Alister Spence, Whirlpool | The Vinyl Anachronist
I just finished up my review of the Joseph Audio Pulsar2 Graphene loudspeakers yesterday, which will appear in early August, and Australian jazz composer Alister [...]
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Clemens Kuratle and Murmullo, Lies | The Vinyl Anachronist
This review of Swiss jazz drummer Clemens Kuratle‘s new album, Lies, marks the first Vinyl Anachronist entry in several weeks because of my recent move from New York [...]
Stenheim Alumine 2 Loudspeakers | Review
Whenever I see a pair of two-way monitors with a high price tag such as the Stenheim Alumine 2 loudspeakers from Switzerland, I’m immediately intrigued and I immediately [...]
Fern & Roby Montrose Turntable and Tonearm | Review
A few months ago, Dave and Carol Clark of Positive Feedback made a social media post where they told friends in the industry they were looking for a new turntable and asked [...]
Audio Research CD6 SE Compact Disc Player/DAC | Review
When’s the last time you heard a new CD player and thought wow, this sounds terrific? I’m not talking about digital in general or a DAC, but a one-box CD transport/DAC [...]
Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | Review
Having a Jeff Rowland Design Group product in my reference system reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of the greatest hi-fi systems I’ve heard. This happened [...]
AudioQuest Niagara 1200 and 3000 Power Conditioners | Review
At a recent high-end audio show I sat with a group of colleagues in the hotel lobby and discussed, as we often do, what we had seen that was worthwhile. One person asked an [...]
Fluance RT85 Reference Turntable | Review
The Fluance RT85 Reference turntable retails for $500. That’s very important to me from a historical standpoint, so allow me to elaborate. I came up with the $500 Rule for [...]
Samoa Wilson and Jim Kweskin, I Just Want to Be Horizontal | The Vinyl Anachronist
Samoa Wilson reminds me a little of the Occaquan Inn in Virginia, one of my favorite restaurants in the world. The Occaquan Inn, which is located right on the bank of the [...]
Von Schweikert Audio ESE Loudspeakers | Review
“Are you busy right now?” said the text from Von Schweikert Audio’s Leif Swanson. “Come back to the room when you can. We made a change.” This was back at the 2019 [...]
