Protected: Synergistic Research PowerCell 12 UEF SE Review
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Cables & Power
For reviews of gear that is not an amplifier, loudspeaker, or source.
Review: Entreq Olympus Tellus Grounding Box
This is an article that first appeared in our new online PDF, downloadable magazine The Occasional this March in our Spring 2018 edition. We’ll be rolling out articles [...]
Review: The Shunyata Denali’s Towering Achievement
“Why don’t you leave me alone? Why don’t you call me on the phone?” Thus begins the track “Limbo” from Yello’s tour de force album [...]
Black Cat Cable: A history with founder Chris Sommovigo
The audiophile world is filled with manufacturers who cater to specific avenues of the hobby. These companies work hard to deliver the goods on their particular vision of [...]
Review: Heresy with a Nordost Heimdall 2 ethernet cable
It has bothered me a bit and it took some thinking on what to do with the Nordost Heimdall 2 ethernet cables. The problem? They make a huge difference over my Supra Cat8 [...]
Review: Triode Wire Labs is All American
There is an argument to be made that writing about audiophile cabling is more than a bit like dancing on the “third rail” — even with all the poise in the [...]
AudioQuest and the holistic cabling approach to reference reviews
Reviewing high-fidelity audio equipment is fraught with peril, and snake pits. Gauging relative sound quality (and writing about it) when inserting a component into an [...]
Review: Audioquest Niagara 7000, Elevating the Art of AC Power Conditioning
As audiophiles, we transfix on the transducer. We debate amplifiers; solid state or tube, and yearn for watts of power to provide absolute dynamics. We tweak every element [...]
The Missing Link: the Stereolab Digit 75 SPDIF
By Lee Scoggins There is a huge smile on my face. After several years of rebuilding my system so I can get that elusive musicality and resolution, I have found the final [...]
Review: (updated) darTZeel CTH-8550 integrated amplifier (with Siltech)
The $25,000 USD gold, and Ferrari-red, solid-state integrated amplifier from Switzerland exuded raw sex appeal as it sat in my listening room oozing quality. With it’s [...]
