HiFi News
Bowers & Wilkins New 600 Series S3 Marks Its 8th Generation
Pricing for the new B&W 600 Series S3 ranges from $900 to $2500. Per pair.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Octave V 16 Single Ended Integrated/Headphone Amplifier
The Octave V 16 is, as its name says, a single-ended design running a pair of KT120s (or KT150, KT88, or 8550) in triode mode for about 8 Watts of output power per channel, i.e. more than enough power for a few pair of speakers […]
HiFi News
Bryston Announces the Forthcoming BP-19 Preamplifier
Bryston is another company that automatically brings to mind consumer friendly price to performance rations, and I was very impressed with their robust, in build and sound quality, B135 Cubed Integrated Amplifier.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 18, 2023
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: Model/Actriz | Dogsbody
The older we get, the more difficult it becomes not to compare new things to things we already know. I view this as a kind of curse. A disease.
Digital Reviews
Review: Technics SL-G700M2 Network/SACD Player
I’m warming up to CDs. There, I said it. And part of the reason for this newfound fondness is the Technics SL-G700M2.
HiFi News
Not One But Two! New Pieces from Schiit: Meet Kara & Mjolnir 3
Schiit Audio news is among the most popular kind of news. That’s just a fact, you can figure out why.
HiFi News
HiFi News
Gryphon Audio Readies the EOS 5 Loudspeaker
I’ve been impressed with the complete Gryphon systems I’ve heard at shows, every single time. They always seem to marry great looks with impressive sound, two of my favorite things.
HiFi News
Get Your History On: From Cylinders to Surround Mixes: Daylong Demonstration Features Sound and Preservation at the Library of Congress
I recently had the rather unique pleasure of listening to a stereo LP of the Barbara Carroll Trio released in 1954 by the Livingston Electronic Corporation, a full four years before the major labels got to stereo.
HiFi Thoughts
Aural Memory Is(n’t) Short
I read this statement often enough that it bears some scrutiny—Aural memory is short. Is it?
HiFi News
Tidal Launches Max with HiRes FLAC Leading the Way
Anyone paying attention will have seen this day coming: Tidal Max is here.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 11, 2023
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: Shannon Lay | Covers Vol. 1
Covers can be tricky. My perfect balance between original and redo finds no set formula but one commonality among the covers I love is listening to the new brings the old along with it, like the presence of a dear departed friend.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Living Voice Auditorium R25A Loudspeakers
Some of my favorite hifis are the kind of hifis that are as easy to slip into as a well worn pair of 501s.