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SME Announces 5 New MK2 Series Turntables

January 28, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

That’s right, a quintet.

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Peacocks, Peonies, and the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC: Beauty Comes In Many Guises

January 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I am thrilled to welcome the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC into the Twittering Machines reference system.

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Silent Angel’s New Genesis GX Word Clock: Four Clocks in One

January 16, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

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.

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Merason Introduces the Upgraded DAC1 Mk II D/A Converter

January 11, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Over a year in the works, Switzerland’s Merason has announced the updated and upgraded version of their DAC1 in the MK II version.

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Meet the New totaldacs: d1-unity, d1-triunity, and the d1-sublime

January 3, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

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.

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Meet EAT’s New C-Dur Entry Level Turntable

December 20, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

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.

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Germany’s Rekkord Turntables Have Arrived in North America

November 22, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Hand-made in the Black Forest, Rekkord Turntables are built in the same precision machining and clock-making factory the company founder first opened in 1907.

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Meet MoFi Electronics’ New Andrew Jones-Designed SourcePoint 10 Loudspeaker

November 10, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

I can imagine any number of audiophiles already ready to hit “Add to Cart”.

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Darko.Audio Podcast #41: IKEA Obegränsad, Roon 2.0 & Talking Heads in Dolby Atmos

October 25, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

In his accompanying post to the latest Darko.Audio Podcast I took part in, Darko refers to our approach as ‘Anyshit goes’. I like that.

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NAD Celebrates 50 Years in Business With the Retro Inspired Limited Edition NAD C 3050 LE Stereophonic Amplifier

October 18, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Stereophonic, baby.

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Technics Sticks to Discs With the New SL-G700M2 Multi-Digital Audio Player

October 15, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

I’d say the days of nostalgia for spinning CDs are here. And why not? The trouble with early CD replay wasn’t the format, it was the filters.

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Denafrips Unveils The Terminator II & Terminator PLUS 12th Anniversary Edition DACs

October 10, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

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.

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Melco’s New N50-H60 Music Library Offers 6TB of HDD Storage (that’s a lot of music)

October 3, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

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.

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Barn News: Welcome to the B-Side

September 20, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

“Why don’t you review big speakers?” a friend asked some time ago. And I thought, Why don’t I review big speakers?

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Innuos Goes SSD with the ZENmini S

September 14, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

I’m a fan of SSDs in small form factor music servers, especially when they look like someone paid attention to industrial design. The new Innuos ZENmini S checks all boxes.

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ELAC Debut ConneX Powered Speakers: Just Add Source(s)

September 12, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The new ELAC Debut ConneX powered speakers, one is active and one passive, are more than powered speakers as they also house a DAC and phono/line input. Just add source(s).

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Luxman Launches Z Series with the L-507Z Integrated Amplifier

September 3, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The new L-507Z integrated amplifier offers new Luxman tech inside, meant to improve the sound of music:

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Bluesound’s POWERNODE EDGE: the Budget POWERNODE

August 31, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Bluesound, known for their budget friendly streaming audio products, has lowered the price bar with the new POWERNODE EDGE.

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In Barn for Good: Michell Gyro SE Turntable

August 22, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The most recent piece of my system-building puzzle recently arrived and you could say I’ve been waiting for it for 30 years.

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TM: Behind the Scenes

August 17, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Sometimes, there’s a lot going on in the Barn but there’s not much to show for it. This is one of those times.

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The Technics SL-100C Direct Drive Turntable Lands in the USA!

August 15, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

While the Technics SL-100C Direct Drive Turntable isn’t exactly new(s), it hit the EU/UK markets last April, the (good) news here is that it’s now available in apple pie country. Or Jersey tomato country as the case may be.

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Darko.Audio Podcast #40: The MoFi Scandal and More

August 10, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The latest Darko.Audio podcast finds us covering a number of topics from streaming technology’s life-span to the most contentious news to hit the world of hifi in years – The MoFi Affair.

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Auralic Updates the ALTAIR and ARIES Music Streamers

July 25, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

You may be wondering what Auralic could possibly add to their already feature-rich ALTAIR G1 and ARIES G1 Music Streamers. The kitchen sink?

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Meet Almira: Lowther’s First New Speaker in 30 Years

July 18, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Lowther Loudspeaker Systems Ltd. released its first speaker in 1934, a decade in the making. The sleeping giant of single driver fame has awakened once more with the Almira, their first new speaker in 3 decades.

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Review: Devon Turnbull/OJAS at Lisson Gallery

July 12, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Context is key.

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