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TM Reviewer: Darren Henley
Editor: Please join me in welcoming Darren Henley to the TM review team. Darren’s experience and interests will see him focusing on all things head-fi.
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Lovely Music Hosted By Maas Mollenhauer
This is the first of a number of lists that I started to compose in my head when you were still at AudioStream, but never got round to sending.
In Barn for Review
In Barn: LITE PHILIPS TDA1543 X8 in parallel Hi-End Audio DAC (eBay)
LITE PHILIPS TDA1543 X8 in parallel Hi-end Audio DAC ($125 + shipping from Singapore). This will be an unusual review seeing as the DAC in question was purchased new from eBay (www.china-hifi-audio.com). Why? As the bank robber said in Dirty Harry: “I gots to know.”
TM Favorite Gear of 2018
Twittering Machines Favorite HiFi Gear 2018
TM Select represents components we have reviewed and found their performance to be a cut above the rest, according to our preferences. This is hifi we heartily recommend you try or buy. Please read the full review if you’re looking for why we’ve made our […]
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The New Sonos Amp or Why Sonos Is So Smart
Sonos owns a huge chunk of the $18 billion home-audio market [footnote 1]. They got there by making smart products that were easy to set up, even easier to use, and easy on the wallet. Even though profit margins were slim for resellers and installers, […]
In Barn for Review
In Barn: totaldac USB GIGAFILTER
totaldac USB GIGAFILTER (1,600euros excl VAT out of Europe/ 0.6m or 1m or 1.5m).
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Question: Was HiFi Ever Sexy?
Yes? No? Maybe?
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Burning Amp Festival 2018
I am a fan of Nelson Pass. My fandom goes all the way back to the 1980s when I owned the Pass-designed Threshold SA3/FET10 pre/power combo. I wish I still had ’em. I’ve never attended a Burning Festival of any kind but if could go […]
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totaldac Releases Two New DACs Into The Wild
Vincent Brient, Mr. totaldac, has been busy, releasing not one but two new DACs—the d1-twelve-mk2 and the d1-direct. According to Vincent, the d1-twelve-mk2 improves on the original d1-twelve by using “new techniques from the d1-direct and d1-seven DACs” . The d1-direct, as its name suggests, […]
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Question: What Are Your Favorite Films?
Why films? Because films are slices of life with a soundtrack and some of us fill our lives with music to help shape / improve our perception. Just like in the movies.
In Barn for Review
In Barn: ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2
ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 speakers ($249.98 /pair).
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News: Naim Mu-so Special Edition Champagne Finish
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.” Anonymous (incorrectly attributed to Francis Bacon and Tom Waits). Naim Audio has dressed up its popular one-box Mu-so player in a limited edition (2,000 units) champagne anodised aluminium finish. I think it looks smashing.
In Barn for Review
In Barn: Quad VA-One
Quad VA-One Integrated Amplifier/DAC ($1,595.00).
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In Barn: NAD D 3020 V2 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier
NAD D 3020 V2 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier ($399.00).