Utter the words “early digital” and most audiophiles, even younger ones, will know exactly what you’re talking about. The term references sound lacking body and warmth, the fatiguing deficiency of dimensionality and tonal complexity that ...

In hindsight, you would surmise that First Watt was rather lucky. When transistor manufacturer SemiSouth closed its doors in 2012, access to its silicon-carbide-based power JFET transistors (SITs) dried up. Fortunately, Nelson Pass had purchased ...

HiFiMan is arguably the most prolific producer of high-quality headphones in the world with several new designs introduced each year. In the Ultimate Headphone Guide (Summer 2018), I had the pleasure of reviewing the manufacturer’s ...

The Washington Post recently ran an essay about how walking barefoot outside may benefit your health. The reason is simple: grounding. The idea, we are told, is that “humans evolved in direct contact with the ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? Both. From my earliest years growing up I can remember there always being music in the ...

The following is a press release issued by Reference Recordings. March 26 ,2019 | SAN FRANCISCO – Reference Recordings is very pleased to present the second release in our series from the PaTRAM Institute, rising ...

Full disclosure: The Audience Au24 SE has been one of my reference power cords for some time. But recently I got an enticing taste of the firm’s latest—its newly upgraded SX version. However, the SX ...

The following is a press release issued by 3mA Audio. March 25, 2019 - We are pleased welcome 3mA Audio as our dealer for Audio Solutions speakers in Houston,TX Johnny Yip, owner of 3mA Audio ...

With the arrival of Audio-Technica’s new turntable, its top-of-the-line AT-LP7, I’m back in my comfort zone, happy to have a new record player in my listening room, especially one that looks as nice as the ...

David Chesky’s comic opera, La Farranucci, was performed on March 15th and 16th at the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse and I had the good fortune to be there. Actually, all of us in the auditorium ...

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that Elac has been on quite a tear lately. From its entry-level Debut series to the Uni-Fi series and more recently the Adante, the Elac ...

Something to contemplate: The Beatles, aka The White Album, is now 50 years old and remains a fresh and unlikely masterpiece five decades after its release on November 22, 1968. In celebration of that milestone, ...

Final Audio has been known for over 30 years as a company unafraid to challenge the status quo in terms of what can be achieved at any given price level of audio component. Final is ...

The following is a press release issued by Raidho. March 18, 2019 - Building on the succes of the D4.1, our chief-designer, Benno Baun Meldgaard and his team, has done the impossible, and made our ...

The following is a press release issued by Estelon. March 15, 2019 - Estelon has launched the newest addition to its flagship series. Called Forza – the speaker is much-awaited model in the top range ...