Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Idles | Ultra Mono
The Idles have gone and done it — Ultra Mono is a record for the times, filled with rage, fury, fight, and compassion.
Digital Reviews
Review: totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer
Vincent Brient’s newest creation, the totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer, which falls on the lower end of the company’s price list, offers the benefits of being imbued with the totaldac house sound. For anyone who has heard a totaldac or read one of my reviews of same, […]
HiFi News
Sonus Faber Launches The New Exclusive Limited-Edition Il Cremonese Ex3Me
Named after Antonio Stradivari’s most revered Cremonese violin, the New Exclusive Limited-Edition Il Cremonese Ex3Me ($58,000) is limited to 50 pairs.
HiFi News
KEF Unveils The New And Improved LS50 Collection
KEF takes their much-lauded, dare I say classic, LS50 loudspeaker to new heights with the introduction of the LS50 Collection.
Music News
Qobuz Live & Rhino Present: ‘John Coltrane – Giant Steps 60’: An All-Star Livestream Discussion
All-Star indeed as the panel doing the discussing includes saxophonists Archie Shepp(!!), Lakecia Benjamin, Shabaka Hutchings, and Melissa Aldana moderated by Ashley Kahn, author of two books on Coltrane, and Greg Tate, the Louis Armstrong Visiting Professor at Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Line Magnetic Audio LM-845iA Integrated Amplifier
Glowing tubes and meters. Who doesn’t like glowing tubes and meters?
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Sansui AU-555A (1971 – 1973)
Vintage HiFi can be a veritable goldmine of HiFi Bargains. It can also be a minefield of mediocrity.
HiFi News
The Truth About A HiFi Lie: John DeVore Tells It Like It Is
Buying an amplifier for your speakers shouldn’t be a guessing game in terms of required power. Yet it is. If you’ve ever wondered why, John DeVore has your answer.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: H.C. McEntire | Eno Axis
The river Eno runs through North Carolina, past H.C McEntire’s home, and right through the heart of Eno Axis.
HiFi Thoughts
Is USB Audio Going The Way Of The Dodo?
Remember Computer Audio? When I was hired as Editor of the then nascent AudioStream in 2011, Computer Audio was all the rage. If you wanted to play with all of the newfangled higher PCM resolutions and DSD, USB was your only option. The thing was, […]
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Kora TB140 Integrated Amplifier
The Kora TB140 Integrated Amplifier ($5250) is an interesting hybrid affair, using both tubes and transistors to get you high (voltage) and current delivery as needed.
Art&Culture
The Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith: The Perfect Vision Trilogy
Of the books I kept, some of the most sacred are those by Arthur Rimbaud, Antonin Artaud, and René Daumal. The Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith have released a trio of albums dedicated to each, as if they were reading my mind’s eye, under the […]
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Holo Audio KTE May DAC
Over three years of R&D went into producing the Holo Audio May DAC, which comes in three performance/price levels. The KTE (Kitsune Tuned Edition) version is the flagship.
HiFi News
Melco’s EX-Series Get Roon Ready
Melco’s Digital Music Library EX-Series are, with today’s firmware release, Roon Ready.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC
The Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC ($13,400) is not your grandmother’s DAC.