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Articles by Grover Neville

Digital

Holo Audio May KTE DAC | REVIEW

May 20, 2022 Grover Neville 0

The Holo Audio May family of DACs may be unfamiliar to those of you unacquainted with headphones, but the Holo Audio (website) brand indeed has a long history and excellent reputation, and not merely in […]

Components

Audio Research LS28SE Preamplifier | REVIEW

April 3, 2022 Grover Neville 5

The Audio Research LS28SE line stage preamplifier arrived at a time when I was playing with lightning in a bottle,  a small project line stage utilizing a simple point to point OTL circuit and hot-rodded […]

Loudspeakers

Acora SRB Speakers | REVIEW Follow-Up

March 18, 2022 Grover Neville 1

If I were to sum up my experience of the Acora SRB it would be that it has reminded me of the Joy of the Novice. Can you remember the first time you had an […]

Audio-Life

McIntosh Labs x Jeep, and More | LA Auto Show 2021

December 23, 2021 Grover Neville 1

The most involving and enjoyable car stereo I’ve ever heard was in one a boxy white Volvo S70 my mother owned for the better part of my late childhood. Though branding was subtle, peering through […]

Loudspeakers

Sonus faber Olympica Nova II | REVIEW

December 10, 2021 Grover Neville 1

I recently heard Sonus faber Olympica Nova V (website) floorstanding speakers at Brian Hunter’s house, as well as the affordable Lumina models that Marc Phillips reviewed earlier in 2021. I was taken aback to say […]

Audio-Life

Colorfield Records & Pete Min | On The Road

October 24, 2021 Grover Neville 1

On walking into Lucy’s Meat Market Studio (website) for the first time, you could be forgiven for underestimating the studio—in fact the space seems almost designed to have that effect. Keyboards line the walls, Celestes, […]

Components

Naim Uniti Nova All-in-One | REVIEW

October 22, 2021 Grover Neville 3

The Naim Uniti Nova all-in-one (website) throws down a gauntlet in the world of hi-fi. Eschewing the sacred cow standard of separates, it instead aims to do everything: stream, convert, control volume and amplify. While […]

Analog

ModWright PH 9.0X Phono Stage | Follow-Up

October 15, 2021 Grover Neville 2

Shortly after my review of the ModWright PH 9.0 phonostage (linked here), Dan Wright reached out to inform me of a new upgraded model (ModWright PH 9.0X) and asked if I’d like to listen to […]

Components

Ampsandsound Zion Monoblocks | REVIEW

July 23, 2021 Grover Neville 2

The story of the Ampsandsound Zion Monos (website) is the story of the best amplifiers I’ve ever had in my system. Full stop. Go back and read that twice. If It seems like I’m giving […]

Components

Allnic A-2000 25th Power Amplifier | REVIEW

July 16, 2021 Grover Neville 3

The Allnic A-2000 25th (website) joins the L-8000 DHT as another of a host of products from this South Korean company that has passed through my room. The ever-generous John Ketcham of Kevalin Audio and […]

Show Report

Grover’s Wrap-Up and Best of Show | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

July 8, 2021 Grover Neville 2

THE SHOW 2021 was, by my estimation, a reason for cautious optimism. Everything appeared to go off without a hitch, attendees were well-behaved and plentiful enough, and exhibitors seemed pleased by the amount and depth […]

Digital

Grimm Audio MU1 Music Server | REVIEW

June 25, 2021 Grover Neville 1

The Grimm Audio MU1 (website) is an idiosyncratic product. This is not a term I typically associate with music servers or digital sources—the truth of the matter is that most of them are simple devices. […]

Show Report

Margules | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 24, 2021 Grover Neville 2

Margules (website) was not a name well known to me until this show, but they’ve got an impressive history. From Jacobo Margules:  “We are a high end audio company that dates back to 1927 when […]

Show Report

Pietra and Benchmark | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 24, 2021 Grover Neville 2

I’m not familiar with Pietra speakers (website), but they resembled the Acora Acoustics speakers which both Marc Phillips and Dave McNair have reviewed and raved to me about recently. The large marble front baffles meant […]

Show Report

PranaFidelity, Helius Designs, E.A.R., Townshend, Koetsu, Silversmith, Furutech | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 22, 2021 Grover Neville 2

PranaFidelity (website) was running a lovely demo system, and Steven Norber’s show systems and demos are always a treat. The man himself is much like his speakers, understated yet effortlessly classy. I was quietly greeted by […]

Show Report

Wilson Benesch, Ypsilon, Aurender, Vibrance, Stage III Concepts, Isoclean, HB Design, Stacore | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 20, 2021 Grover Neville 1

I’ve long been a fan of Wilson Benesch (website) speakers, but they’re a rare sight here in the United States. I was intrigued to see local distributor Aaudio Imports playing a pair of Wilson Benesch […]

Show Report

Alsyvox, Vitus Audio, Kuzma, Computer Audio Design, Dynavector, Purist Audio Design | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 20, 2021 Grover Neville 1

Cake Audio, another local Southern California dealer, was showing the perennially popular Alsyvox (website) Botticceli speakers in a room I’m convinced was designed to double as a sensory deprivation chamber. Besides bringing a very literally meaning […]

Show Report

Audiovector, Thrax, Frank Schröder, Tom Evans, Antipodes, Weiss Engineering, Hemingway Audio | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 19, 2021 Grover Neville 2

After hearing Dave McNair rave about the Audiovector (website) loudspeakers (Dave’s review here), I knew a stop by their room was mandatory. Another dark room and a difficult photo-taking environment greeted me. A glorious sound […]

Show Report

Stenheim, CH Precision, WADAX, Neodeo, Brinkman, Koetsu, Audioquest, HRS | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 19, 2021 Grover Neville 1

Sunil Merchant of Sunny Components, a Stenheim dealer right here in Southern California, was putting on perhaps the most trafficked and popular room of the show. The room was so popular that despite being one of […]

Show Report

Voss Luxury Audio, Graham Audio, Gryphon, Audience, Artesania Audio | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 18, 2021 Grover Neville 2

Occupying the largest third floor room was Voss Luxury Audio (website), a company local to my home in Southern California, but that I was entirely unfamiliar with. Apparently this room came together a bit last-minute, […]

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