Amplifier Reviews
Review: Viva Solista Integrated Amplifier
I can count on one hand the number of integrated amplifiers that stand above and apart from all of the others I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing. Here’s the list:
HiFi Reviews
HiFi Reviews
Review: Volti Audio Rival Special Edition Loudspeakers
There are few things in hifi less obvious than a large horn-loaded speaker when it comes to setting expectations.
Analog Reviews
Review: Listening to 78s with Technics, Ortofon, Aurorasound, and Gold Note
Why listen to 78s? I imagine that question has crossed more than a few minds and I’m here to give my answer and in the process talk about some gear that helps get the best from these musical treasures.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: A Bel Canto e.One Stack | Pre5 Preamplifier / REF501S Stereo Amplifier
I know my way around some Bel Canto, having reviewed their e.One C6i DAC Integrated Amplifier and e.One Stream2 Network Bridge along with the more upscale E1X Integrated Amplifier.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Wharfedale Dovedale Standmount Speakers
The original Wharfedale Dovedales date back to 1959. This all-new version celebrates the company’s 90th anniversary and fits nicely into their Heritage line with lovely stout retro hand veneered appeal.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Audio Research I/50 Integrated Amplifier
Tung-Sol introduced the world to the 6550 beam tetrode vacuum tube in 1954, with early production coming out of their Bloomfield, NJ plant. I grew up about 8 miles away and that plant, the Electron Tube Division, remained in operation until I was a teen. […]
Digital Reviews
Review: Ideon EOS DAC
How much do we really know about a DAC we’ve never heard? The answer depends on who you ask.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Soulution 330 Integrated Amplifier
When it comes to listening to music on the hifi, I’ve been wondering of late if a sense of refinement is innate or learned. In other words, do we know a refined sound or does the gear teach us about it.
Digital Reviews
Review: Wattson Emerson ANALOG Streaming DAC
Sometimes simple is all you need.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Rockport Atria II Loudspeakers
What is your ultimate goal when listening to music on the hifi? It’s OK, there isn’t just one. Mine is twofold—to be completely captivated by the music being made, and to be hungry for more.
Digital Reviews
Review: Grimm Audio MU1 Music Player
I spent about 7 years reviewing just digital gear as Editor of AudioStream. Streamers, servers, DACs, software, and cables filled my days, nights, and nightmares with the ever elusive goal of making digital music sound like just music, minus the digital part.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Audia Flight FL Three S Integrated Amplifier
The only thing I would change about the Audia Flight FL Three S, if I could change anything, is to have the volume knob stick out a bit more. Other than that, there’s nothing to criticize and everything to like. If not love.
Digital Reviews
Review: Jay’s Audio CDT3-MK3 CD Transport
Swimming around in my sea of ever-expanding likes, the CD transport hunts with the big fish.
Amplifier Reviews
Aurorasound HFSA-01 Review Followup: EQ Curves & 78s
Do you remember the Monkeyhaus? This was the name John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity gave his listening room/office that lives inside his factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: A Stack of Ayre 8s – CX-8 CD Player, KX-8 Preamplifier, VX-8 Power Amplifier
I lived with Ayre’s AX-5 Twenty integrated amplifier for a few years and I’ve reviewed a bunch of Ayre gear so I feel I have a good grip on Ayre’s house sound. I am more than happy to report that the new 8-Series products sing […]