November - December 2025
Audio Discourse
Does Flatter Matter?
Roger Skoff says yes, but not as much as you think... Back in the old days of HiFi, if you were to ask audiophiles to name the single greatest...
…and Steve says...Listening to All My Records, Part 1
Let me explain what this new series will be about. Since September 2014, shortly after I installed a new Mose/Hercules II power supply in my Linn LP12...
Cables Always Sound
Roger Skoff: a moment, Dry Brush Fantasy Variation. LAOC Gala 2024. (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Roger Skoff writes the...
Hardware Reviews
Master Fidelity’s NADAC Digital Suite: A New Benchmark
When the opportunity to evaluate the singular performance of the comparatively affordable Master Fidelity digital suite, comprised of the $27,500 NADAC...
Gingko Audio MooVu Loudspeaker Kit
Somewhere between the impassioned corporate overlords of large audio conglomerates and the overly passionate do-it-yourselfer lies a middle ground of...
Stereo Dave's Audio Alternative Custom Made Furutech Power Cord
Call it serendipity, a strange coincidence, or just plain chance, but when the power cords arrived from Stereo Dave's Audio Alternative for me to...
Matrix Audio MP1 and MA1
"Keep your voices down a little bit" is faintly heard in the background. This phrase is incredibly difficult to decipher in many systems, as it is...
Interviews
The Editors № 37 - Andrew Simpson, Managing Editor Audiograde
The Editors is a series of interviews with editors of audio magazines from all over the world—both printed ones, as well as online magazines and...
Music Reviews
An Exciting New Release from Yarlung Records in Pure DSD256 with...
Whenever I get to hear something that is so supremely good, and so delightfully performed, with such insight and richness, I feel it warrants a...
BigRibbons - a New Label To Keep Your Eye On, With Free Sample...
What a pleasure to hear of a new label with audiophile aesthetics emerging from the greater Los Angeles commercial music community! This was my...
A New and Inspired Album from Chet Baker, "Swimming by
Chet Baker, Swimming By Moonlight. Slow Down Sounds (33 RPM) My father was a big Chet Baker fan. I remember that he had several of the essentials...
Anna Fedorova Returns with Liberté in this New Recording by...
Anna Fedorova is, to me, one of the most exquisite pianists performing today. Her interpretative skills are subtle, inventive, and completely engaging....
Chrysalis Records Celebrates the Early Legacy of New Zealand...
Chrysalis Records is honoring inimitable New Zealand band Split Enz with a lavish new compendium of their earliest recordings, Enzyclopedia Volumes One...
The Box Tops' Dimensions
Last year I reviewed my favorite album by The Box Tops album, their second, Cry Like A Baby HERE, and this time I'm reviewing my second favorite, their...
Recent Finds No. 58 More Nice Adventures with NativeDSD
Once again we have a full measure of excellent recordings released in recent weeks. If I didn't like them, I would not write about them. And I do like...
Exciting Reissue and New Release LPs from Craft Recordings,...
Four new release and reissue LPs have just been made available from Craft Recordings, including a pair of titles on their ultra hip Jazz Dispensary...
Yarlung Pure DSD256 Reissues from the Master Tapes Continues...
As Yarlung Records celebrates its 20th Anniversary, founder Bob Attiyeh is reissuing in Pure DSD256 some of the 15ips 2-track tape recordings made in...
Recent Finds No. 57 A Few Special Treasures From HDTT
Bob Witrak continues to find really nice recordings to release over at HDTT. This time around we have a Basie/Ellington Redux reissue, a Coleman...
Four Little Sonatas Scarlatti Sonatas - Tamara Stefanovich
Scarlatti Sonatas. Tamara Stefanovich, piano. Pentatone Music PTC5187401 (WAV download, EP). TT: 23.11 87 in B minor. K. 158 in C minor. K. 8 in G...
Voluptuous Sounds from Analog Tone Factory in Pure DSD256, with...
Analog Tone Factory is a label new to me but it has been releasing some very nice all analog albums on high quality vinyl and transfer to analog tape...
Recent Finds No. 56 More Excellent Releases Found at NativeDSD
Offered for your perusal are thoughts on six releases to be found at NativeDSD. Included are two outstanding performances of Prokofiev's symphonies by...
Whipped Cream and Other Delights by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana...
Selecting an album which inspires me enough to write about it isn't easy. A lot of thoughts go through my mind, such as: Should I avoid an album...
A Trio of Classic Bluegrass and Folk LPs from Craft Recordings,...
Craft Recordings has just released a trio of LP reissues of classic bluegrass and folk recordings from the catalogs of Rounder and Vanguard Records....
Bodacious! A Great New Release From Sound Liaison in Pure DSD256
Oh yes! I am excited about this. I am in love with this. Why? Because this is what audio should be. Frans de Rond, founder and recording engineer for...
Recent Finds No. 55 Some Special Treats from HDTT
Bob Witrak has been busy in recent weeks releasing a nice assortment of albums. Among them is an outstanding set of Bruckner's music in modern...
Recent Finds No. 54 A Treasure Chest of New Releases at
I can't tell you about all the new releases from this past week now available at NativeDSD. I haven't had time to listen to them all, and certainly not...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E247: Master Fidelity's NADAC Digital Suite
Let’s take a closer look at the NADAC D DAC and NADAC C Clock, from Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Master Fidelity. Their unparalleled strengths allow.... . . Read More »
E244: Acora Acoustics' MRB 1 Monitor
Today’s episode features a product from a category that I don’t typically cover or particularly relish. But this one made such an impression that I.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
The Editors № 37 - Andrew Simpson, Managing Editor Audiograde
The Editors is a series of interviews with editors of audio magazines from all over the world—both printed ones, as well as online magazines and...
Krakow Sonic Society 150th Meeting
The 150th meeting of the Krakow Sonic Society could not be the same as usual. That is why the topic was the product of one of the most famous Polish...
Show Reports
AES 2025
When I first started going to the AES show, it no longer was run by the first generation of audio enthusiasts who had started the show. You could still...
Toronto Audio Fest (TAF) 2025 Show Coverage, Part 1
Friday, October 17 Oct - Sunday, October 19, 2025 For the 2025 Toronto Audio Fest, (herein referred to as TAF 2025), I'm going to provide two – count...
T.H.E. Show SoCal 2025
I'll admit up front I had a limited amount of time to attend the show this year. I was only there on Friday for about four hours. In my defense I have,...
Show Reports
Toronto Audio Fest (TAF) 2025 Show Coverage, Part 1
Friday, October 17 Oct - Sunday, October 19, 2025 For the 2025 Toronto Audio Fest, (herein referred to as TAF 2025), I'm going to provide two – count...
