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HiFi Thoughts

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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The Twittering Machines Barn Mug

March 11, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Everyone deserves a Barn (mug).
Music News

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…
Amplifier Reviews

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

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

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.
Art&Culture

Haruki Murakami T-Shirts!

March 6, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Dress for literary success!
#NewMusicFriday

#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

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.
HiFi Reviews

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 […]
HiFi News

HiFi Show Schedule 2021: When You Wish Upon A Star [Update 3.3.21]

March 3, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Have I mentioned I miss HiFi Shows?
TM Favorite Digital Gear

Twittering Machines Favorite Digital Gear

March 2, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
fa·vor·ite | /ˈfāv(ə)rət/ | adjective: favorite | preferred before all others of the same kind.
HiFi Thoughts

Certainly Uncertain: When Measurement Results Don’t Match

February 26, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
One of the greatest misconceptions in all of Audiophiledom is the notion that measurements are objective.
#NewMusicFriday

#NewMusicFriday: February 26, 2021

February 26, 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

Album of the Week: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Carnage

February 26, 2021 Michael Lavorgna
Nick Cave describes Carnage, his new album with soundtrack, Bad Seed, and Grinderman collaborator Warren Ellis thusly — a brutal but very beautiful record nested in a communal catastrophe.

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Album of the Week: vd5 by Vladislav Delay Quintet Album of the Week: vd5 by Vladislav Delay Quintet #twitteringmachines (link to post in bio)
Radie Peat of Lankum lore goes solo on No Human To Radie Peat of Lankum lore goes solo on No Human Tongue Can Tell + 14 more new releases from Stephen Mejias for #NewMusicFriday: November 13, 2026 #twitteringmachines (link to 15! recommended new records in bio)
A symphony in brown, plaid, and bad hair c. 1979/1 A symphony in brown, plaid, and bad hair c. 1979/1980 (ugh) my guitar: charcoal gray sunburst Electra X930 Vulcan with the Dynamic Fuzz and Power Overdrive MPC units #twitteringmachines
More Interesting Gear to See & Hear at CAF 2026 #t More Interesting Gear to See & Hear at CAF 2026 #twitteringmachines @capital_audiofest (link to post in bio)
sun-kissed: Zu/DL-103 Mk.II on the Technics SP-15 sun-kissed: Zu/DL-103 Mk.II on the Technics SP-15 on the Box Furniture MD3S rack #twitteringmachines @zuaudio @boxfurnitureco
HiFi Thoughts: The Importance of the New #twitteri HiFi Thoughts: The Importance of the New #twitteringmachines (link to thoughts in bio)
Where's Copper? The AudioQuest DragonFly Copper US Where's Copper? The AudioQuest DragonFly Copper USB DAC is now a permanent Barn resident #twitteringmachines @_audioquest_
Some Interesting Gear to See & Hear at CAF 2026 #t Some Interesting Gear to See & Hear at CAF 2026 #twitteringmachines @capital_audiofest (link to post in bio)
rolled WE300Bs into the Phasemation SA-1500 #twit rolled WE300Bs into the Phasemation SA-1500 #twitteringmachines @phasemation_yokohama_japan @axissaudiousa
Get ready to Roll with some New Orleans Joys plus Get ready to Roll with some New Orleans Joys plus 15 more picks from Stephen Mejias for #NewMusicFriday: November 6, 2026 (link to 15 +1! new recommended releases in bio)
Album of the Week: Cyano by Emily A. Sprague #twi Album of the Week: Cyano by Emily A. Sprague #twitteringmachines (link to post in bio)
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