Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Various Artists | Bulawayo Blue Yodel
1950s Country & Western by way of Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Amplifier Reviews
Review: The Jadis DA50S Tube Integrated Amplifier: Stiff & Sweet
The classic Rob Roy cocktail is made from whisky and sweet vermouth; stiff and sweet. Lovers of 19th cocktails also know that a Rob Roy can be made “dry” or “perfect”, the former using dry vermouth, while the “perfect” contains both dry and sweet.
HiFi News
Sonos + Qobuz = (sorta) Hi-Res Streaming
Sonos, whose 2020 revenue hit $1.326 billion, has joined forces with hi-res streaming service Qobuz to deliver up to 24-bit/48kHz streaming through Sonos S2 compatible hardware.
HiFi News
The Sonore Power Chord Supports: One Cup or Two
Let’s face it — as time goes by, things droop. Especially if they’re heavy. If you suffer from sagging power cords, Sonore offers the support you need.
HiFi News
Cambridge Audio Connects With Tidal Connect
When a hifi offers Tidal Connect, you can send your Tidal music stream directly from the ether to your hifi without the need for additional hardware or apps in between. That’s what I call Easy-Fi.
HiFi News
HiFi Is The Star On CBS This Morning: c/o Oswald’s Mill Audio (video)
Exposure. Typically, when you think about mature men and exposure, it’s not a good thing.
Art&Culture
Christie’s Sells an NFT for $69 Million: Tulip Mania or Barking At The Moon?
NFT = non-fungible token. An NFT is essentially a way to attach ownership to a work of digital art. Christie’s recently sold an NFT by ‘Beeple’, aka Mike Winkelmann, titled “The First 5000 Days” for $69 million dollars. You may be thinking, “That’s nuts!” I’m […]
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra | Promises
Pharoah Sanders. I don’t know about you, but when I hear his name, my mind immediately wanders all over the decades of mind-blowing, spirit-enriching music that Pharoah Sanders has given us. Its the stuff of legend. As Albert Ayler said, “Trane was the Father, Pharoah […]
HiFi News
The Astell&Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable
More dongle DAC madness, this time from Astel&Kern.
Music News
Demdike Stare: Drum Machines Limited Edition Cassette
John Darko and I recently had a Podcast chat about physical formats wherein I mentioned my love of cassettes. Here’s a new one from Demdike Stare that illustrates my love’s why.
HiFi News
The New Halcro Eclipse stereo power amplifier: Measured Perfection?
When Halcro’s dm58 monoblock power amplifier hit the market back in 2002, Stereophile ordained it a truly revolutionary audio product.
Music News
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch A Fire (Original Jamaican Version) Coming On LP!!
Bob Marley & The Wailers Catch A Fire (1973) is one of music’s finest moments. I am particularly partial to the original Jamaican version, the one that leaves out the guitar and organ overdubs and Chris Blackwell’s hand in the mix. Not one but two! […]
TM News
Twittering Machines Turns 14!
Time flies when you’re having fun.
Digital Reviews
Review: Raspberry Pi 4: A $70 Roon Ready Streamer
Legacy USB DACs. There I said it. These days, DACs without streamers are beginning to feel like relics.
HiFi News
Munich Is On! The HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked!
This just in: The organizer of the event, the HIGH END SOCIETY Service GmbH, is pleased to announce that the HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked, even before the registration deadline at the end of March!