Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Akira Rabelais | À la recherche du temps perdu
Memory is life’s best editor.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
In for Review
In Barn for Review: Fern & Roby Raven III
Feeling single? The recently released Fern & Roby Raven III use a single driver, one in each speaker, housed in a solid walnut cabinet with a black Richlite front baffle to produce music.
HiFi News
YG Acoustics Gets Active With Vantage Live System
The new Vantage Live from YG Acoustics places amplification and D/A conversion inside the speakers for an all-in-one active system.
HiFi News
It’s A Wrap! The Inaugural Twittering Machines Video Is Live!
That’s right — action, adventure, love, loss and high jinks on the high seas! OK, not really but I do talk about some gear I love and why I love it.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Perlisten Audio S7t Loudspeakers
How a loudspeaker releases sound energy into a room can make all of the difference in the world. The last thing I want is a hifi that constantly reminds me how impressive it is, how exceptional it is at this or that area of reproduction.
In for Review
In Barn for Review: Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated Amplifier
The X200 Integrated Amplifier joined the Qualiton Classic Series of electronics late last year. It has just joined me in the Barn to play with the other Barn residents and guests.
Art&Culture
Twittering Machines 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
If ever a year deserved a treat at its end, 2021 must be one. I hope you find something in this year’s Gift Guide that tickles your fancy.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Hedvig Mollestad Trio | Ding Dong. You’re Dead
Norwegian guitarist, vocalist and composer Hedvig Mollestad has been tearing up 2021 with not one, not two, but three new records. My current mood picked the most straight ahead ripper, a product of Mollestad’s long-standing Trio.
TM Favorite HiFi Gear
Twittering Machines Favorite HiFi Gear 2021
When we pick a best as hifi reviewers, we’re really picking a favorite. A seemingly subtle difference, but a world of difference in terms of attitude.
Album of the Week
Twittering Machines 21 Favorite Albums of 2021
2021 was a banner year for testing our ability to look ahead while finding pleasure amidst a storm. It should come as no surprise that artists reflect this push and pull in the music they share with us.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: KMRU | Logue
Joseph Kamaru, aka KMRU, collects sounds from his native Nairobi and environs, weaving them into sonic-scapes of pure delight.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Technics Stereo Integrated Amplifier SU-R1000
Technics and I could have known each other in high school seeing as the company was born in 1965 (if only the Japanese brand was also from New Jersey). It has been the job of the people behind the products at Technics to make things […]
HiFi Thoughts
Why No Bad Reviews?
This is a question that pops up every so often, like a mole in the Whac-A-Mole game —why aren’t there more reviews of bad products?
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lump | Animal
Lump is Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay (Tunnig) and Animal is their second full-length, released on Partisan Records in June of this year.
In for Review
In Barn for Review: Denafrips TERMINATOR II DAC
The Denafrips TERMINATOR II is a discrete resistor ladder DAC offering 26-bit PCM processing and 6-bit for DSD with 32-step FIR filters.
