HiFi News
There’s A New DragonFly In Town: Meet Cobalt
When it comes to listening to music on my desktop and on the road, I’m an AudioQuest DragonFly Red man. But have I mentioned one of my favorite colors is blue?
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HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon Headphones
I am a confessed non-headphone listener. That said, I do listen to headphones and when I do, I reach for my AudioQuest NightOwls. They happen to be the headphones I enjoy listening through.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Zu Audio Omen Dirty Weekend Mk.II
Every Spring, Summer, and Late Fall, Zu Audio runs their Omen Dirty Weekend sale wherein you can buy a pair of Zu speakers for $999. That, my friends, is a hifi bargain. The next Dirty Weekend begins July 2, 2019. Supplies are limited and they […]
HiFi Reviews
Review: Vinnie Rossi L2 Signature Preamplifer and L2 Signature Monoblock Amplifiers (Part 1)
Oftentimes, hifi gear that immediately impresses is not what you want. The same can be said for many things we encounter in life so we’re talking about common sense.
HiFi Thoughts
The Finite Capacity of Short-Term Memory or Why ABX Tests in HiFi Are Silly
Proponents of ABX testing in audio suggest, or insist depending on the person, that knowing what we are listening to when making comparisons makes any results invalid due to bias. In order to remove this perceptual bias, we must remove the knowledge of what we’re […]
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Dynaudio Excite X14A Powered Speakers
Are you ever on the lookout for a hifi bargain? A real deal? A steal? From time to time just such beasts exist out there in the wild. You just have get a little adventurous and go on the hunt.
HiFi Thoughts
Computer Audio Is Dead. And Streaming Has Killed It.
Do you remember when computer audio was hard?
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: The Tannoy Reveal 402 Active Monitors
Are you ever on the lookout for a hifi bargain? A real deal? A steal? From time to time just such beasts exist out there in the wild. You just have get a little adventurous and go on the hunt.
HiFi Thoughts
Random HiFi Thoughts
A hifi is a system where performance is the result of the combination of the things in that system. Not to mention the room it lives in.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Vanatoo Transparent One Encore Powered Speakers
Most people want the same thing from a small speaker—big sound. Amar Bose went to some lengths in his Wave Radios to deliver on this promise but you can only twist the truth so far. The Wave Radio sounded like a big table radio. If […]
HiFi Thoughts
Top Ten Radical HiFi Ideas
Just like the title says. I give you…
Digital Reviews
Review: totaldac d1-streamer
Imagine you are walking down the street on your way to your favorite restaurant. As you approach the front door of Chez Écoute, the door recedes. The closer you try to get to it, the door continues its backward slide remaining just out of reach. […]
HiFi News
“What’s he building in there? What the hell is he building in there?” ~ Tom Waits
There’s something going in the Barn. It’s a secret. For now.
HiFi News
iTunes Is Not Dead. It’s Been Dismembered
Everyone likes to type “iTunes is dead.” (I do) Beyond the schadenfreude appeal, there’s the clickbatefulnesss of the headline. Truth be told, iTunes is not dead. It’s just been dismembered.