HiFi News
Luxman Unveils Their New Flagship Integrated Amplifier: Meet the L-509Z
My lust for Luxman gear along with my love of a nice integrated amp are two things I’m not shy about admitting. And then there’s those meters…
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Audiolab’s 9000N Wireless Audio Streaming Player Hits the US Market
Audiolab’s new 9000N Streaming Player has a DAC inside, built on the ESS9038Pro DAC chipset, making it a one stop shop for your streaming and serving needs. Digital in, analog out.
HiFi News
Lenbrook Acquires MQA
It’s all about timing.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Rockport Atria II Loudspeakers
Back in December of 2021 I took a road trip to Goodwin’s High End with the express purpose of listening to a few pair of loudspeakers from Rockport Technologies. I was told by a bunch of industry friends, whose ears I trust, the Rockports may […]
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MoFi Distribution Reveals the New Quad Revela Loudspeakers
Is there a more classic speaker than the original Quad 57? I’ve had the pleasure to sit in front of a few pair over the decades and always walk away smiling.
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PS Audio’s AirLens Network Streamer Has Arrived
This is news that’s been a long time coming, with the AirLens first hinted at by PS Audio last year. But wait, what is an AirLens?
TM News
The Barn’s New Headspace: Welcome the Focal Clear Mg
I’ve come around. Growing up listening to music, my music in my room, mostly meant headphones due to my proximity to everyone else and the last thing my father wanted to hear at all hours was The Jimi Hendrix Experience for the millionth time.
Capital Audiofest 2023
Capital Audiofest 2023 Approaches
My favorite ‘local’ HiFi show, the Capital Audiofest, kicks offs on November 10th at the Twinbrook Hilton in Rockville, Maryland.
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Technics Updates a Classic: the SL-1200GR2/SL-1210GR2 Direct-Drive Turntables
The original Technics SL-1200 was unleashed into the world of record lovers and DJs back in 1972, when I was still in elementary school, which does not seem like just yesterday.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Aurorasound HFSA-01 Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier
There are times when I forget I’m reviewing, something that happened more than the norm during my time with the lovely Aurorasound HFSA-01.
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AudioQuest Tees Up Three New PowerQuests
I use an AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner because it makes music sound better. The lower cost PowerQuest line has been completely revamped with three new models and the company will be showing them off at CEDIA 2023 this weekend.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Ideon Audio EOS DAC
I reviewed the Ideon Audio Ayazi mk2 DAC along with their 3R Master Time Black Star external clock last year and concluded, in part, “There’s no better surprise in hifi than being startled by an unexpected level of musical engagement.”
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Jay’s Audio CDT3-MK3 CD Transport
I love a top-loading CD transport because of the obvious reference to their much loved forebearer, the turntable. I also love a CD transport whose only job is to spin, read, and translate pits and lands to bits, the food of DACs.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Wattson Emerson ANALOG Streaming DAC
I spied with my little eye the diminutive Wattson Emerson ANALOG streaming DAC on David Cope’s Old Forge Audio Instagram page and thought, “Mmm. Interesting.”
HiFi Reviews
Review: Zu Audio Definition 6 Loudspeakers
Did you ever wish for a speaker with the immediacy of a single driver, the physicality of a multi-way, and the low end wallop of a powered sub? The Zu Definition 6 comes strikingly close to delivering just that.