Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Mass by Wolfgang von Schweinitz
If you enjoyed Schnittke’s wild ride, fasten your seat belts.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
In Barn for Review
In Barn: Audioengine A2+ Desktop Speakers
Audioengine A2+ Desktop Speakers ($219/pair).
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Jessica Pratt
It was bound to happen. Inevitable, really.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Manger S1 Active Speaker
The story of Manger Audio is a fascinating one as it is rich in history beginning in 1968 with Josef Manger’s first patent application. As we all know, 1 hifi year is the equivalent of 7 human years, seeing as some hifi companies in existence […]
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Maja S. K. Ratkje
My introduction to Norwegian composer and vocalist Maja Ratkje came in 2006 with her album Stalker, a picture disk, which is about as hardcore as you can get on one side, and softcore on the other. I was hooked.
HiFi News
News: Tidal + MQA + iPhone = 24/96
Yes sports fans, you heard that right—with a recent update, you can now stream up to 24/96 MQA-encoded music from Tidal to your iPhone. Hi-Res on-the-go! Since I own the AudioQuest DragonFly Red, I leashed it up to my iPhone with the handy dandy Apple […]
Art&Culture
Artists’ Books: Ayaka Yamamoto
We are Made of Grass, Soil, and Trees is the latest photo book by Ayaka Yamamoto, published by T&M projects, and it is real beauty.
HiFi News
A Quick Roon / Qobuz Login Tip
When adding Qobuz to your Roon account, enter your email address in the username field not your user name.
HiFi News
totaldac Teaser: The totaldac Amp-1
Vincent Brient is a busy man and with the introduction of his AMP-1 totaldac offers the makings of a complete system from streamer/server to DAC to Amp to Speakers.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Oake
“OAKE is emerging Berlin duo Eric Goldstein and Bathseba Zippora, who together alchemize their own variant of dark, atmospheric techno inspired by British post-Industrial acts and the occult.” You had me at alchemize.
HiFi Reviews
Review: DALI Callisto 6 C
Let’s begin with what the DALI Callisto 6 C are and what they do, all on their lonesome.
In Barn for Review
In Barn: totaldac d1-streamer
totaldac d1-streamer (5990euros incl VAT in Europe, 5500euros excl VAT out of EU).
HiFi News
News: John Atkinson To Step Down (not out) As Stereophile’s Editor
The world of hfi that we all inhabit has been shaped by many people and I am thankful that one of the more important movers and shapers has been John Atkinson. JA has been at the helm of Stereophile Magazine going on 33 years and […]
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: My Disco
Sometimes songs irritate me—melody, hooks, lyrics, and heaven forbid, a guitar solo. Sometimes I want, need?, noise. The more industrial, the better. Enter My Disco’s new album Environment in the nick of time.
Portraits in HiFi
Portraits in HiFi: Jürgen Reis
Jürgen Reis, MBL.