Art&Culture
Marquee Marauders Club: Action Figures For Music Geeks!
I am a music geek! and I have a thing for off-beat action figures. Enter Marquee Marauders Club.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: February 5, 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: Divide and Dissolve | Gas Lit
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the rage?
HiFi News
The McIntosh MHA200: I Only Have Eyes For You
If I was serious headphone listener, I would have a seriously hard time ignoring the new McIntosh MHA200 2-Channel Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier.
In Barn for Review
Making a Roon Ready Pi
Ingredients: Raspberry Pi 4 2GB ($35), Flirc case ($15.95), power supply ($9.95), microSD card ($6), RoPieee (free). Bake 30 minutes.
HiFi News
The KEF Mu3 Earphones: Designed With More Than Noise Cancelling In Mind
The new KEF Mu3 Earphones get their looks from designer Ross Lovegrove who has worked for everyone from Apple to Vitra.
HiFi News
Roon 1.8 Is Here: Let The Discovery Begin
I’ve had the opportunity to play around in the new Roon, v1.8, for the past month or so, and we’ve become ever better friends.
Amplifier Reviews
Audio Note Cobra: Lastly the Best
Audio Note has rightly earned its place among luxury brands. But with an entry price of €3,950, the long-awaited integrated valve amplifier Cobra has also sparked curiosity among music aficionados who normally wouldn’t be able to buy equipment from the British premium brand. In the […]
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Extremists?
I write these words with a heavy heart — Our hobby is under attack by HiFi Extremists.
Art&Culture
Nick Cave’s Things
The Bad Seed’s leader has been busy. With Covid keeping everyone homebound and away from concerts, busy has come to produce some fun stuff. Like Cave Things.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 29, 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: Celeste | I’m Not Your Muse
Sometimes straight ahead soul is all you need.
HiFi Thoughts
Letters to the Editor
[a dramatization] Subject: A Question
HiFi News
B.audio’s DACs Get Roon Ready Streaming Built-In
Streaming DACs. Consider me a fan as I’m not a fan of trying to find a streamer that a) sounds good, b) includes all of the digital outputs I might need.
Amplifier Reviews
The Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier: One Sweet & Simple Story
Some review components announce themselves upon arrival and the Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier did so with resounding clarity.