Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Shannon Lay | Geist
On Geist, spirit in German, Shannon Lay has made an album that feels right, ripe, and timeless.
HiFi Reviews
Review: totaldac d100 Speakers
Public Address (PA) systems are used in any public venue that requires an announcer, performer, etc. to be sufficiently audible at a distance or over a large area. In hifi, clarity is also prized but in measured doses. Too little and music sounds like mud, […]
HiFi News
Melco Introduces The N50-S38 Mid-Tier SSD Music Library
Toyko, Japan’s Melco has brought their new N50-S38 to market, which falls midway in their price/product lineup offering Solid State storage for your music file serving needs.
Art&Culture
Albert Pinkham Ryder: Luminous Longing
By all accounts, Albert Pinkham Ryder was a solitary man who spent most of his life chasing visions in paint. Visions that spoke to matters well beyond the surface of things to reflect the mystery, power, and beauty of the natural world and our rather […]
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: October 15, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou
Ookii Gekkou is “Big Moon” in Japanese and also Vanishing Twin’s new record, released today on Fire Music.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Bel Canto E1X Integrated Amplifier
The Bel Canto E1X is what I like to call a full-function integrated amplifier as it includes streaming and phono capabilities along with a host of sophisticated signal processing meant to make our music sound virtually untouched.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Perlisten Audio S7t Tower Speakers
The Perlisten Audio S7t Tower Speakers are, from a bird’s eye view, a 4-way bass-reflex/acoustic suspension floor-standing loudspeaker with down-firing ports. Enough said?
Art&Culture
Buy A Piece Of The Grateful Dead!
Sotheby’s is auctioning off items from the collections of Grateful Dead Productions and their inner circle in From the Vault: Property from the Grateful Dead and Friends. Lots close on 14 October at 14:00 EDT, so get your checkbooks ready!
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: October 8, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Tirzah | Colourgrade
Combine anticipation with expectation, and we can end up nearly incapable of experiencing anything new.
HiFi Thoughts
The Analog Domain: A Public Service Announcement
In hifi we strive for the same goal — namely the reproduction of music in as captivating a manner as possible.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Technics Stereo Integrated Amplifier SU-R1000
The Stereo Integrated Amplifier SU-R1000 sits, with authority, in the Technics Reference Class of products. One look, and one lift, tells you Technics ain’t messin’ around.
HiFi News
NAD’s New All-In-One C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier
NAD’s New All-In-One C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier: Just add speakers (and music).
HiFi News
Two New Orangutans Coming From DeVore Fidelity: A Sneak Peak
It’s not every day that two new Orangutans join the DeVore congress (that’s what a group of Orangutans are called, a congress).