PrimaLuna EVO 100 $3395 With sweet, accurate midrange sonics and […]The post 2023 Editors’ Choice: DACs $3,000 – $10,000 appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 6:07am -
Very occasionally, acquiring a component is the hardest part of […]The post Topping LA90 Power Amplifier appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 5:53am -
Simply put, southern soul and the spirit of a certain […]The post David Porter: Chapter 1 appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 5:49am -
Peter McGrath joins Robert Harley as they compare and contrast […]The post Wilson Audio’s Chronosonic XVX vs. Alexia V | Robert Harley Previews appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 5:13am -
One of England’s best and most celebrated rock bands over […]The post Arctic Monkeys: The Car appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 5 days ago, 17 Mar 23, 10:31am -
Probably the biggest group of audiophiles right now are still "Boomers": members of the "Baby Boom" generation, which by most definitions puts their minimum age at close to 60. Boomers are aging and won't be around forever. So bringing new blood into… - 11 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Herb at the HiFi Loft. (Photo: Jason Tavares)I remember a Saturday morning around 30 years ago, when I just happened to be at Sound by Singer, the New York City audio salon, watching this wizardy German fella named Joachim Gerhard unbox the newest… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 12:00am -
There's a good case to be made that the world's greatest—and strangest—audiophile culture resides in Japan. Probably the most important notion the Japanese have introduced to our hobby is that home audio isn't merely a way of heightening th… - 5 days ago, 17 Mar 23, 12:00am -
And to begin with we took out as many [books] as we could. ... We'll take this one and this one, this one, and that one too. ... And we read not one of them all the way through.At the beginning of the 2022 novel Checkout 19, by Claire-Louise Bennet… - 6 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Probably the biggest group of audiophiles right now are still "Boomers": members of the "Baby Boom" generation, which by most definitions puts their minimum age at close to 60. Boomers are aging and won't be around forever. So bringing new blood into… - 11 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Herb at the HiFi Loft. (Photo: Jason Tavares)I remember a Saturday morning around 30 years ago, when I just happened to be at Sound by Singer, the New York City audio salon, watching this wizardy German fella named Joachim Gerhard unbox the newest… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 12:00am -
There's a good case to be made that the world's greatest—and strangest—audiophile culture resides in Japan. Probably the most important notion the Japanese have introduced to our hobby is that home audio isn't merely a way of heightening th… - 5 days ago, 17 Mar 23, 12:00am -
And to begin with we took out as many [books] as we could. ... We'll take this one and this one, this one, and that one too. ... And we read not one of them all the way through.At the beginning of the 2022 novel Checkout 19, by Claire-Louise Bennet… - 6 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Audio: Listen to this article. In my previous IEM review, I looked at five budget ($50 or less) IEMs. I followed that up with a Club TBVO post that added a sixth IEM to that roundup. The resounding winner… - 4 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 7:04am -
Audio: Listen to this article. This past week I was in my favorite place on Earth, the Hawaiian island of Kauai. There's nothing better than spending time with family in paradise, with spotty mobile phon… - 6 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 12:46pm -
Audio: Listen to this article. I have been an audiophile since the 1980’s when I first pieced together my first semi serious system once I graduated from law school. Nevertheless, I have always been a fa… - 8 days ago, 14 Mar 23, 10:03am -
Audio: Listen to this article. On the way to my daughter's school this morning, I introduced her to the magic of the Radio Garden application. The app features a rotating globe on which radio stations from… - 20 days ago, 2 Mar 23, 7:49am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Electrostatic Headphone Amplifiers Review:Mjölnir Audio Carbon CCHeadAmp Blue Hawaii Special EditionRajiv Arora When I reviewed the Stax… - 25 days ago, 25 Feb 23, 7:16am -
Quote from: Jaytor on Today at 05:41 pmLooking good. I decided to wrap my diffusors with Guilford of Maine FR701 fabric. Way easier than painting or staining and they look great. I think the fabric tamed the high ... - 13 mins ago, 22 Mar 23, 11:15am -
I am also new here and was in a similar situation to you 3 months ago re upgrading my phono stage. All the above suggestions are solid, especially from Nature Boy as everyones system and music tastes differ. I would also encourage you to check ou… - 28 mins ago, 22 Mar 23, 11:00am -
Quote from: corndog71 on Today at 02:26 pmWow! The 6’ height is awesome! These would also work better for me as my current room won’t allow for stacked 4’ boxes. As 350Industrial noted, ATS will make ... - 47 mins ago, 22 Mar 23, 10:41am -
XLR StarQuad is useful in harsh interference situations, like on stage with theater lights and smoke machines. Seldom needed in residential systems.At audio frequencies, save the silver for contact points. At frequencies well above 100 megahertz, sil… - 2 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 9:51am -
