Michael Lavorgna, Author at Twittering Machines

Album of the Week: She Came Through The Window To Stand By The Door by Natalia Beylis and Eimear Reidy

March 27, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

I have WPRB (103.3 on your FM dial) to thank for introducing me to another powerful intoxicating minimal mesmerizing record.

Review: Enleum AMP-54R Integrated Amplifier

March 26, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

Form and fun(ction).

Axpona 2026: Peak Consult & Orpheus Lab

March 25, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

I am particularly interested in reacquainting myself with the sounds of the Peak Consult speakers as it’s been a good long while.

Axpona 2026: Just Two Weeks and a Day Away!

March 25, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

With Axpona kicking off in just 15 days, it’s just about time to head to the airport and get in line.

In Listening We Trust or Don’t Let Good Measurements Scare You

March 24, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

Audiophiles, and I consider myself one, are funny.

In Barn for Review: Devialet Astra Opéra de Paris Integrated Amplifier System

March 21, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

The Opéra de Paris edition of the Devialet Astra integrated amp finds its chassis—which is carved from a single block of anodized aluminum—covered in 23-carat golf leaf that’s been laser engraved, brushed, and shot peened.

Album of the Week: Kin by KMRU

March 20, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

Bear with me—the river Styx flowed through Homer’s Iliad, Virgil’s Aeneid, and Dante’s Inferno and in each case it flowed deep underground and formed a boundary between this world and some other much less pleasant place.

2025 RIAA Report Shows Record High Music Revenue of $11.5B with Vinyl Pushing Past $1B

March 19, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

According to the Recording Industry Association of America’s 2025 Year End Revenue Report, total recorded music sales in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $11.5B.

Rotel’s New Michi Prestige Series X430 Integrated Amp & Q430 CD Player Hit North America

March 18, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve long admired Rotel’s beefy Michi line of electronics, alas from afar. The recently announced Prestige Series brings Michi quality to a lower price point with the X430 Integrated Amp & Q430 CD Player.

DeVore Fidelity x BEK Hifi: An Event

March 16, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

Truth be told, I don’t get out much and as the Kronos Quartet pointed out back in 1988, Winter Was Hard.

Album of the Week: Second Circle The Horizon by Sally Anne Morgan

March 13, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

One of the things I really dislike about genres is they can lead some people to believe they know more than know. Just as some audiophiles believe they can judge sound from a photo.

The Short List: Favorite Digital (March 2026)

March 10, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

I struggle with lists. Seems to me, they’re either too short or too long and rarely, if ever, are they just right.

Industry Consolidation: Barco to Acquire VerVent (Focal/Naim)

March 10, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

Numbers can be hard to come by when it comes to our world of hifi.

Album of the Week: Marathon by Maria BC

March 6, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

Sometimes I like my beauty fractured.

Review: Imersiv D-1 DAC

March 5, 2026 Michael Lavorgna

There’s been a steady buzz surrounding the D-1 DAC from Imersiv coming from a number of sources all of whom are serious about digital and DACs. Based on what I’ve been hearing in Barn, that buzz is very well deserved.

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