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Classic Albums: Black Glory by Mal Waldron

May 23, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I have a thing for Mal Waldron. A special thing. A Mal Waldron kinda thing which you may think would be about his gentle soulful searching side, The Quest, or perhaps his work as accompanist for Billie Holiday during her last years. And I do. […]

HiFi Show Schedule 2019

May 23, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

What’s next? I was thinking the same thing. Here’s a (mostly) complete list of the upcoming HiFi Shows for 2019.

Q&A: Is Your Eames Chair Comfortable?

May 23, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

This is the question I’ve been asked most often over the years—Is you Eames chair comfortable?

FKA Twigs: Cellophane, Live at The Wallace Collection (video)

May 22, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I am continually stunned by FKA twigs. Her recent cinematic video for “Cellophane” is beyond beautiful both visually and musically. Now we have a paired down performance that seems to suggest her talent knows no bounds.

Review: Shunyata Research Hydra Typhon QR Power Filter

May 22, 2019 Steve Plaskin

The last several years have seen Shunyata Research enter a particularly creative period with the release of the Hydra Denali Series and the higher performance Hydra Triton v3 power distributor. Caelin Gabriel, founder and President of Shunyata Research, has released his new version of the […]

HiFi Extremists: Fighting The Wrong Fight

May 20, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Extremism in HiFi? How can there be such a thing in a hobby whose purpose is the enjoyment of music? The answer, which applies to many cases of modern day extremism? The Internet.

The $91,075,000 Rabbit

May 19, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Jeff Koons’ Rabbit, a 41 x 19 x 12 in. stainless steel sculpture from 1986, fetched a fetching $91M at Christie’s “Port-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale” earlier this week. This figure represents the highest price paid for a work by a living artist.

#NewMusicFriday: May 17, 2019

May 17, 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: Fontaines D.C.

May 17, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Loose. At times, I like my music loose. As if the music-making is going on now made by a bunch of people right. . .now.

High End Munich 2019: Just The Facts

May 17, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Hot off the press, here are the attendance numbers for High End Munich 2019 (impressive):

“…not only bad taste but I consider it inhumane!”

May 17, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I meet your at that same show 2 years ago and always liked your witty comments but commenting with a reverence to one of the most humane movies ever made about a stupid obsession is not only bad taste but I consider it inhumane! Jakob […]

High End Munich 2019: The Wrap

May 16, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

This year I took a different approach to the High End Munich Show as compared to years past. Instead of beginning with the knowledge that there is no way one person can cover all of this show and then trying to do so, I wandered […]

High End Munich 2019: Cries & Whispers

May 15, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

I’m not one to gossip. But.

High End Munich 2019: Photo Extravaganza!

May 15, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

OK, it’s a photo gallery. Extravaganza just sounded more exciting!

High End Munich 2019: Interesting Products

May 15, 2019 Michael Lavorgna

Here are some of the things I spied at High End Munich 2019 that captured my attention mainly because they strike me as being in need of further examination in Barn (some exceptions where noted). Warning: not everything I found interesting is new.

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