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Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Kelly Lee Owens | LP.8.2

March 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
“abstract industrial beauty”
Analog Reviews

Review: Lejonklou Slipsik 8 MM Phono Stage

March 23, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Fredrik Lejonklou is the man behind the company that bears his name and he’s got interesting ideas about hifi design, beginning with his stated goal: “I don’t really care whether it sounds ‘correct’ – I care about how it feels.”
Analog Reviews

Review: Hegel V10 Phono Preamp

March 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
When I think of Hegel Music Systems, I think quality, nicely balanced sound, and great value. The Hegel V10 Phono Preamp resembles these remarks in the best possible ways.
HiFi News

Luxman’s New D-07X Digital Player: Discs and a DAC

March 18, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Luxman’s yummy new D-07X Digital Player plays CDs, SACDs, MQA CDs, 32-bit/768 kHz PCM, and 22.4 MHz DSD files via its USB input. Discs and a DAC.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Lia Kohl | The Ceiling Reposes

March 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
You had me at cello.
Analog Reviews

Review: Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Stage

March 16, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Take one look at the Aurorasound VIDA Prima, take another look at the Leben CS600X I call my own, and you have the beginning of a story.
In Barn for Review

In Barn for Review: BAT VK-80i Integrated Amplifier

March 15, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Holy 6C33C-B! BAT-man!
HiFi News

NAD’s New $349 CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer

March 14, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Interested in easily adding streaming to your hifi without breaking the bank?
HiFi News

The New Meitner PRE Preamplifier: Pure Class A Power

March 14, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Ed Meitner believes that “an analog preamp acts as the heart of every music system“. Who am I to argue with Ed Meitner over matters of the heart?
HiFi News

Darko.Audio Podcast #44: Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire

March 13, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Imagine you just bought the latest greatest 83″ OLED TV and installed it in your kitchen cupboard that’s 74″ wide and 36″ deep.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Sorry | Anywhere But Here

March 10, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Sorry’s album Anywhere But Here has been bringing a smile to my face and twisted skip to my step since its release last year.
Analog Reviews

Review: MoFi StudioPhono Phono Stage

March 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
There are any number of reasons to be interested in and/or buy a piece of hifi gear. One of the beautiful things about hifi is every reason is a good reason, or if you prefer, no reason is a bad reason. That’s simply the way […]
HiFi News

Silent Angel’s Rhein Z1 Server Gets The Plus Treatment

March 8, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
The new Silent Angel Rhein Z1 Plus Server improves on the original with a number of upgrads while offering the ability to simultaneously supply up to 10 audio outputs.
Road Tours

Road Tour: GTT Audio/Vivid Audio Speakers

March 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Last Friday morn’, I took a short drive over a river and through the woods to the home of GTT Audio, the Long Valley, NJ-based dealer/distributor, to hear a bunch of Vivid (Audio) Speakers.
Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Arooj Aftab / Vijay Iyer / Shahzad Ismaily | Love in Exile

March 3, 2023 Michael Lavorgna
Super group.

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