Axpona 2025
Treehaus Audiolab to Unveil the “LCR Phono” Phono Preamplifier at Axpona 2025
The LCR Phono from Treehaus Audiolab uses passive RIAA eq and an all-tube circuit to pre-amplify the signal from your MM or MC cartridge.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: YHWH Nailgun | 45 Pounds
All elbows and earthquakes.
HiFi Reviews
Review: YG Acoustics Sonja 3.3 Loudspeakers
You expect a lot from a big speaker.
HiFi News
Say Hello to Wattson Audio’s New Madison Amplifier
To say I’ve been impressed with Wattson Audio’s streaming DACs is not enough said—I recommend reading the Madison and Emerson Analog reviews to get the full picture.
In Barn for Review
HiFi Thoughts
Why Are Some HiFi Shows Geographically Challenged?
Way back in 2011, I covered THE first T.H.E. Newport Beach Show for Stereophile. And I remember thinking—beach!
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Masma Dream World | PLEASE COME TO ME
If you could manage to stick a recording device deep into my brain, Masma Dream World’s PLEASE COME TO ME is the kind of thing you’d hear.
Axpona 2025
Axpona 2025: Recommended Show Tunes From AudioQuest (and a few from me)
If a Martian, stick with me, attended a hifi show for the first time and reported back to the mother ship, they might conclude that we, as a planet, have but a few songs.
HiFi News
Klipsch Launches the Next-Gen Klipschorn and La Scala Loudspeakers
I think it’s more than fair to suggest that the Klipschorn and La Scala inspired many a speaker design but who better than to improve on these classics than the original company that made ’em.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: LAiV Audio Harmony µDAC
How about an R-2R DAC for under a grand? In Barn!
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: FACS | Wish Defense
I’ve only recently come across FACS via their latest Wish Defense, released on Chicago’s Trouble In Mind Records in February.
HiFi Reviews
Review: MC Audiotech TL-12 Loudspeakers
Describing sound is tricky business.
HiFi News
Meet WiiM’s New $299 100W Class-D Vibelink Integrated Amp/DAC
Three bucks a Watt.
HiFi News
Jana Loves HiFi! A YouTube Channel You Want to Follow
In the world of you YouTube videos devoted to hifi, I rank Jana’s in the top 5 when it comes to quality.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Ichiko Aoba | Luminescent Creatures
When life serves you a sh*t sandwich, you know it’s time to fast.