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E238: The Audionet Mach and Schrödinger Experience

2025-08-11T18:20:16Z

The latest additions to the Audionet Scientist Series, the new Mach linestage and the Schrödinger mono amplifiers are under examination in my reference system. At two-thirds the price of the Audionet statement Stern linestage and Heisenberg monos, and delivering the lion’s share of their performance, these new machines so closely match their performance that many... Read More »

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Craft Latino Continues to Celebrate Latin and Salsa Music with Eight Superb LP Reissues from Fania, Vaya, and Tico Records

2025-08-11T16:13:11Z

Craft Latino celebrates Latin and Salsa music across a host of subgenres, with eight new LP reissues, many of which have been long out of print. Featuring three albums that are continuing the centennial celebration of "The Queen of Salsa," Celia Cruz; percussionist extraordinaire Ray Barretto's 1975 self-titled album; a pair of albums from salsa... Read More »

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If it Makes Me Dance, It's a Keeper - by Frans de Rond of Sound Liaison

2025-08-11T16:06:54Z

Sound Liaison founder and recording engineer Frans de Rond makes some wonderful recordings. He and his business partner Peter Bjørnild have been doing so for quite a long time, and my music library is delightfully filled with their superb small ensemble and duo recordings. The other day, their newsletter flowed into my email box and... Read More »

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Paul Sawtelle Big Band: Live at Pacific Audiofest

2025-08-10T23:02:28Z

Woodinville, WA – Genesis Advanced Technologies and Merrill Audio Advanced Technologies co-sponsored the Friday Night entertainment for show goers at the inaugural Pacific Audiofest in 2022. We hired a local band-leader, Mr. Paul Sawtelle, to put a 17-piece big band together for a concert. “This album was total serendipity,” said Genesis Chief Designer and CEO... Read More »

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Rhino Celebrates New Wave and Post-punk Icons The B-52's with a Colorful 9-LP Box Set, "The Warner/Reprise Years"

2025-08-11T18:26:44Z

Rhino Entertainment is celebrating the musical legacy of the B-52's with multi-LP and CD catalog box sets, The B-52's The Warner/Reprise Years, which collects the band's eight albums from the years between 1979 and 1992. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 1977, the B-52's initially rode the crest of the New Wave with a string of... Read More »

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An Informative Encounter with DALI Speakers

2025-08-09T00:06:04Z

Re-published from Copper magazine; used with permission of the owner Paul McGowan, and the Editor, Frank Doris. Images used by permission. DALI EPIKORE 9 loudspeakers I'd known of DALI Loudspeakers for a while. The Danish company (DALI stands for Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries) has been exhibiting at AXPONA right by the Renaissance Schaumburg hotel's check-in area, a prime... Read More »

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And Now, For the Gentlemen, Part 2

2025-08-08T23:15:02Z

Bach hanging out with John Marks... John Marks continues with the Gentlemen; see HERE for Part 1. QOBUZ Playlist Link https://play.qobuz.com/playlist/33451444 Jesse Colin Young, Light Shine (1974) "Jesse Colin Young" was the stage name of singer-songwriter Perry Miller (1941-2025). He chose that stage name in part because of his admiration for Lotus sports- and racing-car... Read More »

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A New Record Review: House of the Singing Blossoms, Featuring Anthony Wilson, from Sam First Records

2025-08-08T23:23:23Z

Bob Levi: a portrait by David W. Robinson (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) House of the Singing Blossoms (click for complete album art and information), a jazz tour-de-force starring Anthony Wilson is recorded at Sam First's jazz club and recording studio by Sam First Records. This two record set with thick stock gatefold... Read More »

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Audiophile Day Reaches Significant Milestone in Celebrating Tenth Year on 2 October 2025

2025-08-08T15:37:20Z

Audiophile Day is delighted that its tenth year in 2025 is being commemorated globally to celebrate music and audiophiles around the world. Now officially listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events, Audiophile Day has grown in recognition each year since the first celebration in 2016. The demand for excellent high-fidelity equipment driven by audiophiles significantly impacts... Read More »

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ENLEUM WINS THE RED DOT “BEST OF THE BEST” 2025 AND iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 FOR ITS UPCOMING AMP-44R AMPLIFIER

2025-08-08T15:36:23Z

With its upcoming amplifier, AMP-44R, Enleum has been awarded the most prestigious of design awards, the "Red Dot: Best of the Best 2025". This award is given for groundbreaking design and is the highest award in the competition, reserved only for “the best of the best” products in a category. And this is Enleum’s second... Read More »

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The Myth of the Black Background

2025-08-07T22:49:24Z

"Black" Background – Roger Skoff writes about what it's really like. Have you ever been to the beach? No, I'm not kidding. There really are millions of people—unlike us here in California or on either coast—who live nowhere a major body of water, and whose only idea of the beach comes from movies. So, for... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 48 A Potpourri from NativeDSD

2025-08-08T07:36:31Z

This Recent Finds includes an eclectic selection of music from the NativeDSD catalog. What's the common thread? In each case, I found the music engaging, the performers/performances excellent, and the sound quality at a very high standard. Beyond that, it is highly varied group of albums. Frans de Rond us gives another of his marvelous... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 47 Seven Pure DSD256 from HDTT, Plus 1 More

