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Review: DALI Callisto 6 C
Let’s begin with what the DALI Callisto 6 C are and what they do, all on their lonesome.
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Everything Matters: AudioQuest Power Products
The other day, AudioQuest’s Shane Buettner and Stephen Mejias came to the Barn to hang out and listen to music. To my surprise, Stephen was carrying the PowerQuest 3, the company’s new “Non-Sacrificial Surge Protector […]
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Review Preview: Manger S1 Active Loudspeakers
Stunning. I’ve written a lot of words about hifi this past decade+, give or take, but I don’t recall using the word “stunning” very often when it comes to hardware. I’m glad I saved it.
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Review: Aurorasound HEADA Headphone Amplifier
Aurorasound Inc. was founded in 2010 in Yokohama, Japan. Shinobu Karaki is President and oversees all technical design. He spent nearly three decades working for Texas Instruments, Japan, Digital Audio Division. In addition, Karaki-san is […]
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Everything Matters: A Tale of Two (Digital) Cables
Yes, everything. Power, network, network player, DAC, cables, system, room. Everything.
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Review: Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC
Is it possible to write a review of a product from Schiit Audio without making one Schiit pun? I aim to but let me just say—people love Schiit.
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This Is Going To Get Expensive: The New Roon Radio
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? […]
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Review: Border Patrol DAC SE
When I listen to music on the hifi, I listen for the music. The closer, the better.
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Non-Review: LiTe DAC-AH (the eBay DAC)
We’ve all read about the bargain DACs one can find on eBay, typically originating from China. Some, like the one I bought, use the venerable Philips TDA1543 converter chip which can be found in DACs […]
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Review: Chord Mojo Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifier
Generally speaking, it doesn’t make sense to generalize. You can think of generalizing as the soft cushy pillow of thought where it feels better to not work so hard. So we generalize instead of looking […]
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Review: Alta Audio Io Speakers
Proper care and feeding. We all need it and loudspeakers are no different.
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Review: ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2
Are sins of omission really sins when it comes to hifi? The correct answer is “No”. I’ve been playing with the ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 speakers for months, on and off, with a variety of […]