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Review: Enleum AMP-23R Integrated Amplifier

May 25, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Read just about any review of the Enleum AMP-23R and you’ll find likes and loves. This review will not stray from this well worn path of praise, so reader’s who just want to know whether or not I like the AMP-23R, you can stop reading […]

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Review: Cocktail Audio X45Pro Streamer/DAC/CD Player/Ripper/Server/Tuner/Preamp

May 18, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

That’s right—the Cocktail Audio X45Pro packs a lot of digital source stuff and preamp functionality into a single chassis acting as streamer, server, CD player/ripper, DAC, FM tuner, and MM Phono Stage which helps explain its 127-page manual.

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Review: BAT VK-80i Integrated Amplifier

May 11, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

On September 6, 1976 a Russian fighter pilot decided to defect by landing his MIG-25 in Hokkaido, Japan. One relevant discovery found inside that MIG was the Russian 6C33C-B dual triode vacuum tube.

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Review: Perlisten S5t Tower Speakers

May 4, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

And then there were three.

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Review: Fezz Audio Alfa Lupi Integrated Amplifier

April 27, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Power isn’t everything.

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Review: totaldac d1-unity DAC

April 13, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve been living with DACs from France’s totaldac for the past ten years, giver or take, and the reason is simple—I love listening to music through them.

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Review: A Parasound Stack | JC 5 Stereo Amplifier, JC 2 BP Preamp, JC 3+ Phono Stage

April 11, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Sometimes it takes time for the stars to align.

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TM Phono Stage Survey: The Big Roundup

April 8, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

One thing I know for sure—I need more records. Lots more records.

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Review: Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamplifier

April 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Other voices, other rooms.

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Review: Manley Labs Chinook Special Edition MkII Phono Preamplifier

April 4, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Sometimes up is up.

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Review: EAR Phono Classic MM/MC Phono Preamplifier

March 30, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Back in high school I bought my first motorcycle, the agreement with my father being nothing over 350 cc so with the help of a mechanic friend, he found and I bought a lovely minty fresh green 1972 Honda CB350.

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Review: Lejonklou Slipsik 8 MM Phono Stage

March 23, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Fredrik Lejonklou is the man behind the company that bears his name and he’s got interesting ideas about hifi design, beginning with his stated goal: “I don’t really care whether it sounds ‘correct’ – I care about how it feels.”

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Review: Hegel V10 Phono Preamp

March 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

When I think of Hegel Music Systems, I think quality, nicely balanced sound, and great value. The Hegel V10 Phono Preamp resembles these remarks in the best possible ways.

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Review: Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Stage

March 16, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Take one look at the Aurorasound VIDA Prima, take another look at the Leben CS600X I call my own, and you have the beginning of a story.

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Review: MoFi StudioPhono Phono Stage

March 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

There are any number of reasons to be interested in and/or buy a piece of hifi gear. One of the beautiful things about hifi is every reason is a good reason, or if you prefer, no reason is a bad reason. That’s simply the way […]

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Review: Schiit Mani 2 MM/MC Phono Preamp

March 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I can remember when being a kid with a pocketful of change offered a world of adventures.

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Review: ModWright Analog Bridge

February 23, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Imagine a chef shows up at your place and makes the offer—I have a special sauce that, when added to your favorite dish, will make it taste better. Would you thank or curse her?

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Review: A Sonnet Stack: Hermes Streamer, Pasithea DAC, Kratos Mono Amplifiers

February 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

If we want to understand the sound a hifi designer is after, what better way than to sample a stack of their gear. Here we’re going to be digging into the Kratos Mono Power Amplifiers, Pasithea DAC, and Hermes Streamer from Cees Ruijtenberg of Sonnet […]

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Review: Sonner Audio Legato Duo Floorstanding Loudspeakers

February 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Reviewing a piece of hifi gear, especially a loudspeaker, is more complicated than deciding whether or not we like it. But at the end of the day, it sure makes the reviewing more enjoyable when we do—like it. Such was the case with the Sonner […]

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Review: Audia Flight FLS 10 Integrated Amplifier

February 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

The Audia Flight FLS 10 is among the most engaging integrated amplifiers to have graced the Barn. It’s performance is in some ways remarkable while being wholly engaging in every way. Why not begin at the end for a change?

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Review: Auralic ARIES G1.1 Wireless Streaming Transporter

January 26, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Streamer Check List: Easy setup, intuitive interface, free and user-friendly control app, native streaming support, Roon-Ready, multiple digital outputs including AES, DSP, solid build quality, color screen a plus, and most important of all—do no harm.

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Review: Mola Mola Kula Integrated Amplifier

January 18, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

When it comes to pleasure purchases, I want it all.

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Review: Sonnet Digital Audio Pasithea DAC (Part One)

January 12, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

In Part One of my two-part Sonnet Pasithea review, I’m going to talk about how it performs as a DAC. Part Two will see it paired with the Kratos Mono Amplifiers and Hermes Streamer for a complete Sonnet system review.

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Review: The Silent Angel Munich M1T Streamer, Forester F1 Linear Power Supply, and Bonn N8 Audio Grade Network Switch

January 5, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

The Silent Angel stack, specifically the Munich M1T Streamer/Forester F1 combo, proved to offer a big slice of sonic goodness in a small package.

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Review: GoldenEar Triton One.R Tower Speakers

December 22, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Who doesn’t want full-range performance from a loudspeaker?

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Review: Meitner Audio MA3 Integrated D/A Converter

December 15, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The Meitner MA3 Integrated D/A Converter packs a healthy helping of Ed Meitner tech—as found in the EMM Labs DA2 V2 DAC and NS1 Streamer—into a single and more affordable box. Sound good?

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