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Woof! I’ve been a fan of Japan’s Luxman, pronounced Lustman here in the Barn, for ages. Their new flagship M-10X Stereo/Mono Power Amplifier celebrates the company’s 100th anniversary (Luxman was founded in 1925).

Why reinvent the wheel? Or more to the point, why would hardware manufacturers like Cyrus Audio spend time and money developing a streaming platform when they can plug and play a proven solution?

Back in the day (c. late 1990s), I owned a Rega Planet CD player and enjoyed its smooth somewhat dark sound, which beat the pants off the crispy edginess found in the output of many a CD player of the time.

In this Episode, John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity and I talk about Art school, art, philosophy, poetry and more.

On the same day I spoke to John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity about his 20th Anniversary speakers for TM Patrons, he turned the tables and interviewed me.

The Peak Series is comprised of five new speakers starting at $8500/pair. That’s new territory for YG.

I wonder if vinyl naysayers, you know the type, would feel better using the Cambridge Alva ST ‘table’s Bluetooth output. Bit are bits, right?

Technics have married a CD player, streamer, phono preamp, and integrated amplifier into one compact package. Who says you can’t have it all?

Little horns are too cute. Little powered streaming horns? Too cool.

No one wants to end the year on a wrong note, but 2021 is not letting us go gently into 2022.

Our second monthly video for Patrons is live! and features John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity talking about his “The 20” 20th Anniversary speakers!

The new Vantage Live from YG Acoustics places amplification and D/A conversion inside the speakers for an all-in-one active system.

In Italian, Brama means “craving”, an apt name for a line of audio components meant to inspire the desire to listen.

I did one of these Here I Come posts for RMAF and we all know how that ended. But, Gray skies are gonna clear up, Put on a happy face; Brush off the clouds and cheer up, Put on a happy face because CAF, here […]