HiFi News
When Worlds Collide: Bose Bought McIntosh (and Sonus faber)
Is it too soon to make a waveguide joke?
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Canton Reference 2 Floorstanding Speakers
Free of straight edges.
TM News
TM News: Introducing the TM Value Bird | Pecking Out Value One Favorite at a Time
Lists. I love ’em but the longer they get the less useful they become. After all, a list of 10 has much more mojo than a list of 100.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Haley Heynderickx | Seed of a Seed
Haley Heynderickx kicks off her latest, Seed of a Seed, with “Gemini” where her opening guitar lines give more than a tip of the hat to Dylan’s “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding).” Dylan was born on May 24.
HiFi News
Fezz Audio Releases their Equinox Vacuum Tube DAC “Empowered by Lampizator”
How about some of that Lampizator DAC magic for under $3k! With tubes!
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Final Thoughts
I enjoy attending the Capital Audiofest as it’s retained small show good vibes even though it’s no longer a small show.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Favorite Rooms
Favorites are fun, Bests are boasts.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Old Friends
Hifi is inextricably connected to people. The people who design and make it, the people who distribute it, the people who sell it, and the people who buy and enjoy it.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Interesting Gear
“Do you have anything new?” is the most popular and most annoying question asked at hifi shows.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: BIG|BRAVE | A Chaos of Flowers
I find there are times when crushingly good music is just what the day ordered.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: A Cambridge Audio EX Stack | EXN100 Network Player & EXA100 Stereo Integrated Amplifier
I admit that I checked the price of the Cambridge EX stack numerous times throughout the review period.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Gershman Acoustics to Launch the 30th Anniversary Black Swan Speakers
Gershman Acoustics’ 30th Anniversary Black Swan Speakers will see their official launch at CAF 2024.
Capital Audiofest 2024
HiFi News
Goldmund Reveals the Limited Edition $1.77M/pair Apologue Pinel et Pinel x Kongo Active Speakers
First a little history. I remember when graffiti art was all the rage. I was living in NYC in the mid-1980s, just a few years after street art turned into gallery art.
Capital Audiofest 2024
CAF 2024: Voxativ to Debut the New 6′ Tall Alberich Array Loudspeakers
Berlin’s Voxativ always gets great show sound in my experience, an accomplishment that is not, I repeat not, a given.