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  • [ October 30, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Dopamine Chamber by Fontaines D.C. Album of the Week
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Ensemble Solo B-50 “Tiger” Hybrid Integrated Amplifier: Silk and Style

January 5, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Do integrated amplifiers ever go out of style?
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Audio Note DAC 4 Signature: A Heavyweight Champ

November 12, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
Compared to the recently reviewed CAL Alpha DAC, the Audio Note DAC 4 Signature is a spring chicken.
Digital Reviews

The CAL Labs Alpha: A Tube DAC For The Ages?

November 5, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
Have you ever wondered — What does a 25-year-old DAC sound like? Well, I’m here to tell ‘ya.
Amplifier Reviews

A Few (more) Weeks With Junior: Wavelength Audio Junior EL84 Integrated Amplifier

October 28, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
A few (more) weeks with Junior.
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In Barn For Flashback-Fi: Audio Note DAC 4 Signature

October 27, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
The Audio Note DAC 4 Signature, c.2002, is a non-oversampling, digital filterless DAC using premium parts, more silver than a Liberace concert, a tube rectified choke filtered power supply, and a pair of E182CC / 7119 dual triodes in the Class A output stage. It […]
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In Barn for Flashback-Fi: Ensemble Solo B-50 “Tiger” Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

October 19, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
The Ensemble Solo B-50 Tiger Hybrid Integrated Amplifier comes to us from 1991, care of John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity.
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In Barn for Flashback-Fi: California Audio Labs Alpha Tube Analog Processor (DAC)

October 18, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
Vintage digital! The California Audio Labs Alpha DAC was the third digital device I owned from CAL, preceded by the Icon and Tercet MKIII CD players. So this Flaskback-Fi hits home.
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In Barn for Flashback-Fi: Wavelength Audio Junior Integrated Amplifier

October 5, 2020 Michael Lavorgna
I can think of no better way to kick off our new Flashback-Fi feature than the Wavelength Audio Junior Integrated Amplifier. Let me tell you why.

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HiFi Thoughts: The Importance of the New #twitteri HiFi Thoughts: The Importance of the New
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Where's Copper? The AudioQuest DragonFly Copper US Where's Copper?
The AudioQuest DragonFly Copper USB DAC is now a permanent Barn resident
#twitteringmachines @_audioquest_
Some Interesting Gear to See & Hear at CAF 2026 #t Some Interesting Gear to See & Hear at CAF 2026
#twitteringmachines @capital_audiofest
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rolled WE300Bs into the Phasemation SA-1500 #twit rolled
WE300Bs into the Phasemation SA-1500 
#twitteringmachines @phasemation_yokohama_japan @axissaudiousa
Get ready to Roll with some New Orleans Joys plus Get ready to Roll with some New Orleans Joys plus 15 more picks from Stephen Mejias for #NewMusicFriday: November 6, 2026
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Album of the Week: Cyano by Emily A. Sprague #twi Album of the Week: Cyano by Emily A. Sprague 
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Twittering Machines Favorite Gear of 2026 #twitte Twittering Machines Favorite Gear of 2026 
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Meet the Limited Edition Fyne Audio F1-10 Annivers Meet the Limited Edition Fyne Audio F1-10 Anniversary Loudspeakers at CAF 2026 
#twitteringmachines @fyneaudio @harmonia.distribution
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a waning crescent on the Ø Audio Ymir #twitteringm a waning crescent
on the Ø Audio Ymir
#twitteringmachines @o_audio_official @harmonia.distribution
Back in 2018/19 I took portraits at hifi shows wit Back in 2018/19 I took portraits at hifi shows with my Polaroid SX-70
Here are 4 favorites:

Art Dudley
JC Morrison
Herb Reichert
Blackie Pagano

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Capital Audiofest 2026: Just A Week Away! #twitte Capital Audiofest 2026: Just A Week Away! 
#twitteringmachines @capital_audiofest
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"Galveston Bay" still loving the Grimm MU2 that's "Galveston Bay"
still loving the Grimm MU2 
that's in (again) for review
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