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Image courtesy of Audio Sensibility I've been writing professional (i.e., paid) audio reviews for 12+ years. I've auditioned hundreds of different wires from audiophile cable companies and written dozens of power cord articles. For me to keep any A/C cable longer than a year or two, said cord must deliver either: a), state-of-the-art sound; or... Read More »

"I've got a big one for ya." So said the UPS guy the day this bruiser of an integrated amp showed up. Not too long ago, it would've been considered "full-featured," and heaven knows it's certainly full-figured. Pictures don't quite do it justice. For anyone used to Naim or Rega or Arcam or the like,... Read More »

Craft Recordings has just released Nanci Griffith: Working In Corners, a new box set which anthologizes the country-folk icon's first four, long-out-of-print catalog albums. As a companion to the box set, Rounder Records (a Craft imprint) has announced More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith, a tribute album that features performances from... Read More »

Advanced Audio in Tacoma, Washington was the first high end audio shop I ever walked into. There I was introduced to the Linn LP 12 turntable, Vandersteen speakers, Meitner amplification, and several other iconic pieces. One day the shop owner had a pair of Martin Logan CLS speakers set up in the main listening room,... Read More »

When I tested the Palo Santos, fascinating with its balance and tonal coherence, the elegant Transrotor arm came in handy due to its effective mass...

After the interview with Chorus Chuang from Silent Angel, the Top Switch Bonn NX has been playing in my listening room for a few weeks now and gets its beat from the Word Clock Genesis GX.

A converter called WANDLA. Finally Ferrum, whose creators are considered DAC specialists, brings its dedicated digital-to-analogue converter to the market.

In the following test, the question is: Can Velodyne's Deep Blue with its deep sound waves transform my listening room from a small pond into a vast ocean?

After my review of the Keces P28 linear power supply ... now follows a report on the Keces P14, which costs less than sixty percent of the P28 and offers such versatile features...

Today I’m sharing my last visit to one of the most exceptional rooms at Capital Audiofest 2023. Of course, I’m talking about the Potomac room, which is the annual home to the Audio Company of Marrietta, Georgia, the Valve Amplification Company of Sarasota, Florida, and Von Schweikert Audio, of Riverside, California.

Welcome to the first episode of the new year, 2024. Today we are going to visit a room Capital Audiofest 2023 that, as well as being as radically different from systems that would normally garner my interest, is just too bloody engaging and authentic to ignore. Meet Rich Pinto and Treehaus Audiolab…

Today I am sharing the remarkable journey of growth and discovery that this past year 2023, has turned out to be for the channel. This just may prove to be the most amazing single year of audio adventure in my over five decades-long voyage through the world of high-performance audio yet.

Today we will take a look at just who and what Audio Group Denmark is, and get a close look at, and brief listen to, the two systems that AGD presented in the Jefferson room at Capital Audiofest 2023. These two systems represent what is possible with each extreme of the widely diverse spectrum of... Read More »

Today I’m taking you on a tour of another room from the 2023 Capital Audiofest that exemplifies the constructive interaction expressed when the right partners focus on exhibiting a synergistic combination of exceptional products. Room 819 was hosted by Gary Leeds, the managing partner of Hear This, LLC of Irvine, California, featuring the Hong Kong... Read More »

Rhino Entertainment has announced an enhanced and expanded edition of alternative darlings The Replacements' fourth studio album and major label debut, 1985's Tim, which was produced by Tommy Erdelyi, aka Tommy Ramone. Which is now being made available as a 4-CD, 1-LP box set, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition. The new box highlights new remixes... Read More »

In the last episode, I shared my rabbit-hole experience with Jeff Tweedy and the Wilco band when I first experienced the music as I streamed Episode 5 in the first season of Hulu's hit show, "The Bear." In this issue of PF, I'll share info on several items I've accumulated and knowledge about the band... Read More »

I have reviewed several brands of cables over the years, but more often than not, I always seem to come back to the Synergistic Research lineup for its superb sound and performance. When offered the opportunity to review some of their newer flagship digital cables, the timing could not be better. I discussed several options... Read More »

I have had a tube integrated amplifier from China on my desktop for several years. It cost me about $180. It sounds pretty good through my ancient and tiny Acoustic Energy Aego satellites. It's been a reliable system. It has some of the sweetness of tubes though it doesn't actually deliver tube loveliness. In a blind... Read More »

Thelonious Monk's 1957 classic Brilliant Corners marks the fifth release in Craft Recordings' Small Batch LP series. The Small Batch series utilizes a one-step lacquer process (versus the standard three-step process) that allows for a significantly improved level of musical detail, clarity, and dynamics, while greatly reducing surface and groove noise that might otherwise be... Read More »