Art&Culture
Twittering Machines 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
If ever a year deserved a treat at its end, 2021 must be one. I hope you find something in this year’s Gift Guide that tickles your fancy.
HiFi
TM Favorite Gear of 2021
Twittering Machines Favorite Gear of 2021
When we pick a best as hifi reviewers, we’re really picking a favorite. A seemingly subtle difference, but a world of difference in terms of attitude.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Technics Stereo Integrated Amplifier SU-R1000
Technics and I could have known each other in high school seeing as the company was born in 1965 (if only the Japanese brand was also from New Jersey). It has been the job of the people behind the products at Technics to make things […]
HiFi Thoughts
Why No Bad Reviews?
This is a question that pops up every so often, like a mole in the Whac-A-Mole game —why aren’t there more reviews of bad products?
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Denafrips TERMINATOR II DAC
The Denafrips TERMINATOR II is a discrete resistor ladder DAC offering 26-bit PCM processing and 6-bit for DSD with 32-step FIR filters.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Final Thoughts
Hifi is a mostly solitary sport. We sit, we listen. Sharing these experiences in story can be about as interesting as listening to someone describe their 3-hour dream involving lost socks and huge snakes.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Eikon Audio
CAF 2021 saw the premier of the Eikon Audio IMAGE.5 System.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Fern & Roby | Modwright Instruments
Material science. Evey time I look at the products from Fern & Roby, I’m reminded of the beauty inherent in material especially when they’re blended like a fine cocktail into an intoxicating visual and tactile treat.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Genesis Advanced Technologies & Merrill Audio
You know the whole ‘source first’ point of view? While I’m not all that interested in debating deeply held beliefs, let me gently suggest that music is the most important source of all.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Linear Tube Audio | Spatial Audio Lab
Linear Tube Audio and Spatial Audio Lab, with help from Kitsune Hifi and Anticables, were making some sweet sounds at CAF 2021.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Day 2 & 3 In Pictures
TAD Compact Reference One Speakers
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Overture | McIntosh & B&W
Overture continued the B&W theme in their second room at CAF 2021, this time pairing the B&W 801D4 Speakers ($35,000/pair) with amplification from McIntosh Labs.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Overture | Rogue Audio & B&W
In Room 550, Delware-based dealer Overture Ultimate Home Electronics showcased B&W’s new 800 Diamond Series Speakers with amplification from Rogue Audio.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: Well Pleased AV and Command Performance AV
I did. No really, I really did. The ever genial Mark Sossa of Well Pleased AV handed me the iPad remote and I played Taylor Swift. I did. I really did.
Capital Audiofest 2021
CAF 2021: The Voice That Is, TIDAL Audio & The Ideon Audio Absolute Suite
Saturday morning at CAF 2021 began with a pre-show bang in the Newtown Square, PA dealer The Voice That Is room and a presentation of Athens, Greece-based Ideon Audio and their Absolute Suite of digital products.