Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lonesome For A Storm by Gustav Kemps
I started playing guitar when I was a kid and only recently decided to stop playing what I know.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Analog Reviews
Review: Technics SL-1500CS Direct Drive Turntable
Variations on a classic. When it comes to reviewing a Technics turntable, that’s exactly what we’re talking about—a variation on a classic design that dates back some 40 years.
HiFi News
KEF Luxes Things Up With the New Ross Lovegrove-designed LS LUXE Wireless Speakers
How many hifi products put the name of their industrial designer out front in a press release?
Recommended Systems
Recommended Systems: An Introduction
I’ve been thinking about recommending recommended systems forever.
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Brown Rice by Don Cherry
Fusion is not a favorite word whether referring to music or food.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: The Moth by Cancer House
Just after David Lynch died in January of last year, after the outpouring of love and tributes from all manner of people inside and outside film, Scared Bones sold some of his stuff.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Esoteric Grandioso C1X solo Preamplifier & Grandioso S1X Power Amplifier
The Summer of Stacks continues with the oh-so-elegant Esoteric Grandioso C1X solo Line Stage Preamplifier & Grandioso S1X Stereo Power Amplifier.
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
I attended a regional high school in Passaic County, NJ.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse Tube Linestage & Atlas Eclipse Power Amplifier
Continuing our working theme—the summer of stacks!—enter the Aesthetix Calypso/Atlas pre/power combo both dressed up in the upgraded Eclipse version.
Art&Culture
The Story Behind My Custom Box Furniture Rack: The Fallen A
There are two things in my hifi life that get the most comments—my ‘Fallen A’ rack from Box Furniture and the jacket made by the Pointer Brand I’ve worn to most every hifi show for the past 100 years.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Alone Together by Show Me The Body
Show Me The Body’s 2017 album Corpus I remains a favorite for its ferocity and feral charms. Whenever I need a jolt, it delivers.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Aragon Tungsten Preamplifier / Iridium Monoblock Stack
Reviving a classic brand comes with perceived pluses and minuses.
HiFi News
Audio Advice Live Coming August 7-9 to Raleigh, NC
Some day I hope to get myself to Audio Advice Live in Raleigh, North Carolina because I’ve heard it’s fun.
HiFi Thoughts
TM Instagramisms: Fun HiFi Facts, Foibles, Surprises, and a Joke
When the feeling moves me, I post brief hifi-related messages to the TM Instagram page in the form of stories.
Art&Culture
Other Interests Are Interesting Too
For some audiophiles any topic other than gear brings a yawn. Even music.