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#NewMusicFriday: March 12, 2021

March 12, 2021 Stephen Mejias

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: Sarah Mary Chadwick | Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby

March 12, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction

When Measurements and Blind Tests Go Wrong: A History Lesson

March 11, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

The correlation between measurements and hearing is tenuous at best. If we use history as a guide, engineers in the 1940’s were convinced people preferred narrow band music reproduction. They’d done blind listening tests to prove it!

The Twittering Machines Barn Mug

March 11, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Everyone deserves a Barn (mug).

Phoebe Bridgers: The Gift That Keeps Giving

March 10, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher remains one of my favorite albums of 2020. Bridgers has joined musical forces with Jackson Browne for a new version of “Kyoto” and Maria Taylor for a cover of John Prine’s “Summer’s End” as part of the Spotify Singles series. Listen here…

Review: Riviera Audio Laboratories Levante: Measured Riches

March 9, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Two of the principals of Riviera Audio Labs, Luca Chiomenti (audio designer and engineer) and Silvio Delfino (sales and marketing) spent a few decades talking about the kind of amplifier they’d like to make, if they ever decided to make one. Five years ago, on […]

In Barn for Review: Denafrips ARES II DAC

March 8, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

The Denafrips ARES II DAC uses R-2R DAC technology to convert digital to analog, an approach I’ve found can please the ears with a naturalness that evades many a chip-based DAC.

HiFi Bargains: The Helm BOLT DAC: Pocket-Sized Conversion

March 7, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

The diminutive and delicious Helm BOLT DAC recently worked itself onto my short list of Favorite DACs. If we add its $99.99 asking price into the equation, we come up with a verified HiFi Bargain.

Haruki Murakami T-Shirts!

March 6, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Dress for literary success!

#NewMusicFriday: March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021 Stephen Mejias

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: A Winged Victory for the Sullen | Invisible Cities

March 5, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

I dropped in on A Winged Victory for the Sullen for their self-titled debut album back in 2011 and keep a lookout for anything new. Like a hawk.

Avantgarde Acoustic UNO XD: Faultless Furnishing

March 4, 2021 FIDELITY International

The time between the test lab and the living room was only supposed to be a short breather for the sweet little Avantgarde Acoustic. But “short and sweet” just wasn’t possible: During its layover with us, the UNO XD cast such a spell over everyone […]