Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Prayers on Fire by The Birthday Party
Following a band, or in this case a musician, for some 40 years teaches the inevitable acceptance of change.
Year: 2026
HiFi News
Devialet Debuts the Phantom Ultimate 98 dB – Pulse Blue
The new Devialet Phantom Ultimate 98 dB – Pulse Blue is not almost blue, not kind of blue, but bluer than blue.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 11, 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: Deliverance And Spiritual Warfare by Holy Tongue
Deliverance And Spiritual Warfare by Holy Tongue was released by Amidah Records on 05 May 2023 yet its relatively new to me.
HiFi News
Schiit Audio Builds a Better Bifrost and Charges $100 Less for It
Leave it up to Schiit to build a better product and reduce its price.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse Tube Linestage & Atlas Eclipse Power Amplifier
In the land of Aesthetix, the Eclipse versions of the Calypso preamp and Atlas amp are the top of the line, sitting above the Classic and Signature versions. What makes an Eclipse different?
HiFi News
The Wattson Audio Madison Phono Stage Is Here Offering Voltage, Current, and Optical Input Options
Well not literally here, as in In Barn, but available to purchase.
HiFi News
Introducing Master Fidelity’s NADAC S Music Server
Master Fidelity’s new NADAC S Music Server joins the rest of the NADAC stack which includes the NADAC D DAC, NADAC C Master Clock, and NADAC L Line Stage Preamplifier.
Recommended Systems
Recommended Systems #2: Gauder Akustik, Soulution
A superb simple system.
Art&Culture
Happy Labor Day
That’s my grandfather, Michael Patrick Lavorgna.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 4, 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: African Family Laptop Musick by Dawuna
“This is the last lil offering from a very personal side of myself before I give y’all something big. Enjoy.”
HiFi News
Esoteric Readies the N-01XE Network Player/DAC
The forthcoming Esoteric N-01XE packs a network player and DAC into one solid box that houses trickle down tech from the company’s flagship Grandioso N1.
Road Tours
Road Tour: Perlisten’s New HQ
The Perlisten S7t speakers landed on my Favorite Gear of the Year list back in 2021. Here’s something I said about ‘em in my review from that same year:
HiFi News
Meet the New Generation of Canton’s Vento Series Loudspeakers
I got up close and personal with Canton’s Reference 2 Floorstanding Speakers last year by way of a review and wrote: