I had no idea science fiction and hi-fi would meet when I started my review of the Michell Gyro SE turntable. Michell, pronounced Mi-shell, like the girl’s name, is another Cinderella story of an unsatisfied […]
Reviewing the Döhmann Audio Helix RC1 Mk.III record clamp brings up some audio memories, like the time I almost destroyed a $40,000 Döhmann turntable by moving it from one equipment rack to another. The Döhmann […]
A few years ago I went completely bonkers for an album of electronica from a European label–Rasmus Kjaer’s Turist. It sounded like the proverbial breath of fresh air because keyboardist Kjaer was so adept at […]
There’s a GaN FET revolution goin’ on, if you haven’t noticed. GaN, of course, stands for gallium nitride, which is a semiconductor material that increases the speed and efficiency of switching amplifiers, aka class D. […]
How did I wind up taking the JMF Audio factory tour in France in the days following Munich 2024? Last year, when I was in Munich, I made the mistake of telling Laurent Fusilier of […]
There is perhaps no voice bigger than Michael Lavorgna’s in the digital HiFi space. Michael has traversed the web and print from Stereophile’s Audiostream to his own current venture Twittering Machines. His resume speaks for […]
It’s been over three years since A Winged Victory for the Sullen’s most recent release, 2021’s Invisible Cities. What’ve AWVFTS’s Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran been doing since then? Droning? Orchestrating? Bumming around their adopted […]
Some of my favorite jazz albums aren’t really jazz at all. Sometimes they’re classified as jazz because they don’t fit anywhere else. This music might be heavy on improvisation, heavy on extended jams, but light […]
Peter Madnick, longtime veteran audio engineer, has designed the new MoFi Master Phono (MSRP $5,995), a piece of gear that not only has a distinctive look, but also revives and improves upon a kind of […]
Maybe it’s my engineer brain or maybe I bumped my head too many times as a kid, maybe both, but I like complexity, nuance, details. That’s probably why most of my hobbies are complicated. Being […]
Welcome to the Best Audio Accessories from the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2024. We’re not saying that these are the best audio accessories or that these choices somehow overrule anyone else’s favorites. We’re saying […]
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Welcome to the best phono preamps and SUTs section from the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2024. We’re not saying that these are the “best” phono preamps and SUTs or that these choices somehow overrule […]
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Welcome to 2024’s Best Line Stages and Preamps from the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2024. We’re not saying that these are the best line stages and preamplifiers or that these choices somehow overrule anyone […]
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