HiFi Thoughts
Looking Ahead From The Red Chair
A new year stretches out beyond our view yet I see a path filled with hope, music, and gear.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: January 8, 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: Steve Earle & The Dukes | J.T.
There are people who take grief and pain and, through the creative process, transform it into something beautiful. Imagine what the world would look like if everyone embraced such a process.
HiFi News
Hegel V10: The Phono Preamplifier
Never say never.
Amplifier Reviews
Ensemble Solo B-50 “Tiger” Hybrid Integrated Amplifier: Silk and Style
Do integrated amplifiers ever go out of style?
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: A Year In New Music
Here are 120-something albums released in 2020 that made the unusually challenging year more bearable.
HiFi Thoughts
Happy New Year!
“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” W. C. Fields
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Girl at Her Volcano by Rickie Lee Jones
Is there anything cornier than sharing the fact that certain music makes us cry?
TM News
The Twittering Machines Folk Singer Mug
Its here!
HiFi Thoughts
2020: The Year In Rear-view
Live in the moment. Be kind. Sometimes the simplest of notions are the most difficult to maintain and 2020 was a stress test for every caring human being.
In Barn for Review
In For Review: Helm Audio’s $99 Bolt Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp
The $99.99 Bolt DAC/Headphone Amp from Helm Audio is certainly the slimmest dongle DAC to arrive in-Barn of late, giving it the appearance of a dongle without a DAC!
HiFi Reviews
Kii THREE and BXT: Breaking All The Rules
Kii Audio defies the laws of physics. The active monitor speaker THREE sounds so clean, linear, and lively in any room it feels like the walls have disappeared. The BXT Bass Extender lends the system even more versatility.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier
I included a ruler in the picture of the Clones Audio 25iRX Integrated Amplifier ($1975) so you can appreciate its atypical size and lovely proportions.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: December 18, 2020
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: Sarah Davachi | Cantus, Descant
If you love albums as journeys, or journeys as albums, composer and classically trained keyboardist Sarah Davachi’s Cantus, Descant was made for you.