$250 verafiaudiollc.com One of the most important things in your audio system is the quality of the power you are feeding it. Before spending a ton of your hard-earned cash on exotic audio accessories, consider sorting out the power first. The more a… - 10 days ago, 12 Mar 23, 2:50pm -
We all know how good quality power delivery is to your audio system. The new ProPowerStream from Wyred 4 U/Wyred 4 Sound comes in at an introductory price of $699 with one of their power cords included – A nice touch. With a 1000 Watt capacity (max… - 43 days ago, 6 Feb 23, 11:16pm -
Listening to the 50th anniversary edition of this punk classic raises a few questions: How did I get this old? How did Iggy make it this long? But the one question I can answer definitively is how does this record stand up half a century later? It st… - 44 days ago, 6 Feb 23, 8:44pm -
Cambridge Audio just announced the release of their AXN10 and (half chassis sized) MNX10 streamers. Combining an ESS SABRE ES9033Q DAC chipset and Cambridge’s StreamMagic Gen 4 Module, these two streaming DACs let you connect to nearly anything wit… - 51 days ago, 30 Jan 23, 10:15pm -
With the backlit output meters bouncing to the sound of Massive Attack, cranking up the VT-150s bias to the “high” position and plugging in a set of KT150 tubes proves to be a great move to get that club feeling. Our Team Fink Kim speakers are re… - 60 days ago, 21 Jan 23, 5:48pm -
We’re excited to report that Fidelity Imports is now the US distributor for Gold Note. PTA has enjoyed Gold Note products in the past, but we’ve been noticing that some of the newest products from [...] - 19 hours ago, 21 Mar 23, 4:19pm -
The Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition, along with the Focal Celestee headphones, is an attempt to ask myself an important question for 2023: to headphone or not to headphone? There was a point last year [...] - 3 days ago, 19 Mar 23, 1:00am -
Rethm, Pitch, Texture, the three muses of music. Can’t make it without them, can’t think too hard about them or the illusion fades away. But wait… Rethm? The quietly excellent Indian speaker company that’s been [...] - 5 days ago, 17 Mar 23, 1:00am -
We love Luxman gear at PTA, but the gear has been so consistently excellent over the last few years that we haven’t been able get any of their products in for review. There’s a long [...] - 6 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 12:38pm -
Five Things To Consider When Buying A Tube Amplifier – it may be commonplace YouTube thumbnail graphic, but interest in analog tubes has always been one of the biggest talking points from so many PartTimeAudiophile [...] - 9 days ago, 13 Mar 23, 2:06pm -
We live in an age of behemoths. Corporate behemoths that are the agents and producers of things. We have been told that large economies of scale are a requisite for modern life, and only vast multinational corporations can service the requirements of… - 19 days ago, 3 Mar 23, 4:01am -
In a time when high-end wireless headphones are all the rage and have invaded my home, I am happy to get back to those old wired cans that I love and cherish. This is a review of the HiFiMan Sundara Closed Back Headphones ($399). I consider these can… - 19 days ago, 3 Mar 23, 4:00am -
This is another top gun, full loom review. I’ve enjoyed listening to high-quality looms from Allnic Audio, AudioQuest and a few from Nordost, including $85,000 of Valhalla 2 cabling. Let’s get it all on the table before we continue. Cables make a… - 19 days ago, 3 Mar 23, 3:58am -
In 2023 and beyond, who knows where streaming technology will take us? In the here and now, once you get past the interested parties’ manicured PR, there are some interesting and quite exciting facts to consider as you make your informed choices fo… - 32 days ago, 18 Feb 23, 9:12am -
Do you ever type a streaming query in Roon for a classical work or artist and are overwhelmed by the choices? Rather than clicking on any old recording or the first one you see, Audiophilia will make things a little easier for you and do the heavy li… - 32 days ago, 18 Feb 23, 5:02am -
As I post this it is February 18th (Saturday), and so the Florida International Audio Expo is still happening. Our staff or writers felt you'd enjoy some exciting cell phone pics and teasers. With four Enjoy the Music.com reviewers attending FLAX 20… - 32 days ago, 18 Feb 23, 2:31pm -
A couple of months ago, EnjoyTheMusic.com head-honcho Steven Rochlin (his official title is Creative Director) emailed the writing staff inviting us to review the Scansonic MB5 B speakers. After viewing the photo of the MB5 Bs, but before reading an… - 34 days ago, 16 Feb 23, 7:55am -
Tom and I had been thirsting for Capital AudioFest 2021 for a month. Being hyper-vigilant and feasting on the science about Covid made it an on-again-off-again decision. If we went for just Friday there would be fewer people and most of them would b… - 34 days ago, 16 Feb 23, 7:54am -
Editorial: I Attended CES 2023 In Las Vegas Audio News And Hi-Fi Primer JBL Interview Cambridge Audio Alva ST Turntable Yamaha YH-5000SE Headphones EarMen CH-Amp Headphone Amplifier March Audio Sointuva WG Speakers Revival Audio Atalante 3 S… - 34 days ago, 16 Feb 23, 4:27am -
Editorial: Invitation-Only Audio HistoryBurkhard Vogel's Slopes And Levels Lumped Element Modeling Of Transducers Modern PC Board Design Practices Part 2: Tips And TechniquesPower Transformer Parameters, Selection, And Testing Part 5: Losses A… - 35 days ago, 15 Feb 23, 4:05am -
