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#NewMusicFriday: March 19, 2021

March 19, 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: Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra | Promises

March 19, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

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 […]

The Astell&Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable

March 19, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

More dongle DAC madness, this time from Astel&Kern.

Demdike Stare: Drum Machines Limited Edition Cassette

March 18, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

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.

The New Halcro Eclipse stereo power amplifier: Measured Perfection?

March 18, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

When Halcro’s dm58 monoblock power amplifier hit the market back in 2002, Stereophile ordained it a truly revolutionary audio product.

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch A Fire (Original Jamaican Version) Coming On LP!!

March 18, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

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! […]

Twittering Machines Turns 14!

March 17, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Time flies when you’re having fun.

Review: Raspberry Pi 4: A $70 Roon Ready Streamer

March 16, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Legacy USB DACs. There I said it. These days, DACs without streamers are beginning to feel like relics.

Munich Is On! The HIGH END 2021 is now fully booked!

March 16, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

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!

IDLES Cover Sharon Van Etten’s “Peace Signs”

March 14, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

I didn’t see that coming.

Listening: The Most Moving HiFi-Related Video You Will Ever See

March 13, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

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!!

Warren Ellis Beard Balm: For the Bad Seed In All Of Us

March 13, 2021 Michael Lavorgna

Beards, especially long beards, can become unruly. Positively wild. What’s the hirsute to do? Balm, my friend. Balm.

#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!

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