In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: HoloAudio Red DDC & Network Streamer
You can call me Red.
HiFi
Digital Reviews
Review: Bluesound Node vs. Sbooster NODE
My friends at Harmonia Distribution sent me a little challenge package—2 Bluesound NODEs (N130), one stock and one with the Sbooster AIB Connection Kit and matching Sbooster ECO Power Supply.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Luxman L-505Z Integrated Amplifier
Blink and it will appear. As if by magic.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: BorderPatrol S20EXD Parallel Single-Ended Amplifier
When talking ideals in amplification, or any piece of hifi for that matter, my pinnacle is well balanced.
HiFi News
Luxman Completes the Z Series with the L-505Z Integrated Amplifier
Come here often? I don’t hide my appreciation for Luxman gear’s classic looks and the new L-505Z Integrated Amplifier has not fallen far from the fruitful family tree.
HiFi News
KEF’s New Q Series Meta Raise the Bar with MAT Starting at $600/pair
Metamaterial Absorption Technology. That’s what MAT stands for.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: Are We in a Golden Age of HiFi?
golden age | noun : a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement
HiFi News
Rotel Adds the Q5 Transport DAC to Their Flagship Michi Line
Rotel’s hifi roots date back to 1961 in Japan and they released their first CD player in 1985. The Michi Series was introduced in 1993 and re-introduced in 2019.
Road Tours
Road Tour: Up Close & Personal with the Technics SL-1300G and SC-CX700 Active Wireless Streaming Bookshelf Speakers
Newark, NJ, birthplace of Hammond B-3 master Larry Young, guitar virtuoso Marc Ribot, poets Amiri Baraka and Allen Ginsberg, and conceptual artist extraordinaire Barbara Kruger (I shop therefore I am), is also home to Panasonic/Technics US.
Road Tours
Road Tour: the Vivid Audio Moya M1 Loudspeakers at GTT Audio
A short 24-minute drive across a river and into the trees brought me, once again, to the home of GTT Audio. This time for a look and listen to the new flagship Vivid Audio Moya M1 Loudspeakers.
HiFi News
Klipsch + Ojas Limited Edition Loudspeaker: Am I dreaming?
Style and substance make the world go round.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Qln Reference 9 Loudspeakers
One word kept coming to mind each time I thought about writing about the Qln Reference 9 Loudspeakers—Yes.
HiFi News
High End Munich is Moving
I’ve never been to Austria’s capital but The High End has just given me a great reason to visit Vienna in 2026.
HiFi News
Technics Readies the New Generation Grand Class SL-1300G Turntable
If looks could kill, I’d be ill.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Vinnie Rossi BRAMA Integrated Amplifier
The Vinnie Rossi Brama Integrated Amp slipped, gracefully, onto my list of Favorite Amplifiers soon after it arrived.