HiFi News

If you read my Rogue Road Tour, you’ll have read about their new hybrid vacuum tube amplifier, the DragoN. I figured this news was worth pulling out of the Tour for more visibility. Why? New Rogues don’t happen every day.

Some things warm my heart and this is one of them.

A book for audiophiles! No, really.

Yes sports fans, you heard that right—with a recent update, you can now stream up to 24/96 MQA-encoded music from Tidal to your iPhone. Hi-Res on-the-go! Since I own the AudioQuest DragonFly Red, I leashed it up to my iPhone with the handy dandy Apple […]

When adding Qobuz to your Roon account, enter your email address in the username field not your user name.

Vincent Brient is a busy man and with the introduction of his AMP-1 totaldac offers the makings of a complete system from streamer/server to DAC to Amp to Speakers.

The world of hfi that we all inhabit has been shaped by many people and I am thankful that one of the more important movers and shapers has been John Atkinson. JA has been at the helm of Stereophile Magazine going on 33 years and […]

Sharon George, a lecturer in environmental science, and Deirdre McKay, a reader in geography and environmental politics, think so and they explain how and why in their article “How streaming music could be harming the planet” published by the BBC. Let’s get to the heart […]

McIntosh is on a roll lately when it comes to People-Fi. Just a few weeks ago, we saw the launch of the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable and today we’re treated with the all-in-one RS200 Wireless Loudspeaker System.

Vincent Brient of totaldac is not one to stay idle. Last year saw not one but two new DACs— the D1-seven (which I own) and the D1-direct (which Alex Halberstadt has in for review). Here we have the new D1-streamer (5990euros incl VAT in Europe, […]

Integrated turntable? Does that mean it’s a turntable and an integrated amplifier? Yes hifi fans, that’s exactly what it means (and more).

In just the first few hours of playing with the new Roon, I’ve saved more than 10 albums to my Library from Tidal. How’d I learn about all of this great, new (to me) music? The new Roon Radio. That’s how.

You gotta love the guys at Roon for delivering continued improvements on what many (myself included) consider to be the finest interface to your digital music. Roon 1.6 is here today and brings a bunch of improvements and for those hi-res streaming lovers Qobuz integration […]

Readers of Twittering Machines with an eye for detail or old-time readers of AudioStream may be familiar with the DJM Electronics GigaFOILv4–INLINE Ethernet filter. I reviewed a prototype version back in September 2015 and I use one in my system. I just got word from […]

[I don’t typically post Press Releases but this is so much more. Ed.] Melbourne audiophiles might remember my move to Greville Street [with a base in Macquarie St], Prahran, in the mid 1990’s, where my very talented brother [the architect metaxasarch.com] and I converted a […]