Amplifier Reviews
Review: Bluesound Powernode Streaming Amplifier
$949. Between that price and the product name, which describes its function, some people are already ready to click “Add to cart”.
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
HiFi Thoughts
The Rise of the Science State: A HiFi Horror Movie (sorta)
Picture this: You’re alone in your home listening to that new favorite record, slowly easing out of the cares of the day and into the effortless weightless beauty that is the music experience.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Q Acoustics Concept 50 Floorstanding Speakers
If you have your ear to the ground, you’ll already have heard that the Q Acoustics Concept 50 Floorstanding Speakers are a Barn-storming bargain, offering fit & finish plus performance that’ll leave you wondering—how can they do this for that?
HiFi News
Denafrips Unveils The Terminator II & Terminator PLUS 12th Anniversary Edition DACs
I love a good celebration and Denafrips is toasting 12-years in business with the new Anniversary Editions of the company’s popular Terminator II & Terminator PLUS NOS DACs.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Maxine Funke | Pieces Of Driftwood
On Pieces Of Driftwood, New Zealand outsider Maxine Funke collects music from compilations and non-album singles along with new songs for a kind of mini anthology of her quirky folk fare.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Linear Tube Audio Z40+ Integrated Amplifier
The LTA Z40+ incorporates David Berning’s patented ZOTL amplification for 51 Watts of transformer-less output power generated by four pentode tubes that peak out from the unit’s top plate.
HiFi News
Melco’s New N50-H60 Music Library Offers 6TB of HDD Storage (that’s a lot of music)
The new Melco N50-H60 Music Library sits between the company’s entry-level N100 and the compact N1Z in terms of price and performance, making it the Goldilocks choice.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Maria BC | Hyaline
Fall is one of my four favorite seasons.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Soulnote A-2 Integrated Amplifier
“Sushi can only be evaluated by eating it.” That is one of my favorite quotes from Soulnote’s Design Philosophy page. I’ve been saying similar things for decades, albeit with a NJ flavor.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: EMM Labs NS1 Streamer
A clean stream.
HiFi Thoughts
DUT: This Is Not A Test
I always kinda cringe when an audio reviewer calls the thing they’re reviewing a DUT (Device Under Test). First off, it sounds horrible and secondly reviewing hifi gear is not a test.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: A Parasound Stack – JC 3+ Phono Preamplifier/JC 2 BP Preamplifier/JC 5 Stereo Power Amplifier
Power, precision, control. A Parasound stack.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Meitner MA3 Integrated D/A Converter
The Meitner MA3 Integrated D/A Converter also houses a Roon Ready network player and volume control making it a plug & play streaming Preamp/DAC solution.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: EMM Labs DA2 V2 Reference Stereo DAC
The DA2 V2 Reference Stereo DAC is EMM Labs’ flagship DAC. When the opportunity arose for me to hang onto the review sample from the BIG system for closer inspection, I took it (not literally, mind you).
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Mola Mola Kula Integrated Amplifier
Sleek & sexy works for me.