In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Audio Note Meishu Phono 300B Konzertmeister Integrated Amplifier
The first Audio Note Meishu hit the market back in 1994. You read that right–over 30 years ago.
HiFi
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: On Logistics
As I type, there’s over 2100 pounds of gear in Barn for review. And that’s not shipping weight which pushes the total well over 3000. Pounds.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Audia Flight Strumento Series N°1 evo Stereo Preamplifier & N°8 Monoblock Power Amplifiers
My interest in and coverage of gear from Italy’s Audia Flight has taken me from their entry integrated to the current top of the line integrated and now to the second from the top separates with their Strumento Series stack.
HiFi News
HIGH END Vienna 2026 Postponed One Week
Why? Eurovision.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Audio Hungary Qualiton 300B Integrated Amplifier
The Qualiton 300B integrated amplifier runs 4x 300Bs in parallel single-ended Class A for a total of 25 Watts per channel.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: JMF Audio PRS 1.5 Preamplifier & HQS 6002 Amplifier
Astonishingly right. After struggling with how best to describe the JMF Audio PRS 1.5 Pre/HQS 6002 pre/power combo, these 2 words seemed to size things up best.
HiFi Thoughts
Percentage Improvements in HiFi Don’t Add Up
I imagine we’ve all read a review or comment where the writer claims a given piece of hifi kit offers an improvement over some other piece of hifi kit and that improvement is offered as a %.
Digital Reviews
Review: LAiV Audio Harmony µDAC
The Harmony µDAC from LAiV Audio is a remarkable DAC when it comes to price, performance, and build quality.
HiFi News
Win a Pair of Limited Edition Powered Klipsch Jurassic World Rebirth Speakers
Kinda cool, right? Cool in the sense that these limited-edition Jurassic World Rebirth speakers from Klipsch will make some music loving dinosaur digger very happy.
HiFi Thoughts
My Thoughts on the The Biggest Advance in HiFi (revisited)
I attended my first hifi show as a member of the press in 2008.
Road Tours
A Duet of Debuts: DeVore Fidelity O/Bronze & Nagra Reference at Resolution A/V
I love a good vibe.
Digital Reviews
Review: Auralic ARIES S1 Streaming Processor
When it comes to network players, aka streaming transports, I have an unoriginal motto—just do it.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: What’s higher than high-end?
Mega? Ultra? Supreme? Spectacle?
HiFi Thoughts
McGill Study Suggests We Don’t Just Listen to Music, We Become It (w/Video!)
Our brains and bodies physically resonate along with music, according to an international study co-authored by McGill psychologist Caroline Palmer.
HIGH END Munich 2025
HIGH END Munich 2025: My Show Report
Let’s begin with the obvious—HIGH END Munich is full of people, about 22,000 according to their published numbers. All kinds of people and that’s why there’s all kinds of gear as tastes vary as widely as people’s appearance.