Amplifier Reviews
Ensemble Solo B-50 “Tiger” Hybrid Integrated Amplifier: Silk and Style
Do integrated amplifiers ever go out of style?
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
HiFi Thoughts
Happy New Year!
“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” W. C. Fields
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Girl at Her Volcano by Rickie Lee Jones
Is there anything cornier than sharing the fact that certain music makes us cry?
TM News
The Twittering Machines Folk Singer Mug
Its here!
HiFi Thoughts
2020: The Year In Rear-view
Live in the moment. Be kind. Sometimes the simplest of notions are the most difficult to maintain and 2020 was a stress test for every caring human being.
In Barn for Review
In For Review: Helm Audio’s $99 Bolt Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp
The $99.99 Bolt DAC/Headphone Amp from Helm Audio is certainly the slimmest dongle DAC to arrive in-Barn of late, giving it the appearance of a dongle without a DAC!
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier
I included a ruler in the picture of the Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier ($1975) so you can appreciate its atypical size and lovely proportions.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Sarah Davachi | Cantus, Descant
If you love albums as journeys, or journeys as albums, composer and classically trained keyboardist Sarah Davachi’s Cantus, Descant was made for you.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Clarus CODA DAC
Something familiar (looking*) this way comes.
HiFi News
Twittering Machines Merch!
Just in time for the Holidays — Twittering Machines Merch!
HiFi News
ALO audio Introduces the Portable Pilot USB-C DAC
The world of dongle-DACs is exploding!
Digital Reviews
Review: Primare NP5 Prisma Network Player
Is your favorite DAC lacking? Do you have the itch to stream without throwing out the DAC with the bath water?
HiFi News
Tidal (Speakers) for Bugatti (Ultra Lux Auto)
A marriage made in ultra-lux heaven.
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: The Great Blues Men
If I were to point to one album that was responsible for launching me out of the comfortable cocoon of my musical beginnings with Jimi, Dylan, and Neil, it would be the double LP compilation titled, The Great Blues Men.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lomelda | Hannah
I was reminded of how much I love Hannah Read as Lomelda’s Hannah when it appeared on a number of Best of 2020 lists. It should have been on mine.