HiFi News
HiFi Is The Star On CBS This Morning: c/o Oswald’s Mill Audio (video)
Exposure. Typically, when you think about mature men and exposure, it’s not a good thing.
Art&Culture
Christie’s Sells an NFT for $69 Million: Tulip Mania or Barking At The Moon?
NFT = non-fungible token. An NFT is essentially a way to attach ownership to a work of digital art. Christie’s recently sold an NFT by ‘Beeple’, aka Mike Winkelmann, titled “The First 5000 Days” for $69 million dollars. You may be thinking, “That’s nuts!” I’m […]
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 19, 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: Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra | Promises
Pharoah Sanders. I don’t know about you, but when I hear his name, my mind immediately wanders all over the decades of mind-blowing, spirit-enriching music that Pharoah Sanders has given us. Its the stuff of legend. As Albert Ayler said, “Trane was the Father, Pharoah […]
HiFi News
The Astell&Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable
More dongle DAC madness, this time from Astel&Kern.
Music News
Demdike Stare: Drum Machines Limited Edition Cassette
John Darko and I recently had a Podcast chat about physical formats wherein I mentioned my love of cassettes. Here’s a new one from Demdike Stare that illustrates my love’s why.
HiFi News
The New Halcro Eclipse stereo power amplifier: Measured Perfection?
When Halcro’s dm58 monoblock power amplifier hit the market back in 2002, Stereophile ordained it a truly revolutionary audio product.
Music News
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch A Fire (Original Jamaican Version) Coming On LP!!
Bob Marley & The Wailers Catch A Fire (1973) is one of music’s finest moments. I am particularly partial to the original Jamaican version, the one that leaves out the guitar and organ overdubs and Chris Blackwell’s hand in the mix. Not one but two! […]
TM News
Twittering Machines Turns 14!
Time flies when you’re having fun.
Digital Reviews
Review: Raspberry Pi 4: A $70 Roon Ready Streamer
Legacy USB DACs. There I said it. These days, DACs without streamers are beginning to feel like relics.
HiFi News
Munich Is On! The HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked!
This just in: The organizer of the event, the HIGH END SOCIETY Service GmbH, is pleased to announce that the HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked, even before the registration deadline at the end of March!
Music News
IDLES Cover Sharon Van Etten’s “Peace Signs”
I didn’t see that coming.
HiFi News
Listening: The Most Moving HiFi-Related Video You Will Ever See
All’s I can say is thank you — Bob Lichtenberg, Christopher Bell, John DeVore, Erik Owen, Frankie Richards, Nick Kelling, Dave Gross, and Stereophile — for a beautiful, moving, and thought provoking story. Bravo!!
Art&Culture
Warren Ellis Beard Balm: For the Bad Seed In All Of Us
Beards, especially long beards, can become unruly. Positively wild. What’s the hirsute to do? Balm, my friend. Balm.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: March 12, 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.