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Meet totaldac’s New Amp-1-Sublime Power Amplifier

December 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

France’s totaldac, best known for their totally lovely DACs, has been offering complete systems from source to speakers for years. The new Amp-1-Sublime trades the original Amp-1’s triode stage for a solid state solution.

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Canton’s New Reference Series Speakers Now Shipping in USA and Canada

November 29, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Germany’s Canton is now shipping their new Reference Series Loudspeakers, consisting of 6 models plus a center channel and subwoofer, in the USA and Canada.

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Harman Bought Roon

November 27, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Harman, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics (since 2017), has gone and done it—they bought my Roon.

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Astell&Kern (re)Join the Dongle DAC Party With the New AK HC4 USB DAC

November 27, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

One thing that sets the new Astell&Kern AK HC4 USB DAC apart from most other dongle DACs is its dual 3.5mm and 4.4mm outputs, perfect for headphone & IEM loving ‘philes.

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The New WiiM Amp: All-In-One Fun for Under 300 Clams

November 22, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

WiiM, makers of the popular, thanks in part to Darko.Audio, and affordable WiiM Mini and Pro streamers just launched their first streaming amp that packs a boatload of functionality in a very nicely priced package.

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The New MasterDeck Turntable from MoFi Electronics Has Arrived

November 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

MoFi Electronics has a history of hiring masters of their craft and they brought in industry veteran turntable designer Alan Perkins of Spiral Groove fame to push the limits of their new MasterDeck Turntable.

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Some of What’s New(s) at Capital Audiofest 2023

November 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Emails with news of the new for CAF 2023, which begins this Friday!, are floating into my Inbox like autumn leaves filling our gutters.

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Meet the New Schiitt Yggdrasil More is Better (MIB) DAC

November 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

From Schiit: “the new Yggdrasil More is Better (MIB) is the highest-performing, best-measuring multibit DAC in history.”

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Treehaus Audiolab To Unveil Their New Flagship Field-Coil Loudspeakers at CAF 2023

October 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Capital Audiofest 2023 attendees will get to experience the new/updated Treehaus Audiolab “Phantom of Luxury” Field-Coil Loudspeakers up close and personal.

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Devon Turnbull’s Ojas Is Now the Exclusive North America Distributor of Sun Audio

October 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

There’s all kinds of news. There’s good news, just news, bad news, and really good news. This, is great news—Devon Turnbull’s Ojas is now the exclusive North America distributor of Sun Audio. (!)

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Merason Releases the New Reuss Digital to Analog Converter

October 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve only had the pleasure of listening through Merason’s DACs at hifi shows but they’re always an important piece of a very good sounding system.

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Moonriver Audio’s New Model 505 Hybrid Phono Stage has Got Curves

October 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Carrying on our 78rpm focus, the new Moonriver Model 505 Phono Stage offers a passive de-emphasis circuit to play back shellacs.

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Bleu De Chauffe X Elipson Limited Edition Chroma X Turntable

October 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

French leather goods company Bleu De Chauffe reunited with French HiFi company Epsilon for a limited edition turntable that sports a peacock-toned leather topped birch ply plinth. I know you know I have a thing for birch ply…

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A Trifecta of New Schiit: Skoll Phono Preamp, Midgard Headphone Amp, and Hel+ Gaming DAC/Amp

October 11, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

It seems like just last month that Schiit hit us with two new products, because it was, and here were are looking at a trio of new Schiits—Skoll Phono Preamp, Midgard Headphone Amp, and Hel+ Gaming DAC/Amp.

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Sonus faber Goes Full Featured With the Duetto Active Wireless Loudspeakers

October 5, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Who doesn’t love a sexy speaker and Italy’s Sonus faber knows from sexy. Their new Duetto adds a full featured set of inputs, a 100W class AB amplifier for the silk dome tweeter and a 205W class D amplifier for the paper pulp 5.25” mid-woofer.

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Luxman Unveils Their New Flagship Integrated Amplifier: Meet the L-509Z

September 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

My lust for Luxman gear along with my love of a nice integrated amp are two things I’m not shy about admitting. And then there’s those meters…

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Audiolab’s 9000N Wireless Audio Streaming Player Hits the US Market

September 20, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Audiolab’s new 9000N Streaming Player has a DAC inside, built on the ESS9038Pro DAC chipset, making it a one stop shop for your streaming and serving needs. Digital in, analog out.

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Lenbrook Acquires MQA

September 19, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

It’s all about timing.

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MoFi Distribution Reveals the New Quad Revela Loudspeakers

September 13, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Is there a more classic speaker than the original Quad 57? I’ve had the pleasure to sit in front of a few pair over the decades and always walk away smiling.

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PS Audio’s AirLens Network Streamer Has Arrived

September 13, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

This is news that’s been a long time coming, with the AirLens first hinted at by PS Audio last year. But wait, what is an AirLens?

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Capital Audiofest 2023 Approaches

September 10, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

My favorite ‘local’ HiFi show, the Capital Audiofest, kicks offs on November 10th at the Twinbrook Hilton in Rockville, Maryland.

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Technics Updates a Classic: the SL-1200GR2/SL-1210GR2 Direct-Drive Turntables

September 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

The original Technics SL-1200 was unleashed into the world of record lovers and DJs back in 1972, when I was still in elementary school, which does not seem like just yesterday.

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AudioQuest Tees Up Three New PowerQuests

September 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I use an AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner because it makes music sound better. The lower cost PowerQuest line has been completely revamped with three new models and the company will be showing them off at CEDIA 2023 this weekend.

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B&O Harnesses Ferrari Horsepower

August 30, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Branding, for those who believe association through consumerism denotes taste, can be a powerful motivating factor when it comes to buying things we don’t really need. Like perfume.

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Bowers & Wilkins New 600 Series S3 Marks Its 8th Generation

August 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Pricing for the new B&W 600 Series S3 ranges from $900 to $2500. Per pair.

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Bryston Announces the Forthcoming BP-19 Preamplifier

August 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Bryston is another company that automatically brings to mind consumer friendly price to performance rations, and I was very impressed with their robust, in build and sound quality, B135 Cubed Integrated Amplifier.

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