HiFi Thoughts
Poll: MQA: Love It or Leave It?
Just mention MQA and some people react as if you’ve kicked their dog.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Art&Culture
Movies That Don’t Suck: Poli Sci Thrills From The ’70s
What better time to get lost in a good political thriller and forget about the madness of the day!
Music News
A Special Music Treat: “Iris” by Phoebe Bridgers & Maggie Rogers
TM favorite Phoebe Bridgers vowed that if Donald Trump lost the election, she would cover the Goo Goo Dolls “Iris.” He did, she did.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: The Silence | Electric Meditations
Strange days have found us. As such, my brain has been craving a tickle by the off kilter and The Silence delivered with the psychedelic trip that is Electric Meditations.
Music News
TIDAL Adds Millions of Master Quality Tracks!
Yes, I said millions.
Flashback-Fi
Audio Note DAC 4 Signature: A Heavyweight Champ
Compared to the recently reviewed CAL Alpha DAC, the Audio Note DAC 4 Signature is a spring chicken.
Art&Culture
“In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton” Premieres Today!
Karen Dalton possessed a singular and soul stirring voice while existing well off the radar yet her influence belies her humble and troubled life.
HiFi News
Poll Results: Lossless Streaming
Sometimes Polls can yield surprising results or feed back pretty much what you expected. Other times the results can be misinterpreted and in that exceptionally rare case results can be completely ignored. Cough.
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Roon + Streaming
Imagine your long lost great Uncle Bud passed away and bequeathed unto you his 2-million album music library.
Art&Culture
Three Great Art Books By People Not Known For Their Art
I am a fan of the other. Alfred Jarry, Antonin Artaud, and Henri Michaux’s visual works of art have long fascinated me to no end.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Alison Cotton | Only Darkness Now
Sometimes words fail to capture my mood and this week was a perfect time for wordless reflection.
Digital Reviews
The CAL Labs Alpha: A Tube DAC For The Ages?
Have you ever wondered — What does a 25-year-old DAC sound like? Well, I’m here to tell ‘ya.
Digital Reviews
totaldac d1-tube DAC in Retrograde: The Tube Upgrade
Sometimes old is new again. I received this email from totaldac’s Vincent Brient on September 24:
Music News
Discogs Turns 20
Where do you buy your used vinyl? Yard sales, record shops, eBay? While I’ve done all of the above, my favorite place to buy used vinyl is Discogs.
HiFi News
The Finest Audio Show Zurich 2021 Cancelled Due To Corona Pandemic
When I first read the news announcing the dates for the Finest Audio Show Zurich scheduled for January 9 – 10 of 2021, I thought, really?