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In Barn: PS Audio Sprout100
PS Audio Sprout100 integrated amplifier/DAC ($599.00).
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Music
Alice Coltrane’s Lord of Lords Vinyl Reissue
Ethereal beauty. That’s what I think of when I think of Alice Coltrane’s music. Lord of Lords was her last record for Impulse!, released in 1972, and its a humdinger.
Art&Culture
The Audiophile Tree of Life
I made this ‘print’ some years ago. The image is based on alchemy text updated for our hifi hobby. The print was a limited edition as it was printed on ancient paper (from one of […]
In for Review
In Barn: Alta Audio Io
Alta Audio Io speakers ($3,495/pair).
HiFi
Computer Audio Basics: DAC Types
Think of Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) as the genus and DAC types as the species.
Music
:zoviet*france: Curates 60 Minutes of Music 314 Times
Attention :zoviet*france: fans: :zoviet*france: present A Duck in a Tree, a 60 minute continuous mix of some of the best genre-refusing, zero BPM, hypnatropic and maximinimalist recordings that have grabbed their attention.
Art&Culture
Members of Pussy Riot Hit The World Cup Pitch
Four members of Pussy Riot, the Russian protest-art collective, dressed in Russian police uniforms interrupted play 52 minutes into the World Cup final at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow when they took to the pitch. The group’s […]
Music
The Playlist
I have, in my life, made one playlist—The Playlist. While it gets refined with time, here it is in its present state. Guaranteed to cure all ills.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lucy Dacus
Historian is Lucy Dacus’ latest release on Matador and it’s a record that has grown on me, or I’ve grown into it, over time like a too-big comfortable cardigan.
HiFi
Qobuz Hits The US Market
The news of French Hi-Res streaming service and download site Qobuz coming to the US of A broke last December but the Official US Debut will take place at this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest […]
HiFi
Roon-ology: Hardware Basics
Roon, the music player software (think iTunes but 1 million-times better), is more than a beautiful interface to your music. It is an ecosystem that relies on hardware, software, and a network. As such, there […]
TM Select
TM Select: DACs
If you want to know what Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) I’d buy if I was you, here’s the list. Short and sweet (I’m going to add a few more to sweeten the pot).