Digital Reviews
Review: Mytek Liberty DAC II
My history with Mytek dates back to RMAF 2011, where they debuted the Stereo192 DSD DAC. At the time, this DAC represented a rather large leap toward the affordable in DSD-capable DACs.
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Axpona 2022
More News of the New From Axpona 2022
More news of the new at Axpona 2022, which is just days away!
Axpona 2022
Axpona 2022 News: I’m Seminar’ing!
I will be seminar’ing at next week’s Axpona along with friends & colleagues Michael Fremer (Stereophile/AnalogPlanet), Greg Weaver (the audio analyst), and Marc Phillips (Editor-In-Chief, PTA) on a panel hosted by Stereophile’s Julie Mullins to talk about Reviewers on Reviewing!
Axpona 2022
Axpona 2022: What’s New in Speakers? [updated]
With Axpona happening next week, news of the new have been hitting my inbox. Here are a few new speakers, or speakers that are new to me, that I’m looking forward to listening to.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Fun: Synethesia and SINAD
My dear friend and colleague Herb Reichert’s recent piece for Stereophile got me thinking. I love when that happens.
Digital Reviews
Review: Melco N50-S38 Music Library
In some ways, I’d like to be able to tell you that the Melco N50-S38 Music Library made no audible difference in my system because that would be simpler than the truth.
HiFi News
Technics SL-1200M7L Limited Edition Turntable: the 50-Year Anniversary Model
Attention DJs—to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary SL-1200 which first hit the market when I was in grade school , Technics is releasing 12,000 (model name + zero) SL-1200M7L’s into the wild.
In Barn for Review
Classic Albums
10 Recommended New Rock Records Or Why Listening To New Music Is Good
99 times out of 10, people who complain about the lack of a certain kind of music being made today or, even worse, the quality of today’s music, typically haven’t put in the time to listen.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: NAD M10 V2 Streaming Amplifier
If I could sing, I’d sing the praises I’m going to lavish on the NAD M10 V2 because it is many good things in one, and with the right speakers, you could easily be done.
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In Barn for Review: AVM OVATION A 8.3 Integrated Amplifier
The German-made AVM OVATION A 8.3 Integrated Amplifier marries a tube preamplifer stage with Class A/AB high current MOS-FET output for a blended mix of old and new while adding a DAC and headphone amp for full featured functionality.
HiFi News
The Roon (Hardware) Store: Open for Business
In an interesting move, Roon, makers of my beloved music player app, has just opened the Roon Store, “a hyper-curated online store dedicated to showcasing the best audio products that work seamlessly with Roon.”
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In Barn for Review: Kinki Studio EX-M1 Integrated Amplifier
The EX-M1 is Guangzhou, China-based Kinki Studio’s dual mono, Class A/B Integrated Amplifier offering 215 Watts of output power per channel (into 8 Ohms). As you may be able to tell from the photos, it is built like the proverbial…really well-built integrated amp.
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In Barn for Review: LSA VT-70 Integrated Tube Amplifier
Vacuum tubes and meters. Oh happy days. The Living Sounds Audio (LSA) VT-70 Integrated Tube Amplifier offers 35 Watts of Class A/B output power from a quad of EL34s. There are 3 line-level RCA inputs and Pre Out for use with a subwoofer or external […]
HiFi News
HIGH END Munich 2022
I wish I was going to HIGH END Munich 2022, my favorite hifi show on Earth, but its not to be this year. But as you may know, things happen even if we’re not there.