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In the early spring of 2020, I had a call with Andrew Jones in which he excitedly shared with me that he was going to be leaving ELAC and that he would have some very big news to announce by summer. Just weeks later, the COVID-19 lockdowns came and put everything, not just his plans,... Read More »

I recently installed the new KRONOS Discovery RS (Resonance Suppression) tonearm on my KRONOS Pro LE turntable in my reference system. Simply put, his new KRONOS Discovery RS tonearm presents the least colored, most articulate, concise, and authentic view into my recordings than any other tonearm in my experience, at any price!

Last week, and on into the weekend, I had the opportunity to have hour upon hour in front of the new Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA 7 loudspeaker, in residence at The Audio Company in Marietta, GA. This episode is devoted to this new, world-class, loudspeaker from one of the industry's leading loudspeaker manufacturers, Von Schweikert... Read More »

Today, I want to introduce you to the KRONOS Discovery and Kronoscope RS (Resonance Suppression) Tonearms. Using a profusion of both proven strategies and implementing fresh, innovative approaches and stratagems, applied globally to this new arm wand, they are simply exceptional.

Today, I want to introduce you to the latest iteration of a product that has graced my reference system since its original release. From January of 2005, when I installed the original Audience adeptResponse aR12 Passive Power Conditioner, its remarkable contributions have played an indispensable and crucial role in my listening.

Today, I am both pleased and honored to introduce you to the Supreme Series of electronics from True Life Audio of Greece. Importer, colleague, and friend, Bill Parish, has just begun to import the entire True Life Audio product lineup to the US, and I was privileged enough to spend some considerable time listening to... Read More »

Today I am joined by my colleague and good friend, Maurice Jeffries, a gifted listener, and writer, who currently contributes to Positive Feedback and Enjoy the Music. He recently made a three-day pilgrimage to the Midwest to spend time in my music room listening to my current reference rig, and weighs in on vinyl in... Read More »

As of the time this episode drops, we are just six-and-a-half weeks away (I know I said two-and-a-half weeks in the episode - I shot too many episodes this week!) from the eleventh annual Capital Audiofest, held at the Twinbrook Hilton in Rockville Maryland, November 11th through 13th!

Today, we’ll hear from a friend who has some ridiculous credentials, as he weighs in the world of digital recording, Andreas Koch. He has the distinction of having been a member of, or the leader, of the design teams for development of proprietary DSD, as well as many other technologies for Digital to Analog conversion... Read More »

Today, I’m sharing two recordings made of my reference system playing music in my room. You may see a full listing of all the gear in my current reference system, as well as room and treatment information, here...   Both recordings were made at 24-bit/48kHz, one from a digital file, one from an LP.

Today, I’m introducing the first of the new series I first mentioned in Episode 62, “Heavy Rotation.” This new series will cover a handful of releases per episode that will give you a taste of why the albums under discussion are worth your time…and which pressing or pressings to be on the hunt for.

The LampizatOr Baltic 3 had the ambitious goal of approximating as closely as possible the enchanting sonic achievements offered by the LampizatOr Golden Gate II DAC, but at roughly one-third the cost. Founder and designer Łukasz Fikus told me that after some ten years of experimentation and prototyping, he arrived at this design, which he... Read More »

Today, I want to raise the alert on something that I see as an unparalleled opportunity to advance and elevate your analog playback system by a significantly accomplished and authentic degree, This is an opportunity that I personally have taken advantage of.

Today, I’m excited to share my listening experiences with yet another brilliant star in the Audionet product constellation, their superb PAM G2 phonostage powered by a high-current linear power supply, the EPX. This exceptional device pairing allows listeners to experience the delicate and ethereal characteristics captured on the very best recordings. 

The promise of the revived show schedule had most of us thinking we were finally back on track for a resumption of near normalcy in 2022. But with the cancellation of the inaugural AudioConLA in mid-January, it looks like we may be stating a backward slide yet again.