Art&Culture
Essential Watching: Nick Cave on Music, Grief, Joy and more
Nick Cave on music, grief, joy and more. Essential watching.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Charles Gayle / Milford Graves / William Parker: WEBO
Stamina. With a capital Strap in for the ride of your life.
Digital Reviews
Review: Wattson Madison Streaming DAC
There’s part of me that wonders why all DACs aren’t streaming DACs—Ethernet in/analog out. Simple. Truth be told, I love a good streaming DAC.
HiFi News
The New $279 Saga 2 Class A, Zero-Feedback, Differential Passive or Active Preamp: Some Crazy Schiit
The new Saga 2 Preamp/Headphone amp from Schiit Audio is a Class A, Zero-Feedback, Differential Preamplifier that costs $279. That’s some crazy Schiit.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: Can We Really Live With and Love Not the Best?
I was recently reminded that I’ve been living with and listening through my ADAM A3X desktop speakers for about 12 years. Twelve years and I never think about upgrading.
HiFi Thoughts
The Trouble w/HiFi Reviews: Grade Inflation & Envy
Have you ever read a review that made it sound as if the thing under review did nothing wrong?
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Bardo Pond | Melt Away
Answer: I saw a photo of Kim Gordon wearing a Bardo Pond t-shirt.
HiFi News
Cambridge Audio Unleashes the Evo One Wireless Speaker: Everything-In-One
Everything-in-one. Just add music.
Digital Reviews
Review: Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC (Part 1)
Non-digital digital.
TM News
In Barn for Good: Grimm Audio MU1 Music Player
A big, warm welcome for the latest addition to the Barn reference system—the Grimm MU1.
HiFi News
dCS Releases Trailer for Varèse
Lights, camera, action!
HiFi News
Hegel Readies the New H400 Streaming Integrated Amp
Ethernet in, speakers out.
Album of the Week
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Unison Research Unico 90 Integrated Amplifier
I’m tempted to point out that I’ve been very impressed by a number of hybrid integrated amps of late. Nealy enough to be tempted into saying I really like hybrid integrated amplifiers.
HiFi News
Rotel Launches the $499 A8 Integrated Amplifier
I don’t know about you but I get excited by lower power integrated amps.