(Photography: Joel Salcido) The precision, speed, and balance of Meridian’s DSP7200 active loudspeakers are the most compelling argument I’ve heard to dispel the notion that separates are invariably superior to integrated components. While this prejudice ...

As I previously reviewed and recommended the Atma-Sphere MA-1 Silver Edition OTL for induction into the Audio Hall of Fame, it didn’t take long for the hallmark purity and neutrality of the more affordable M-60 ...

Talk about the mother of all dream assignments. Ten years ago, as an audiophile civilian, I had to literally beg the local hi-fi dealer for a brief, in-home audition of the now classic Meridian 508.24 ...

The upside of having two listening rooms at my disposal is, obviously, being able to audition equipment— especially loudspeakers—in more than one acoustic environment. After all, the room is at least as important as any ...

It’s been nearly six years since a tall, dark, and handsomely slim pair of Coincident Total Eclipses first cast their spell on me at the 2000 Consumer Electronics Show. I couldn’t believe such fabulously fast, ...

Nothing puts a bigger smile on my face than reveling in great-sounding audio gear the average Joe—or Jolene—can actually afford. Priced at $1299 and $1599, respectively, the Audio by Van Alstine (AVA) Ultra SL preamp ...

A friend recently complained that I get so excited about every new component to come along that it’s almost as if I’ve never heard a decent stereo before. My first thought was to suggest that ...

Stop by the Manley Labs Web site and you’ll see why meeting EveAnna Manley in the flesh at CES proved to be one of the highlights of the Vegas show for me that year. While ...

Although it’s been more than three years since I first reviewed the Ayre CX-7, I’ll bet a slice of the best cherry pie you’ve ever tasted that you won’t need a side-by-side comparison against the ...

Of all the gear I’ve had the good fortune to own over the course of the past two-and-ahalf decades, the Mark Levinson Nº 31 Reference CD transport, Nº 35 digital-toanalog converter and Nº 38S preamplifier ...

Lacking the literary prowess of HP, I’m at a bit of a loss to explain the cult-like following the output-transformerless (OTL) amp has garnered over the years. I suppose it could be compared to a ...

HP was right on the money when he recently concluded that we had “reached the limits of the descriptive vocabulary that has served audio writers so well for a generation.” I wholeheartedly agree. But of ...

It boggles the mind to consider how much of our hardearned cash is spent each year on ancillaries such as cables, power cords, conditioners, racks, stands, and all manner of tweaks and audio-related paraphernalia—without as ...