Bakoon AMP-41 Review | An Open Window
The Bakoon Amp-41 integrated amplifier was a mystery to me. As in “no preconceived notions” whatsoever. Sometimes, we get to evaluate gear that has been [...]
Audio Gear Reviews
Bricasti M1 Review: Balancing Head and Heart
Perks of the trade Looking at the Bricasti M1 reminds me of one of the coolest perks of reviewing high-end audio equipment: I get to hear lots of different types of gear in [...]
Synergistic Research PowerCell 12 UEF SE Review
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the power foundation of a stereo system. Six years ago, Roy Gregory’s talk at the Nordost demos at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest [...]
Emotiva TA-100 Review | The Millennial Audiophile
Emotiva's TA-100 aims to dominate the entry-level integrated category by offering a little more of everything [...]
McGary Audio SA-1 Stereo Amplifier Review
One of the fun aspects of reviewing gear from small start-up companies is getting to know the owner/proprietor, who is also usually the designer and builder of the piece of [...]
ZYX UNIverse Optimum 1Ω MC Cartridge | Review
Astonishment, personified US $16,995.00. There, I’ve said it, in bold. That’s nearly seventeen thousand dollars for a phono cartridge. I still remember the first [...]
Psvane EL34PH Review | Tube Me!
by Darryl Lindberg One thing’s certain: as tubes age, their performance declines. How do you know if your glassware is in decline? As far as I can tell there are two [...]
Pure Fidelity Eclipse Turntable Review
Pure Fidelity Eclipse Turntable Review: Total Eclipse of the Art, as originally seen in The Occasional Magazine. [...]
Luxman L-550AXII Integrated Amplifier Review
By Steve Folberg Memory Lane Long before the Luxman L-550AXII ever graced my door, there was a stereo system. I bought my first real system just out of graduate school in [...]
Apple HomePod Review: Smart Speaker for the High-End?
The Apple HomePod is reported to be an excellent sounding smart speaker, one of the best in the segment. Apparently, that's not a high bar. [...]