Hi, I'm Rodeodave and I'm a diyer from Europe. I've been into diy audio for over two decades now. I mainly build amplifiers for speakers and headphones. You folks seem to have a lively and active diy scene, and I feel like it's time for… - 5 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 6:41am -
On the thread “Show us your tubes” it was suggested that if they weren't “your” tubes you couldn’t post them. Here you can. Any images of tubes, rare, strange or common, feel free to make a post. I’ll start. - 5 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 6:15am -
Hi everybody, I am a luthier and enthusiast music lover, as a result I love everything that can reproduce the emotional envolvment of music. I designed a good part of the equipment I use. Vacuum tubes and analog rank high in my pr… - 5 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 6:15am -
Great to join Stereonet and see and share other peoples thoughts and ideas. Been on the old HIFI trail for years slowly changing things around to get that all encompassing warm and engaging sound. Interested to see what people do with their syst… - 6 hours ago, 22 Mar 23, 5:29am -
There is one thing that all high end audio components require to function as a system, and that is signal and power cables. No getting around it. Of course, there is no market segment more controversial than audiophile cabling. This is partially due… - 22 Mar 17, 1:45pm -
Multi-function powered speakers are all the rage in 2017, and no other company has been more at the forefront than Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-loudspeakers/bookshelf-monitor-loudspeakers/audioengine-hd3-powered-speakers-dac-review… - 6 Feb 17, 8:02pm -
A lot of excellent HiFi products are designed and produced in Australia, and none more than Conductor DAC/Preamp and Timekeeper power amp combo (home-theater-power-amplifiers/stereo-amplifiers/the-burson-conductor-timekeeper-review.html) sometime ago… - 24 Jan 17, 9:10am -
Sony has detailed the latest additions to its EXTRA BASS Wireless Speaker Series. The new models include the SRS-XB40, SRS-XB30, SRS-XB20, and SRS-XB10.Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/speaker-systems-news/sony-details-new-extr… - 24 Jan 17, 9:02am -
Hulu and Magnolia Pictures have announced a new output licensing agreement. As part of the deal, Hulu will receive the pay one window streaming rights to films released by the distributor.Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/indust… - 24 Jan 17, 8:58am -
David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of Positive Feedback, with Greg Weaver of the audio analyst and a Senior Associate Editor at Positive Feedback in New Jersey for the GTT Audio Vivid Audio launch event. (Photograph by Bill Parish; image processing… - 23 hours ago, 21 Mar 23, 12:06pm -
Craft Recordings is beginning a new push with remasters and reissues of titles from the Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series from Concord Music's vast catalog of classic jazz from the Fifties, Sixties, and beyond. Many titles from the record labels th… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 23, 10:06am -
With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing relationship with Enjoy the Music where Steven R. Rochlin shares his thoughts on the FiiO R7. Dr. David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief A superb DAC, streamer, preamplifier, and heada… - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 23, 11:16am -
When you think of jazz pianists you probably don't think of Bobby Hamack (1922-1990). That's because his work was primarily behind-the-scenes studio work in radio and television. Hammack was the West Coast musical director of the ABC-TV and radio net… - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 23, 10:21am -
For one week only get 20% off Focal and Naim products**. Focal Headphones, including New Focal Bathys Bluetooth and ANC headphones for your spring and summer travels. Bathys $639 ($160 off) Celestee $799 ($200 off) Clear Mg $1199 ($300 off) Stellia $… - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 23, 8:05am -
Recording with the best DSLR Shotgun Mics on your digital camera will make your videos sound professional. After all, one of the most important aspects of a video is the sound. You can deal with grainy images, but crackles and pops will turn everyone… - 28 May 20, 10:45pm -
Using the best lavalier mic will make you sound better on stage, on a recording, and even on your video. Good lav mics don’t have to sound tinny with zero wind protection. You just have to get the right one. 🙂 Nice lavalier microphones are easy… - 28 May 20, 6:58pm -
Using the best rapping microphone to record your raps or perform live will not only make you sound better, it will also be a lot easier to use. Too many people think that any mic can be used for rapping. It’s not true. In order to get the perfect m… - 28 May 20, 6:18pm -
Using the best live vocal microphone for your band’s concert will not only make you sound better, it will also be much easier too use than a cheap mic. Too many people try to perform with junky microphones and lose fans because of it. Don’t be t… - 28 May 20, 2:59pm -
Recording with the best omnidirectional microphone is easy and can give you major tonal advantages without excess gain. Many people think omni directional mics aren’t great for recording or live sound and that’s just not true. Omni mics do produc… - 17 Feb 20, 6:31pm -
