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  • [ October 30, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Dopamine Chamber by Fontaines D.C. Album of the Week
  • [ October 29, 2026 ] HiFi Bargain: AudioQuest DragonFly Copper USB DAC HiFi Bargains
  • [ October 28, 2026 ] HiFi Bargains: A $300 EL34 Upgrade (that adds up to much more) HiFi Bargains
  • [ October 26, 2026 ] In Barn for Review: Phasemation SA-1500 Stereo Integrated Amplifier In Barn for Review
  • [ October 25, 2026 ] The Short List: Favorite Digital (October 2026) The Short List
  • [ October 23, 2026 ] #NewMusicFriday: October 23, 2026 #NewMusicFriday
  • [ October 23, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Dja Dja by Marina Herlop Album of the Week
  • [ October 22, 2026 ] Review: Accuphase C-2300 Preamplifier & A-300 Mono Amplifiers Amplifier Reviews
  • [ October 21, 2026 ] Esoteric Launches the Flagship Grandioso K1XE SACD Player & Grandioso PS1XE External PSU HiFi News
  • [ October 20, 2026 ] In Barn for Review: Ø Audio Ymir Loudspeakers In Barn for Review
  • [ October 17, 2026 ] The Short List: Favorite Amplifiers (October 2026) The Short List
  • [ October 16, 2026 ] #NewMusicFriday: October 16, 2026 #NewMusicFriday
  • [ October 16, 2026 ] Album of the Week: II (2022 Remaster) by The Sonora Pine Album of the Week
  • [ October 15, 2026 ] Review: AudioQuest DragonFly Copper USB DAC Digital Reviews
  • [ October 14, 2026 ] Meet Spira: Cambridge Audio’s New $499 Turntable (it comes in colors) HiFi News
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Articles by Michael Lavorgna

In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Ø Audio Verdande Loudspeakers

July 2, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
You’re looking at (and into) the 2-way Verdande Loudspeakers from Norway’s Ø Audio. For a sense of scale, that woofer/midrange measures 15″ while the tweeter sits inside the abyss-like Quad Vertex SoundField Horn about a foot from its mouth.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: DeVore Fidelity O/Bronze Loudspeakers

June 29, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
Regular readers know I own a pair of DeVore Fidelity O/96 loudspeakers which I’ve used as my reference for years.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Blixa Bargeld & Nikko Weidemann | Blixa Bargeld Sings David Bowie

June 27, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
Blixa sings Bowie. Sold.
HiFi Reviews

Review: Grimm Audio LS1c Active Loudspeaker System

June 26, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
I don’t know what they put in the water in Veldhoven, Netherlands, home to Grimm Audio, but my guess is there’s more than a dollop of musical mojo in the mix.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Harbeth NLE-1 Professional Monitor Loudspeaker

June 25, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
“Hey! Harbeth has a new desktop-friendly active speaker. You interested?”
HiFi News

MBL News

June 22, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
I’ve not been shy about my enjoyment of every MBL system I’ve had the distinct pleasure of experiencing at many hifi shows over many years.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Audio Note Meishu Phono 300B Konzertmeister Integrated Amplifier

June 21, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
The first Audio Note Meishu hit the market back in 1994. You read that right–over 30 years ago.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Alan Sparhawk | With Trampled by Turtles

June 20, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
Artists can be burdened by their own history.
HiFi Thoughts

HiFi Thoughts: On Logistics

June 19, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
As I type, there’s over 2100 pounds of gear in Barn for review. And that’s not shipping weight which pushes the total well over 3000. Pounds.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Audia Flight Strumento Series N°1 evo Stereo Preamplifier & N°8 Monoblock Power Amplifiers

June 18, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
My interest in and coverage of gear from Italy’s Audia Flight has taken me from their entry integrated to the current top of the line integrated and now to the second from the top separates with their Strumento Series stack.
HiFi News

HIGH END Vienna 2026 Postponed One Week

June 17, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
Why? Eurovision.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: Audio Hungary Qualiton 300B Integrated Amplifier

June 16, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
The Qualiton 300B integrated amplifier runs 4x 300Bs in parallel single-ended Class A for a total of 25 Watts per channel.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: These New Puritans | Crooked Wing

June 13, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
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

June 12, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
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

June 9, 2025 Michael Lavorgna
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 %.

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