HiFi News
Schiit Audio Debuts the $99 Vestri Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp
Another dongle? Yep, but this time it’s done in typical Schiit fashion with Vestri billed as the only Mesh™ Portable.
HiFi
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Technics SL-1500CS Direct Drive Turntable
Never say never.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Musical Fidelity M8xi Integrated Amplifier
Sometimes there’s no way around Watts. And pounds.
HiFi News
High End Vienna 2026: Just Weeks Away
How big is big? (and no)
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Aurorasound HFSA-02 Integrated Tube Amplifier
I reviewed and loved the Aurorasound HFSA-01 Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier. And…
HiFi News
Audio Note (UK) Releases IZVOR Their First Discrete Resistor Ladder DAC Module
The resistors in use inside the new Audio Note IZVOR discrete ladder DAC module are “bespoke 1-watt resistors manufactured to tolerances of less than 1%” by, you guessed it, Audio Note.
The Short List
The Short List: Favorite Amplifiers (May 2026)
Spring cleaning update—The Short List: Favorite Amplifiers revised!
HiFi Thoughts
What Is the Point of HiFi?
Is it the re-creation of a live performance? To live up to some abstract ideal? Faithfully reproduce a recording of an event that in many cases never happened?
HiFi Reviews
Review: Perlisten S7t Black Edition Loudspeakers
The S7t Black Edition loudspeakers are the 4th pair of Perlisten speakers to have graced the Barn with their sound presence.
HiFi News
Meet Buf: a $99 Schiit Tube Buffer
“Measurements schmeasurements…” so begins Schitt’s press release introducing their new $99 Buf Tube Buffer.
HiFi News
JPLAY’s Latest Brings HQPlayer Library Integration, Dynamic Smart Playlists, and More
While it’s been a while since I dove into HQPlayer I think it’s fair to say it is one helluva tool for the serious listener as is Marcin Ostapowicz’s JPLAY which now offers HQPlayer integration and more.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Fyne S-Trax and SuperTrax Super Tweeters With the Fyne F502S Loudspeakers
Think clarifier and enhancer. No, I’m not talking about hair care products, rather the effects of adding the Fyne super tweeters to the recently reviewed Fyne F502S speakers.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Dynaudio Confidence 60 Loudspeakers
Go big and stay home.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: An Aragon Tungsten Preamp / Iridium Monoblock Stack
Just one look (at that V-notch) is all it took to know it’s Aragon.
HiFi News
Klipsch x Ojas Take Two: Meet the New Limited Edition kO-R2 Loudspeaker
When a hifi product gets its launch in Milan, not Schaumberg, you know someone is thinking about more than gear.