HiFi News
Meze Audio’s Flagship ELITE Headphones: Art for the Ears
Regular readers know I’m not a headphone kinda guy, but the press release for the Meze Audio ELITE Isodynamic Hybrid Array headphones grabbed my attention.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
HiFi News
Introducing the Komuro Amplifier Company (& First Listen)
If you are wondering — are we talking about the Komuro? — the answer is a resounding Yes! I would add, and hot damn!
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: The Bug | Fire
Sometimes anger is all that’s left.
HiFi Reviews
Review: EgglestonWorks Oso – Beyond Sound
At times, writing about hifi makes me search for the right words, and this search can be rather arduous when a product’s performance is very nearly overwhelming. Such was the case with the EgglestonWorks Oso floor standing speakers.
HiFi News
The New Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond – Updating A Classic
My father owned a pair of B&W Matrix 801 speakers. He loved them, like they were alive.
HiFi News
Axpona 2021 Rescheduled for 2022
That’s right folks, Axpona has pulled the plug on their October 29-31, 2021 dates and moved them to April 22-24, 2022. We don’t have to ask why.
Music News
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: B-Sides & Rarities Part II
Oh, boy! Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Keeley Forsyth | Debris
Debris is actor/musician Keeley Forsyth’s debut album. Its roots having grown from a dark place, “There was a lot going on in my life that was heavy and hard,” with words and sounds reaching toward the light.
HiFi Thoughts
How Sexy Is Your HiFi?
On a scale from 1 to 10, how sexy is your hifi? I’m not joking, as this may be the most important question one can ask about the value of hifi — How sexy is your hifi?
Music News
Bon Iver, Bon Iver 10th Anniversary Edition LP
Justin Vernon as Bon Iver made waves with the band’s self-titled second album. It turned out, one constant in Bon Iver’s music was beauty. Incredible beauty.
HiFi News
Marten and IsoAcoustics Put Their Best Foot(ers) Forward
Swedish high-end loudspeaker company Marten has teamed up with IsoAcoustics to develop the new Marten Isolators, upgraded footers that now come standard on Marten’s Coltrane series, Mingus Orchestra, and Parker series.
HiFi Bargains
A Smokin’ $350 Home HiFi System
How much do you have to spend to get a good sounding hifi? $500? 1,000? 5,000? $50,000?
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Leslie Winer | When I Hit You — You’ll Feel It
“Terence McKenna said that language gave us our first chance to lie.” Leslie Winer
Music News
Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen: Like I Used To (Acoustic Version)
If I had to pick a favorite between the two, this one would win.
HiFi News
The New Peachtree GaN400 Power Amplifier
The new Peachtree GaN400 Power Amplifier employs GaNFETs (Gallium Nitride Field-Effect Transistors) for generating its 400 Watts of output power. Why GaNFETs you ask?
