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  • [ January 13, 2021 ] MQA: That Sounds Good. To Me. HiFI Thoughts
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  • [ January 8, 2021 ] #NewMusicFriday: January 8, 2021 #NewMusicFriday
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Articles by Michael Lavorgna

HiFI Thoughts

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” W. C. Fields

Classic Albums

Classic Albums: Girl at Her Volcano

December 29, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

Is there anything cornier than sharing the fact that certain music makes us cry?

HiFi News

The Twittering Machines Folk Singer Mug

December 28, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

Its here!

HiFI Thoughts

2020: The Year In Rear-view

December 24, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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 for Review

In For Review: Helm Audio’s $99 Bolt Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp

December 23, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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!

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In Barn for Review: Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier

December 21, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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

December 18, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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 for Review

In Barn for Review: Clarus CODA DAC

December 17, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

Something familiar (looking*) this way comes.

HiFi News

Twittering Machines Merch!

December 16, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

Just in time for the Holidays — Twittering Machines Merch!

HiFi News

ALO audio Introduces the Portable Pilot USB-C DAC

December 16, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

The world of dongle-DACs is exploding!

HiFi Reviews

Review: Primare NP5 Prisma Network Player

December 15, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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)

December 15, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

A marriage made in ultra-lux heaven.

Classic Albums

Classic Albums: The Great Blues Men

December 14, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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 […]

Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Lomelda, Hannah

December 11, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

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.

HiFi News

Twittering Machines Tech Of The Decade

December 9, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

The experience of file-based playback, whether serving or streaming, lives and dies by the app. In 2015, the killer app arrived to save us from Computer Audio.

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HiFi with a twist
  • The Primare NP5 Prisma Is Now Roon Ready!
  • “Stray Dog, Misawa” Action Figure!
  • #NewMusicFriday: January 15, 2021
  • Album of the Week: Ashley Paul, Ray
  • More, Much More, From Mytek!
  • Review: Parasound HINT 6 Halo Integrated Amplifier
  • HiFi Show Schedule 2021: When You Wish Upon A Star
  • Missing Live Music? Bandsintown To The Rescue!
  • In Barn for Review: iBasso DC03 DAC/Headphone Amplifier
  • MQA: That Sounds Good. To Me.
  • In Barn for Review: Riviera Audio Laboratories LEVANTE Integrated Amplifier
  • Mola Mola Goes All-In-One With the Kula Integrated Amplifier
  • Looking Ahead From The Red Chair
  • #NewMusicFriday: January 8, 2021
  • Album of the Week: Steve Earle & The Dukes, J.T.
  • Hegel V10: The Phono Preamplifier

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