Album of the Week
Album of the Week: King Hannah | Big Swimmer
King Hannah’s I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me from 2022 elicited the most positive reader responses in the 10 or so years I’ve been posting a favorite album of the week.
HiFi News
Lenbrook and HDtracks Announce New Streaming Service
From HDtracks co-founder David Chesky—“Fans will get to choose their format – either PCM/FLAC or MQA – in a service that will ensure high resolution audio streaming whether you are in your home or on-the-go.”
HiFi News
The Kraken Amplifier: Multi-Channel Schiit
Not one, not two, not even 2.1 but a 5-channel amplifier from the house of Schiit.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: How Much Time Is Enough Time to Write a Meaningful Review?
I recently asked this question on Instagram and opened up the comments to followers and people I follow. And I admit, it’s kind of a trick question.
HiFi News
Watch Out WiiM: FiiO Announces the $99 SR11 Streaming Music Receiver
How low can you go?
HiFi News
iFi Launches New Brand—SilentPower—and the LAN iPurifier Pro
Here’s SilentPower’s claim—the LAN iPurifier Pro employs galvanic isolation and signal regeneration to prevent upstream electrical noise from infecting your LAN-attached hifi and eliminate jitter and ‘errors’.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: June 7, 2024
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream 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: Keeley Forsyth | The Hollow
Keeley Forsyth’s music reminds of me of Emma Stone dancing as both exist in a neighborhood or two away from the familiar while offering a far more compelling story.
HiFi News
ELAC Debuts the New Debut 3.0 Speaker Series
ELAC has refreshed the Debut lineup with fresh new looks and improvements that are more than skin deep.
HiFi News
Lenbrook Reinvents MQA: Meet MQA Labs
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
HiFi News
The Audeum Audio Museum: A Dream Realized
Each year I’ve attended High End Munich, one room always stands apart.
HiFi News
Orchard Audio Releases the Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium Amplifiers: 250 Watts of (GaN) Power
That’s 250 Watts into 8 Ohms and 500 Watts into 4. Per side.
HiFi News
The $329 WiiM Ultra Digital Hub
That’s my photo of the Wiim Ultra Digital Hub from High End Munich 2024 and I was thinking this little beast deserved a post of its own. Why?
HiFi Thoughts
“How do we get new people into HiFi?”
If a had a nickel for every time I heard this question I’d be able to buy a (big) vacation place in Tuscany. And Tokyo.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: May 31, 2024
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.