for their Unico line with the new UNICO PRE V2 hybrid preamplifier and UNICO DM V2 dual mono power amplifier.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: February 27, 2026
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: Songs From Isolation by A.A. Williams
Started as a video series during lockdown, A.A. Williams covers Radiohead, Gordon Lightfoot, Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, the Deftones, The Cure, and more.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Fyne Audio S-Trax Supertweeters
How about a supertweeter shootout?
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Fyne Audio SuperTrax Supertweeters
I remember when supertweeters were controversial.
HiFi News
Technics Introduces the SL-1500SC With Delta/Sigma Drive
If you’ve been waiting for Technics ΔΣ drive to trickle down to the SL-1500C, your wait is over.