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GamuT RS5i Speakers
I’m confessing an honest bias when I mention that I fell in love with GamuT speakers about six years ago and have been using their top of the line S9 as a reference speaker for the last five. With the...
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Q&A with Marine Presson, General Manager, T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Amidst the hectic planning for 2016′s T.H.E. Show Newport starting June 3, General Manager Marine Presson took time out to talk with us about the coming event. Read her advice for first time attendees,...
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Guys Night Out in Atlanta!
HiFi Buys (3157 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta) will host the inaugural Guys’ Night Out event—an evening of cars, cigars, craft whiskeys, hi-fi presentations, and luxury showcases, with a focus on creating...
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ModWright’s First Offering Revisited…
13 years ago, Dan Wright was building his first product, the SWL 9.0, named after his son and I had just begun my career of reviewing audio gear for The Absolute Sound. I was building my first major...
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The Truth According to Whammerdyne
Walking past Pat Hickman’s pristine vintage 600SL on the way to his listening room, I already know I’m going to be in for something special. The car is perfect from top to tires, with no attention to...
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The Newest Rega!
The Sound Organisation is excited to announce the new Rega Planar 3 turntable and RB330 tonearm. Arriving at the TSO headquarters by the end of May, the Planar 3 has improved sonic performance,...
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Why MQA?
I gave Meridian’s co-founder Bob Stuart a difficult time a little over two years ago as he first told me about MQA, making it clear that I wasn’t going to tell you, my readers to buy Kind of Blue,...
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The Melco N-1a
We’ve been toying with the Melco N-1a for a few months now and it is superb. For $1,999 you can use it as a music server, renderer, as well as a few other things. I prefer to use it as a supercharged,...
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Tellurium Q Silver Diamond Speaker Cables!
Not having made changes to my system in a long time proves a double-edged sword; I know it intimately to the point where a minute change will be easily spotted and I was ripe to draw the cable review...
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Features Old School: The dCS Elgar DAC: Where they started! By Jeff Dorgay Journeyman Audiophile: Paradigm Prestige 75F Loudspeakers By Mark Marcantonio New Column! Timbre Tantrum Cat Parkay looks at...
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Rega’s Planar 3 Turntable
When you see the new Rega Planar 3, take a close look. It’s changed. The journey has become a destination. Nearly 40 years of constant refinement makes the Planar 3 the best in its class; no one does...
View ArticleThe Best Boink Music…
Today, Spotify announced their list of “Top 10 Shagging songs” here: http://www.theladbible.com/now/music-spotify-reveals-the-top-10-shagging-anthems-and-one-lasts-127-seconds-20160804 I agree that...
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Features Old School: Recapping the HH Scott 357 By Erik Owen 995: A Mini Miracle From Totem Audio By Mark Marcantonio Journeyman Audiophile: Wharfedale Diamond 250 Loudspeakers By Jeff Dorgay Personal...
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Pass HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier
Listening to Thomas Dolby’s “Ability to Swing,” the Acoustats in my living room have dramatically increased their ability to swing in every way: these vintage ESLs known for their somewhat loose and...
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Reimyo DAP 999EX DAC and CDT 777 transport
If you think digital audio is merely bits being decoded and there isn’t any difference between players, you haven’t been listening. Much like your favorite phono cartridges, all digital players have...
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Questyle CMA600i
I’ve been a huge fan of Bruce Ball’s Questyle gear for some time. They’ve made quite a splash at all the shows and their gear offers a combination of mega performance, value and an elegantly...
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GamuT Audio’s RS3i
At TONEAudio, we’ve had the chance to review several GamuT products, including the marvelous RS5 floorstanding speakers. The RS5s certainly set a high bar, and we eagerly awaited the opportunity to...
View ArticleThe Cardas Audio 4181 Outlet – YES!
Audiophiles love to argue about the subject of power delivery. I can’t say I blame them, a lot of super expensive power products either do nothing, or worse yet, actually degrade the sound of your...
View ArticleThe ELAC Discovery DS-S101-G
Why is the ELAC the world’s best music server? Because it fucking works. And it works right now. I apologize if you are offended by my coarse language, but I have spent nearly a decade screwing around...
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Audiophile Pressing: The Rolling Stones in Mono
Several years after the Beatles and Bob Dylan got their just due in mono on audiophile vinyl, the Rolling Stones finally receive analog treatment worthy of their pivotal contributions to pop culture...
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