In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Audio Hungary Qualiton 300B Integrated Amplifier
The Qualiton 300B integrated amplifier runs 4x 300Bs in parallel single-ended Class A for a total of 25 Watts per channel.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: These New Puritans | Crooked Wing
These New Puritans new album, Crooked Wing released on Domino back in May, tells a grand sweeping story with a little help from some friends.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: JMF Audio PRS 1.5 Preamplifier & HQS 6002 Amplifier
Astonishingly right. After struggling with how best to describe the JMF Audio PRS 1.5 Pre/HQS 6002 pre/power combo, these 2 words seemed to size things up best.
HiFi Thoughts
Percentage Improvements in HiFi Don’t Add Up
I imagine we’ve all read a review or comment where the writer claims a given piece of hifi kit offers an improvement over some other piece of hifi kit and that improvement is offered as a %.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Smerz | Big city life
I dreamed of an album until I realized I wasn’t dreaming.
Digital Reviews
Review: LAiV Audio Harmony µDAC
The Harmony µDAC from LAiV Audio is a remarkable DAC when it comes to price, performance, and build quality.
HiFi News
Win a Pair of Limited Edition Powered Klipsch Jurassic World Rebirth Speakers
Kinda cool, right? Cool in the sense that these limited-edition Jurassic World Rebirth speakers from Klipsch will make some music loving dinosaur digger very happy.
HiFi Thoughts
My Thoughts on the The Biggest Advance in HiFi (revisited)
I attended my first hifi show as a member of the press in 2008.
Road Tours
A Duet of Debuts: DeVore Fidelity O/Bronze & Nagra Reference at Resolution A/V
I love a good vibe.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: James Blackshaw | Unraveling In Your Hands
Do you receive news alerts? I do.
Digital Reviews
Review: Auralic ARIES S1 Streaming Processor
When it comes to network players, aka streaming transports, I have an unoriginal motto—just do it.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: What’s higher than high-end?
Mega? Ultra? Supreme? Spectacle?
HiFi Thoughts
McGill Study Suggests We Don’t Just Listen to Music, We Become It (w/Video!)
Our brains and bodies physically resonate along with music, according to an international study co-authored by McGill psychologist Caroline Palmer.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: BIG|BRAVE | OST
Sometimes, finding music that fits the mood turns into a quest for alteration.
HIGH END Munich 2025
HIGH END Munich 2025: My Show Report
Let’s begin with the obvious—HIGH END Munich is full of people, about 22,000 according to their published numbers. All kinds of people and that’s why there’s all kinds of gear as tastes vary as widely as people’s appearance.