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  • [ October 28, 2026 ] HiFi Bargains: A $300 EL34 Upgrade (that adds up to much more) HiFi Bargains
  • [ October 26, 2026 ] In Barn for Review: Phasemation SA-1500 Stereo Integrated Amplifier In Barn for Review
  • [ October 25, 2026 ] The Short List: Favorite Digital (October 2026) The Short List
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  • [ October 23, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Dja Dja by Marina Herlop Album of the Week
  • [ October 22, 2026 ] Review: Accuphase C-2300 Preamplifier & A-300 Mono Amplifiers Amplifier Reviews
  • [ October 21, 2026 ] Esoteric Launches the Flagship Grandioso K1XE SACD Player & Grandioso PS1XE External PSU HiFi News
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  • [ October 17, 2026 ] The Short List: Favorite Amplifiers (October 2026) The Short List
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An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Gold Note

May 25, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
The next stop on our Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour took us to Tuscany, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli, great wines, unreal landscapes, and Gold Note.
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#NewMusicFriday: May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Road Tours

An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Unison Research | Opera Loudspeakers

May 23, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Our Italian journey began in Munich’s Hauptbahnhof on Sunday at 06:00 for the 6+ hour train ride to Venice’s Mestre Station, just one stop before Venice proper.
Road Tours

An Italian HiFi Manufacturer’s Tour with Fidelity Imports: Intro

May 22, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
The oldest settler building in North America, the Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, dates back to 1610. The oldest building in Italy, the Pantheon in Rome, dates back to about 125AD.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: Final Thoughts

May 21, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
I nearly feel bad for people whose only connection to hifi is gear.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: Favorite Rooms

May 21, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Imagine two scenarios: A) You are listening to music at home. B) You are listening to music in a foreign room 4,000 miles from home along with 80 sweaty talkative strangers.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: The Photos

May 19, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Those are the new separates from Riviera Labs—APL-1 Tube Line Preamplifier & AFS-32 Stereo Amplifier—two of the new products from High End Munich 2024 I’m most excited to get in Barn. Think Fall.
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#NewMusicFriday: May 17, 2024

May 17, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Beth Gibbons | Lives Outgrown

May 17, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Portishead? Out of Season? If yes, proceed to checkout.
HIGH END Munich 2024

High End Munich 2024: The Post

May 12, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
My favorite room at High End Munich 2024 was not exactly part of High End Munich 2024.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Slowdive | everything is alive

May 10, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
I missed slowdive’s Part 1 which began over 30 years and 4 albums ago, another gap in my anything but gapless musical experience.
HiFi News

Rockport Rocks the New LYNX Loudspeakers at High End Munich 2024

May 8, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
The new LYNX loudspeaker slots into Rockport Technologies’ speaker lineup offering trickle down tech from the flagship LYRA in a smaller form factor.
HiFi News

Grimm Audio Celebrates 20 Years at High End Munich 2024 with 2 New Products

May 6, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
That’s a lot of 2s!
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Jessica Pratt | Here in the Pitch

May 3, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
I pre-ordered Jessica Pratt’s Here in the Pitch the moment I learned I could.
HiFi News

New for High End Munich 2024: the NAD C 379 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier

May 2, 2024 Michael Lavorgna
Fitting into NAD’s Classic Series, the new C 379 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier packs a lot of features in a nicely priced box. Classic NAD, indeed.

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