Capital Audiofest 2022
CAF 2022 Highlights: Fidelity Imports | Diptyque Audio
Panel speakers have a certain je ne sais quoi beyond mere flatness.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
Capital Audiofest 2022
CAF 2022 Highlights: Linear Tube Audio | Credo
As timing would have it, I got to hear two different pair of Credo speakers in one of two rooms hosted by Linear Tube Audio.
Capital Audiofest 2022
CAF 2022 Highlights: The Voice That Is | Vinnie Rossi
While the determination of beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, to my eyes the BRAMA gear sings with understated elegance.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Moin | Paste
Moin is Raime.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Dynaudio Focus 50 Active Wireless Speakers
Two speakers + two power cords = endless music on tap that sounds as good, or better, than separates. That’s what the Dynaudio Focus 50 have to offer. Interested?
HiFi News
Meet MoFi Electronics’ New Andrew Jones-Designed SourcePoint 10 Loudspeaker
I can imagine any number of audiophiles already ready to hit “Add to Cart”.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Auralic ARIES G1.1 Wireless Streaming Transporter
Packets in, digital audio out.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: EAR Phono Classic MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
When it comes to hifi (and movies), I love a classic and the EAR Phono Classic is aptly named.
Capital Audiofest 2022
Let the show begin! Capital Audiofest 2022
It’s nearly here (and I’ll be there): Capital Audiofest, the 2022 edition.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Sonnet Digital Audio Pasithea DAC
I first heard about Sonnet Audio from my dear friend Alex Halberstadt who wrote about their Morpheus DAC for Stereophile. Careful readers will have spotted a mini theme.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Mal Waldron | Searching in Grenoble : The 1978 Solo Piano Concert
We have San Francisco-based Tompkins Square to thank for bringing us this previously unreleased live solo set from Mal Waldron.
Digital Reviews
Review: EMM Labs DA2 V2 Reference Stereo DAC
Digital music replay can feel like wearing someone else’s shoes—rarely do you get a perfect fit. Whether too loose, too tight or too lumpy, getting digital right can be an elusive task.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Lejonklou Slipsik 8 MM Phono Stage
Lejonklou, the hifi company, is named after its founder Fredrik Lejonklou and I know a bit about both because my dear friend Alex Halberstadt wrote about them in Stereophile.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid Tube Integrated Amplifier
My hifi underground, yours may be a different one, spoke with a unified voice about the PrimaLuna EVO 300—“You have to hear this.”
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: MoFi StudioPhono Phonostage
The late sorely missed legendary Tim De Paravicini of EAR fame had a hand in the circuit design of the MoFi StudioPhono Phonostage and it costs $349.