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[ October 9, 2026 ] #NewMusicFriday: October 9, 2026 #NewMusicFriday
[ October 9, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Linda’s Head by Helen Album of the Week
[ October 7, 2026 ] HiFi Thoughts: Are Ethernet Filters All Noise? HiFi Thoughts
[ October 5, 2026 ] Book Review: Small Luxuries: Vinyl by Ken Micallef Art&Culture
[ October 2, 2026 ] #NewMusicFriday: October 2, 2026 #NewMusicFriday
[ October 2, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Quiet Storm by Space Afrika Album of the Week
[ October 1, 2026 ] HiFi Thoughts: On Being Not 100% HiFi Thoughts
[ September 30, 2026 ] Introducing VinnieRossi’s CANTA Integrated Amplifier HiFi News
[ September 30, 2026 ] Schiit’s New Freya 2 Is a Passive or All-Tube or Solid State or Hybrid Preamp Starting at $999 HiFi News
[ September 30, 2026 ] Esoteric’s New Limited Edition F-Series Integrated Amps Come Dressed in Black HiFi News
[ September 28, 2026 ] In Barn for Review: A Grimm Audio System—PA1 Mono Amplifiers, PW1 Phono Preamplifier, MU2 Music Player In Barn for Review
[ September 25, 2026 ] #NewMusicFriday: September 25, 2026 #NewMusicFriday
[ September 25, 2026 ] Album of the Week: Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna by John Also Bennett Album of the Week
[ September 24, 2026 ] Review: Esoteric Grandioso C1X solo Preamplifier & Grandioso S1X Power Amplifier Amplifier Reviews
[ September 22, 2026 ] MoFi Distribution Named Exclusive U.S. Distributor for Italy’s Diapason Loudspeakers HiFi News
[ September 20, 2026 ] In Barn for Review: Audio Note DAC 4.1x IZVOR Balanced In Barn for Review

Review: Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand Reference Floor Standing Speakers – Just Grand

July 7, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Some people look at a speaker and see an accumulation of parts — drivers, crossovers, and cabinets. From this perspective, you can be fooled into thinking that a few photos and a spec sheet go a long way in revealing how a speaker will perform.

totaldac Demo in Paris

July 1, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall.

Twittering Machines Favorite DACs [update]

June 30, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Notice I didn’t say “Best DACs.” There’s a big difference between a favorite and a best, as big a difference as there is between night and day.

Review: The THX Onyx Portable DAC’s Got Game

June 29, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Portable dongle DACs are experiencing a renaissance for the first time.

iFi’s New Zen Stream Wi-Fi Audio Transport Does Ethernet Too!

June 24, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

There’s a relative dearth of affordable streamers that offer USB out. iFi’s new Zen Stream Wi-Fi Audio Transport does USB and S/PDIF out, and in between the WiFi and wired inputs there’s a host of iFi tech meant to improve the sound of your digital […]

Questyle Joins the Dongle DAC Party With The M12 Mobile Headphone Amp & DAC

June 24, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

“What the world needs now is love, sweet love” according to Hal David and Burt Bacharach. They forgot to mention — and another dongle DAC.

Thrax Ares: the Sum of Its Parts

June 23, 2021 FIDELITY International

High end also refers to the impressive artistry of interplay. So why not house all the equipment involved under one roof?

Meet Naim’s First Turntable: The Solstice Special Edition

June 22, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Naim Audio was officially incorporated in 1973 and their Aro tonearm is the stuff of audiophile legend. But that’s about as far as the Salisbury, England based company ever went in terms of playing records. Until now.

The Barn Reference System Gets an O/grade: the DeVore Fidelity O/96

June 21, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

It was bound to happen. Like the changing tide or sunshine.

Review: GoldenEar Triton Reference Towers – Big, Bold, and Beautiful

June 17, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Full range. There are an abundance of words and phrases used to describe aspects of the reproduction of music, but few are as meaningful and without controversy as full range. In an ideal world, who wouldn’t want full range?

Ten Inconvenient Facts About Digital

June 16, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Facts can act like anchors in a sea of loose words. Here are ten inconvenient facts about digital to hopefully help silence some of the endless prattle.

Primare Readies A New Prisma NP5 MK2 Network Player

June 15, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

The AKM factory fire that occurred on October 20, 2020 at the company’s semiconductor plant in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan, has sent many an audio manufacturer back to the drawing board.

Darko.Audio podcast #24 – Apple Music’s lossless hi-res & Spatial Audio (and more)

June 14, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

I (re)joined John Darko of Darko.Audio for some podcast time, this time around we shoot the breeze about Apple Music’s lossy, lossless, and hi-res lossless, CDs, dinner at Le Bernardin, and more.

Review: Roon Nucleus Plus or Why Roon Is An Audiophile Essential

June 10, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

If you are looking for a plug and play Roon server solution that’s nicely made, good looking, and price falls in line after these considerations, a Roon Nucleus is for you.

Review: Denafrips IRIS USB Digital To Digital Converter

June 3, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

All USB audio sources are not created equal, and all USB DACs are not created equal. This makes making any kind of sweeping generalizations about the effectiveness of things that sit between point A, the USB audio source, e.g. a Raspberry Pi, and Point B, […]

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