HiFi Thoughts
Computer Audio Is Dead. And Streaming Has Killed It.
Do you remember when computer audio was hard?
Art&Culture
Five Favorite Things: Stephen Mejias
Five favorite things (outside of hifi) from Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest Director of Communications:
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: The Tannoy Reveal 402 Active Monitors
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
#NewMusicFriday: June 14, 2019
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
Album of the Week: Rhye
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.
HiFi Thoughts
Random HiFi Thoughts
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.
Art&Culture
The New York Times: The Day the Music Burned
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.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Vanatoo Transparent One Encore Powered Speakers
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 […]
Art&Culture
The Magnum Square Print Sale
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.
HiFi Thoughts
Top Ten Radical HiFi Ideas
Just like the title says. I give you…
Art&Culture
Artists on Artists: Shana Cleveland’s Lightnin’ Hopkins
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
#NewMusicFriday: June 7, 2019
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
Album of the Week: Martha Argerich’s Bach
Some days, nothing short of glorious will do.
Digital Reviews
Review: totaldac d1-streamer
Imagine you are walking down the street on your way to your favorite restaurant. As you approach the front door of Chez Écoute, the door recedes. The closer you try to get to it, the door continues its backward slide remaining just out of reach. […]
Art&Culture
Pitchfork Can Be So Smug: Exhibit A
Pitchfork writers can be smug. I think they get paid extra for smug word-count. Case in point…