Luckily for me, Evolution A/V in Tyson’s Corner, VA, has a pair of Revel Ultima Salon 2s on the floor. I hit the showroom at about lunchtime as I figured it’d be dead and I […]
I was just trying to think of a way to describe what it is that’s happened to the sound of the big Plinius SA-Reference when I swapped in the new Furutech fuses. And then, Positive […]
Sometimes, but only occasionally, an every so often kind of thing happens. Today, I had one of those things happen. I got to audition a Transmission Audio M1i monitor. These things aren’t terribly big, but […]
I went to pick up Scot Markwell’s (of Elite A/V) show-room demo Plinius Koru phono preamp from Command Performance A/V today. This is that phono stage that I had a devil of a time finding […]
Well, this has been a long time coming. I have many to thank for this achievement and you all know who you are. Thank you so much! This amplifier is insane. It’s huge! Okay, so […]
I spent some time yesterday with the Plinius M-16p and got a chance to do some serious comparisons between this legendary top-of-the-line preamp with the brand’s current reference, the Tautoro. For those that haven’t had […]
Have you ever had one of those moments when you slap your forehead and say, “I could have had a V-8!” Yeah, me neither. I obsess, so I’m rarely shocked by system changes. So, I […]
Well, here we are almost 10 days without an in house amplifier. [Sigh]. This is killing me. I mean, it’s not like I don’t have other things to do or anything …. But it’s like […]
There is something magical about tubes. The glow and sound of the glass in your system can be something quite … remarkable. But. There’s a price. Well, there’s always a price, but in this case […]
I have only a couple of more days with the Manley Steelhead and that makes me sad. But at the risk of throwing out a spoiler as my lead, I have to say that I […]
Be Afraid I am afraid of my amplifiers. I got the Marquis amps last month as part of my bulk shipment from Joule-Electra. In a fit of annoyance at the whole “system synergy thing”, I […]
Project Blackbird I should mention somewhere here that the Dr Feickert Blackbird I’m about to drool on is part of “my” Reference Rig, generously hosted at Command Performance A/V in Falls Church, VA. Jeff Fox, […]
Mini-Pearl! I just spent yet another day with Joseph Audio’s “Mini-Pearl” (thank you, Steven Stone), the Pulsar. Another very satisfying day. If you haven’t seen Stone’s review of the Pulsar, I recommend it. Being a […]
My New Reference Let me apologize in advance. This review is unapologetically enthusiastic and may be laced with an absurd amount of superlatives. I tried to tone it down, but I can’t really seem to […]
What, me, vinyl? I’ll man up and just flat out admit it: I bought this turntable on a lark. I’ve been an audiophile for years and years. Ok, for about 4 years, which technically, is […]
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