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HiFi Bargains: SACThailand Minute EL84 Integrated Amplifier

September 13, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

I purchased the fully-assembled SACThailand Minute EL84 Integrated Amplifier back in 2006 for $325 (it was also available in kit form for $295) pegging its 14-year use cost at around $28/year. That, my friends, is a HiFi Bargain.

Movies That Don’t Suck: Early 1960’s Horror

September 12, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

Boo! Horror was different when I was a kid as much was left to take place in one’s imagination.

Album of the Week: Bill Callahan | Gold Record

September 11, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” so begins Bill Callahan’s Gold Record.

Review: Hegel H95 Integrated Amplifier

September 10, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

The $2,000 H95 is Oslo-based Hegel Music Systems’ least expensive H series integrated amplifier. You could call it their entry level model, but that would be misleading.

Axpona Releases Revised 2021 Show Dates

September 10, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

The new dates for Axpona 2021 are set — August 27-29, 2021.

In Barn For Review: totaldac d1-tube DAC/Streamer

September 9, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

I bet you saw that coming from 3506.39 miles away.

Denon Celebrates 110th Anniversary With Limited Special Edition Series

September 9, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

110 years. That is, according my records, a number to be very proud of in the ever shifting tides of HiFi. Congratulations are in order.

Lavorgna Goes To The Darko Side

September 8, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

As part of my re-entry into being a full-time audiophile, I am very happy to share that I will be contributing reviews to Darko.Audio.

ASUS Launches MQA Headphones For Gamers

September 8, 2020 Michael Lavorgna

Gamers are dead serious about Gaming. I say this with little knowledge other than circumstantial evidence as evinced by the amount of money spent on the hobby. Sound familiar?