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In Barn for Review: Bel Canto e.One Stream2 Network Bridge

June 22, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The brand spankin’ new Bel Canto e.One Stream2 has arrived in Barn, fresh off the production line.

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In Barn for Review: LUMIN U2 Mini Digital Transport/Streamer

June 16, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve long admired the products from Lumin for their aesthetic appeal that speaks to my eyes and ears.

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In Barn for Review: LTA Z40+ Integrated Amplifier

June 13, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

With the Z40+ Integrated Amplifier, Linear Tube Audio (LTA) promises—”beautiful tube tone with the clarity of solid state”—from 51 Watts (into 4 Ohms) of push-pull, class A/B output transformer-less ZOTL power per channel.

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In Barn for Review: Bluesound POWERNODE

May 31, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

You put your Ethernet in / You put your speaker cables out / You plug it in / That’s what it’s all about!

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In Barn for Review: ModWright KWH 225i Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

May 17, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

I’ve long admired the work of Dan Wright, President of ModWright Industries, but always from afar away from the Barn at hifi shows, most recently at Capital Audiofest 2021. The time was long overdue to get up close and personal with some ModWright.

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In Barn for Review: Klipsch Cornwall IV

May 3, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Woof!

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In Barn for Review: Feliks Audio Arioso 300B Integrated Amplifier

April 5, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

300Bs, baby.

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In Barn for Review: AVM OVATION A 8.3 Integrated Amplifier

March 30, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The German-made AVM OVATION A 8.3 Integrated Amplifier marries a tube preamplifer stage with Class A/AB high current MOS-FET output for a blended mix of old and new while adding a DAC and headphone amp for full featured functionality.

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In Barn for Review: Kinki Studio EX-M1 Integrated Amplifier

March 29, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The EX-M1 is Guangzhou, China-based Kinki Studio’s dual mono, Class A/B Integrated Amplifier offering 215 Watts of output power per channel (into 8 Ohms). As you may be able to tell from the photos, it is built like the proverbial…really well-built integrated amp.

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In Barn for Review: LSA VT-70 Integrated Tube Amplifier

March 28, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Vacuum tubes and meters. Oh happy days. The Living Sounds Audio (LSA) VT-70 Integrated Tube Amplifier offers 35 Watts of Class A/B output power from a quad of EL34s. There are 3 line-level RCA inputs and Pre Out for use with a subwoofer or external […]

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In Barn for Review: Melco N50-S38 Music Library

March 2, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The Melco N50-S38 Music Library is more than a place to park your music library.

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In Barn for Review: NAD M10 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier

March 1, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Step 1: Connect the M10 V2 to your network. Step 2: attached speakers. Step 3. Play music.

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In Barn for Review: Mytek Liberty DAC II

February 28, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

Back when AudioStream was launched with me at the helm as Editor in 2011 to coincide with RMAF, DSD was all the rage. Brooklyn’s Mytek Digital introduced their Stereo192-DSD DAC, which came in a few thousand dollars less than the nearest competitor.

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In Barn for Review: Qln Prestige Five Loudspeakers

February 22, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The Qln Prestige Five is a 2.5 way floorstanding speaker, employing a proprietary mid-woofer, dedicated woofer, and 2mm soft dome tweeter in a cabinet that has a noticeable rear leaning rake, designed to align the output of the drivers in the time domain when music […]

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In Barn for Review: Perlisten R7t Tower Speakers

January 10, 2022 Michael Lavorgna

The very first pair of the new Perlisten R7t Tower Speakers to enter the US of A are in Barn for review. The BIG question: How much of the Perlisten S7t (review) do the R7t deliver for about half the price?

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