HiFi News
More, Much More, From Mytek!
Brooklyn’s Mytek is on a roll for the New Year with a new website, a new factory, and a herd of new products in the works and on the way.
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Amplifier Reviews
Review: Parasound HINT 6 Halo Integrated Amplifier
Sometimes power is a good thing.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: iBasso DC03 DAC/Headphone Amplifier
A dongle DAC extravaganza!
HiFi Thoughts
MQA: That Sounds Good. To Me.
Some audiophiles insist on redundancy when it comes to talking about preference, believing the addition of superfluous qualifiers makes things sound more. . .scientific.
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In Barn for Review: Riviera Audio Laboratories LEVANTE Integrated Amplifier
It’s as if the fine folks from Italy-based Riviera Audio Laboratories were speaking to me when they wrote: An audio amplifier must reproduce a signal with the highest fidelity… for the human ear, not for instruments.
HiFi News
Mola Mola Goes All-In-One With the Kula Integrated Amplifier
Oh boy Oh boy. Imagine taking Mola Mola’s separate tech and wrapping it up in one small chassis? Meet Kula.
HiFi Thoughts
Looking Ahead From The Red Chair
A new year stretches out beyond our view yet I see a path filled with hope, music, and gear.
HiFi News
Hegel V10: The Phono Preamplifier
Never say never.
Amplifier Reviews
Ensemble Solo B-50 “Tiger” Hybrid Integrated Amplifier: Silk and Style
Do integrated amplifiers ever go out of style?
HiFi Thoughts
Happy New Year!
“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” W. C. Fields
TM News
The Twittering Machines Folk Singer Mug
Its here!
HiFi Thoughts
2020: The Year In Rear-view
Live in the moment. Be kind. Sometimes the simplest of notions are the most difficult to maintain and 2020 was a stress test for every caring human being.
In Barn for Review
In For Review: Helm Audio’s $99 Bolt Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp
The $99.99 Bolt DAC/Headphone Amp from Helm Audio is certainly the slimmest dongle DAC to arrive in-Barn of late, giving it the appearance of a dongle without a DAC!
HiFi Reviews
Kii THREE and BXT: Breaking All The Rules
Kii Audio defies the laws of physics. The active monitor speaker THREE sounds so clean, linear, and lively in any room it feels like the walls have disappeared. The BXT Bass Extender lends the system even more versatility.
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In Barn for Review: Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier
I included a ruler in the picture of the Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier ($1975) so you can appreciate its atypical size and lovely proportions.