2025-08-07T01:22:46Z

This Recent Finds edition is back to HDTT releases. Some new and some from a few years past that are past due for a review. All are very nice. In fact, four of them are included in my recent Pure DSD256 from Analog Tape: My Top of the Pile listing—albums that were always a reference... Read More »

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Node Audio SS-1 Component Support

2025-08-05T18:31:44Z

While browsing the photo gallery on the Node Audio website, I came across a group shot of five finely crafted, elegantly designed objects. They appeared to be variations on a theme, but what was the theme—what were they used for? Sometimes you come upon objects that grab hold of your attention, yet their purpose remains... Read More »

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BLUEBIRD MUSIC TO DISTRIBUTE PEAK CONSULT LOUDSPEAKERS

2025-08-05T16:15:56Z

Buffalo, NY, August 4, 2025 -- Bluebird Music, distributor of fine audio products for 25 years, is pleased to announce their appointment as North American distributor of the extraordinary Peak Consult loudspeakers from Denmark. Peak Consult speakers have been reviewer favorites for decades. While well-known in Europe, the line has been missing from the North American market —until... Read More »

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AVID launches the EVO TWO: the new EVO flagship!

2025-08-05T16:13:00Z

5 August 2025, Cambridgeshire, UK: AVID, the British analogue hi-fi manufacturer, has unveiled the new EVO TWO, an advanced 3.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker and the new flagship of its three-strong EVO series. Hot on the heels of the new Relveo turntable launched in July, AVID’s latest release in its special 30th anniversary year expands the company’s... Read More »

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Audio Advice Live 2025: An Ambitious Regional Audio/Visual Showcase Evolves into a Major High-End Audio and Consumer Electronics Show

2025-08-05T16:23:40Z

Audio Advice Live 2025 took place August 1-3, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. I hadn't been to Raleigh in over sixteen years, and I have to admit—I honestly didn't recognize it at all, it's grown so very much! Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and its second largest city;... Read More »

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A Clean Sweep? A Look at the iSonic P4875 II MVR5 and MVR 10 Ultrasonic Record Cleaners and their PSR01A Isonic Pump Station

2025-08-01T19:53:42Z

It seems a lifetime ago. For my side hustle as a mobile DJ, I honed my beat-matching and mixing skills with a pair of Technics 1200 turntables at home to apply on the road with a Pioneer CMX-3000 Dual DJ CD player, but after I married Belle in 2011, I sold my gear, reinvested the... Read More »

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Impressions: The Analog Audio Design TP-1000 Reel-to-Reel Playback Deck

2025-07-31T21:01:52Z

Ye Olde Editor on his deck with the sun, a son, a cigar, Port, and some fine outdoor music, contemplating.... Happy Valley, OR, 2023 (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by YOE himself.) Passion is a long, deep road...often life-long. You have your list; I have mine. Among other fine audio passions—and they are many—is... Read More »

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Listen and Learn: Audio Advice Live 2025

2025-07-30T15:20:08Z

Three-day event brings home entertainment fans together for an unforgettable experience in Raleigh. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA—July 29, 2025: Just days away, the fourth annual Audio Advice Live event is set to transform the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, into an oasis of home-entertainment experience. Taking place August 1–3, the nation’s largest home-entertainment show provides a... Read More »

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Klipsch Unveils Global Debut of Red Oak Finish and New Tech at Audio Advice Live 2025

2025-07-30T15:16:30Z

Legendary Heritage Series loudspeakers featured in must-hear two-channel demo July 29, 2025 (Indianapolis, IN) — Klipsch brings fresh energy to its iconic Heritage Series at this year’s Audio Advice Live, introducing new designs and technologies that blend premium performance with modern design sensibilities. Attendees will experience one of the first public demonstrations of the Heritage... Read More »

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Focal Naim America Brings Immersive Home Theater to Audio Advice Live 2025 - Demos also feature the New Focal Diva Mezza Utopia

2025-07-29T23:52:13Z

July 29, 2025 — Focal Naim America will bring its latest high-end audio to Audio Advice Live 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Attendees will experience an immersive Focal Naim 7.4.4 home theater, the new Focal Diva Utopia and Diva Mezza Utopia, and Focal’s high-fidelity headphones in Hannover I ballroom. Focal Naim Immersive Home Theater Room... Read More »

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E236-10 “Alternate” Favorite Jazz Recordings-featuring Maurice Jeffries

2025-07-28T18:07:24Z

Today’s episode had its genesis some while ago, over a listening session with one of my closest friends and industry colleagues, Maurice Jeffries. Today, I’m happy to present part one, the first half of this realized concept, as we hear Maurice present a list of ten alternate jazz recordings that, while they may not be... Read More »

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The Flying Burrito Brothers

2025-07-24T23:26:29Z

The Flying Burrito Brothers were formed in 1968 by former members of The Byrds Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons (1946-1973), who both had similar backgrounds in rural music. Their debut album was the critically acclaimed The Gilded Palace Of Sin (A&M SP 4175), released in February of 1969. A few months prior to recording The... Read More »

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Waters on the Hardware: The Gingko Audio Cloud System and Arch Loudspeaker Isolation Device

2025-07-24T23:28:31Z

The Maestro himself! (Portrait and image processing by David W. Robinson) My LP life When writing audio reviews, reviewers are often called on to describe things we readily hear that aren't always easily quantifiable. We use adjectives like 'open,' 'free,' 'effortless,' 'relaxed,' etc. The list goes on and on. Every once in a while, we... Read More »

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