Twittering Machines

HiFi Bargains: Dynaudio Excite X14A Powered Speakers

June 22, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Are you ever on the lookout for a hifi bargain? A real deal? A steal? From time to time just such beasts exist out there in the wild. You just have get a little adventurous and go on the hunt.

#NewMusicFriday: June 21, 2019

June 21, 2019 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Celeste

June 21, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Brighton soul singer Celeste rings my bell.

Computer Audio Is Dead. And Streaming Has Killed It.

June 19, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Do you remember when computer audio was hard?

Five Favorite Things: Stephen Mejias

June 17, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Five favorite things (outside of hifi) from Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest Director of Communications:

HiFi Bargains: The Tannoy Reveal 402 Active Monitors

June 15, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Are you ever on the lookout for a hifi bargain? A real deal? A steal? From time to time just such beasts exist out there in the wild. You just have get a little adventurous and go on the hunt.

#NewMusicFriday: June 14, 2019

June 14, 2019 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Rhye

June 14, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

It’s been going like this—play “Cellophane”, the crazy-lovely new single from FKA twigs, cue up Rhye’s Spirit EP next, sit back, and dream.

Random HiFi Thoughts

June 13, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

A hifi is a system where performance is the result of the combination of the things in that system. Not to mention the room it lives in.

The New York Times: The Day the Music Burned

June 13, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Building 6197, a 22,320-square-foot warehouse in Universal Studios Hollywood, housed 2,400 square feet lined with 18-foot-high storage shelves filled with master tapes owned by UMG. On June 1, 2008, Building 6197 went up in flames.

Review: Vanatoo Transparent One Encore Powered Speakers

June 12, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Most people want the same thing from a small speaker—big sound. Amar Bose went to some lengths in his Wave Radios to deliver on this promise but you can only twist the truth so far. The Wave Radio sounded like a big table radio. If […]

The Magnum Square Print Sale

June 11, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Hurry! Magnum Photo Collective’s Square Print Sale is happening now, but not for long—June 10, 8 a.m. EST to June 14, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Top Ten Radical HiFi Ideas

June 10, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Just like the title says. I give you…

Artists on Artists: Shana Cleveland’s Lightnin’ Hopkins

June 9, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

There’s nothing better than artists on artists in my book. Whether that’s a cover, words, or images, artists on artists are 1000x more interesting (and insightful) than critics. Incidentally, I feel the same way about writers, philosophers, carpenters, etc.

#NewMusicFriday: June 7, 2019

June 7, 2019 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.