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The Eden Acoustics Tomei System
New experiences and overcoming past prejudices are always one of the most fun parts of my job evaluating hifi components. While I’ve never been a fan of open baffle speakers in the past, Eden Acoustics...
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Features Old School: VPI HW-19 Mk 3 Turntable By Jerold O’Brien 995: Venture Electronics Monk Plus IEM’s By Kyle Dusing Journeyman Audiophile: Rotel A14 Integrated and CD14 CD Player By Andre Marc TONE...
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A Tidy Power Solution
After cable, one of the top audiophile arguments is about the need (or lack thereof) clean power. The forum pundits like to quip, “I’ve got clean power, I live at the end of the street/out in the...
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The Modwright SWL 9.0 Anniversary Preamp
Tracking through Radiohead’s newest album, A Moon Shaped Pool, the sonic landscape painted by ModWright’s entry preamplifier is impressive – even after I’ve just removed a big-bucks preamplifier from a...
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Syzygy SLF-850 Subwoofer
The dictionary says that Syzygy is pronounced siz-i-jee, with the emphasis on the first syllable. A syzygy is defined as an alignment of three or more celestial objects. Listening to the heavy bass...
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The Shinola Runwell Turntable
I can’t tell you how many times friends and readers have asked me the same question, “I just want a nice turntable. I’ve been getting back into vinyl a bit, and I’d like something better than an entry...
View ArticleThe new Sonus faber Homage Tradition Collection
The question is often posed, “How do we get more people to engage in the world of high end audio.” Too often this is followed up by a bunch of grumpy old men, sitting in chairs at a hifi show,...
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Oppo’s latest: Sonica
We’ve just received OPPO’s latest creation, the Sonica DAC. At $799, this looks to be another killer, offering compatibility with all digital formats, streaming and multi-room audio capabilities....
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The Technics SL-1200G
The older we get, the more difficult it is to remember some of life’s firsts. Once, while chatting with Jerry Seinfeld about his Porsche collection, a big smile came across his face recalling his first...
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The Audio Research PH9
Audio Research always has something new under the hood of any new release, but their new Foundation series is a major step up aesthetically as well. We’ve just received the entire series in for full...
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The McIntosh MP1100 Phono Preamplifer
Click here for a quick video of the new MP1100 Phono Preamplifier from McIntosh… Click here to view all the specs at the McIntosh website…
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Affordable, High Performance Power Conditioning!
A lot of power products have come through the door here over the years, and most of them have been escorted right out the door quickly. Way too many power conditioners shave transient edges off with...
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More Power From Brinkmann Audio!
I’ve been using the Brinkmann Bardo as a reference table now for the better part of the year, and I’m still as smitten as the day it arrived. However, knowing that Brinkmann offers an upgraded power...
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Channel Islands PEQ•1 Mk II
Years ago we reviewed Channel Islands original phono stage and it was a killer value at $295. Today, CI founder and designer Dusty Vawter has a new box up his sleeve, the PEQ•1 Mk II for $995, and he’s...
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The Chartwell Audio LS3/5
How many movies have you seen where the sequel (or any of the subsequent sequels) were better or even equal to the original? While the legion of LS3/5 owners, with numerous variations on the theme,...
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Features Old School: Conrad-Johnson MV 60SE Power Amplifier By Jeff Dorgay 995: Gold Note’s Vasari Gold Phono Cartridge By Jeff Dorgay Journeyman Audiophile: G-Lab Block Amplifier By Jeff Dorgay TONE...
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PS Audio’s DirectStream Memory Player
I go back with PS Audio. Way back. Back to when most of today’s digital/computer audio experts were running around in their underoos while their dads were listening to Led Zeppelin in the living room....
View ArticleJust in, From Stereo Pravda!
All the rage at last year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, the Stereo Pravda SB-7 IEMs are here and our review is almost finished. What makes these $2,500 in ear monitors so incredible? Quite a lot...
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McIntosh’s Flagship C1100 Tube Preamplifier
Ubiquitous as the silhouette of the V-Twin engine on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, McIntosh Labs’ top products all feature a pair of blue output level meters, joined by a bright green, backlit glow of...
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The Audio Research REF 6 Linestage
With a lineage stretching back to 1970 Audio Research, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota has built their reputation on constant, engineering based improvements to their products. Their Reference...
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