In Barn for Review

Black is much more than a color.

When only Kilowatts will do: Power Output (20Hz – 20kHz): 550 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms (870W into 4 Ohms); Peak 1.6kW into 2 Ohms.

The new $849 LAiV Crescendo Verse DAC joins the company’s more expensive Harmony µDAC and flagship Harmony DAC.

You know an Enleum when you see one.

The plan, the reason why the Eversolo DMP-A8 has arrived in Barn, is to compare it to the Atoll MS120 Streaming DAC that’s been here since November.

I first encountered the Imersiv D-1 DAC at Capital Audiofest 2025 in the Now Listen Here room, paired with amplification from Ayre powering Vandersteen Quatro CT Evo speakers. A system that made my Favorites of the show.

Ever since I reviewed the Gauder Akustik Capello 100 speakers, I’ve wondered what a bigger Gauder would sound like in Barn.

As if by magic….

It’s been about 28 months since the Thrax Enyo integrated amplifier showed up here in the review pages.

I was mightily impressed by Atoll’s SDA300 Signature streaming DAC, so impressed I wanted to hear more. More Atoll (imagine Christopher Walken saying that last part).

The Gryphon Diablo 333 is the successor of the Gryphon Diablo 300, an integrated amplifier in production since 2015. Regular readers already know I appreciate a design that stands the test of time.

This is my first encounter with a product from Switzerland’s Orpheus Lab.

One look at the Wilson Benesch A.C.T. 3Zero Loudspeakers tells you a lot beyond their 2.5 way design—mainly we’re looking at something very different from the ground on up.

The front-loaded bass reflex Dynaudio Core 5 stand 14″ tall and house a 1.1″ Cerotar Pro soft dome tweeter, a 5″ MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer) woofer, a pair of 280 Watt amps per driver per speaker, and a DSP x-over. A lot of speaker for […]

I have records, some old some new, and some of ’em, most?, need a good cleaning.