Korea’s Cocktail Audio has loaded up their X45Pro with just about all of the digital functionality you could ask for, added a MM phono stage, DAB+/FM Tuner, color LCD screen and volume control for good measure.
The Audia Flight FLS 10 is among the most engaging integrated amplifiers to have graced the Barn. It’s performance is in some ways remarkable while being wholly engaging in every way. Why not begin at the end for a change?
If a new piece of hifi gear brings more enjoyment, is it worth it? Some people think the answer depends on a number.
That’s right, a quintet.
Streamer Check List: Easy setup, intuitive interface, free and user-friendly control app, native streaming support, Roon-Ready, multiple digital outputs including AES, DSP, solid build quality, color screen a plus, and most important of all—do no harm.
You’d be forgiven for thinking this is another photo of the totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer that’s been living in the Barn since 2020. But it’s not.
I am thrilled to welcome the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC into the Twittering Machines reference system.
The new Perlisten S5t Tower Speakers are the little brother of my 2021 Favorite Speaker of the Year, the Perlisten S7t.
PCL86 Push Pull Class AB, 2 x 10W. I think that’s poetry.
When it comes to pleasure purchases, I want it all.
The world of pro audio is no stranger to external word clocks and hifi brands including dCS and Auralic have been offering them for years. China’s Silent Angel has just entered the Word Clock fray with its Genesis GX.
In Part One of my two-part Sonnet Pasithea review, I’m going to talk about how it performs as a DAC. Part Two will see it paired with the Kratos Mono Amplifiers and Hermes Streamer for a complete Sonnet system review.
Over a year in the works, Switzerland’s Merason has announced the updated and upgraded version of their DAC1 in the MK II version.
I had to know. How would it work to have my rack between the speakers?
The Silent Angel stack, specifically the Munich M1T Streamer/Forester F1 combo, proved to offer a big slice of sonic goodness in a small package.
Vincent Brient of France’s totaldac has been busy and he has three new DACs that share his new “unity” DAC architecture to show for it.
What better way to spend the time between December 25th and January 1st than listening to one’s own hifi?
Who doesn’t want full-range performance from a loudspeaker?
The ModWright Analog Bridge is meant to sit in between hifi components, like between a preamp and amp, to endow your system with “the sonic strengths of tubes…without adding noise or distortion.”
European Audio Team’s (EAT) customer’s spoke and the Austrian company listened—the new entry level EAT C-Dur ‘table features onboard speed control to minimize size while adding premium finishes previously only available on their higher end models.
Easy to drive and easy on the eyes, I’ve been eyeing the speakers from Sonner Audio at HiFi shows for years. Their Legato Duo has finally arrived in Barn.
The Meitner MA3 Integrated D/A Converter packs a healthy helping of Ed Meitner tech—as found in the EMM Labs DA2 V2 DAC and NS1 Streamer—into a single and more affordable box. Sound good?
FET input + Class A/B MOSFET out = 50 Watts into 8 Ohms, 95 Watts into 4.
200/380/700 Watts into 8/4/2 Ohms from the Audia Flight FLS 10’s class A transimpedance/current-feedback circuitry.
In the pursuit of hifi happiness, many people consider only the latest and greatest kit to come down the pike. As if newer is always better. I, on the other hand, am a big fan of classics. Stone cold classics.
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