Review: Merrill Audio Jens phono preamplifier
I’m sorry, did someone say “gold”? You don’t really see real gold very often — the actual metal — not in audio’s high-end, nor even in life generally. Certainly not big hunks of it. Maybe it’s […]
I’m sorry, did someone say “gold”? You don’t really see real gold very often — the actual metal — not in audio’s high-end, nor even in life generally. Certainly not big hunks of it. Maybe it’s […]
The beer in my hand was cold, and delicious. I sipped it gratefully after a long week of putting in time at my day job, and I was desperate for the relaxing wave it was […]
Tubes in phono amplification and RIAA de-emphasis The final goal in phono stage design stands in two pillars. First is to invert the RIAA curve in order to get a flat response out of the […]
Digital may be sounding better every year, but analog continues to dominate the scene and the imagination. Analog, which was declared dead thirty years ago, is still around simply because — and let’s be clear […]
“What should I get?” I wish I asked myself this question less, much less heard it from others. The answer is, invariably, “I don’t know.” Not that I’m not thinking about it. Like, semi-obsessively. Or […]
Expectation bias is pretty much just what it sounds like — it’s the predisposition of a human being to judge incoming data in light of prior experiences, data, and beliefs. This is a universal issue […]
United Home Audio had two systems setup in the large, mostly square room. The first was anchored firmly in MBL’s product line, something local dealer Greg Beron of United Home Audio really likes to show […]
One of the joys of the Internets is that all the things you have ever said, anywhere, about anything, are all right there to haunt you. Forever. All my once-favorite, now forgotten, punching bags can […]
Acoustic Sounds Celebrates it’s 25th Anniversary. It’s been a story really unlike any other – Chad Kassem is sent by the courts from Lafayette, Louisiana, to Salina, Kansas, to seek sobriety. It’s 1984. Living in […]
My turntable is one of those things that really has to be seen in person to be believed. Or comprehended. It’s incredible. At almost $20k retail, what with all the motors and motor controller upgrades […]
Jeff Catalano of High Water Sound is an analog wizard and his rooms have been, universally, the sources of not only high-quality sound but some seriously awesome grooving. Jeff was sporting more or less the […]
Of the last three shows I’ve been to, the Highwater Sound rooms have been a highlight of the trip; Axpona counts as yet another feather in magician Jeff Catalano’s cap. The sound here was just […]
Just in case you were wondering, you’re jealous. Yes. It’s true. Remember that Dr. Feickert Blackbird turntable I reviewed here? Well, it’s now … mine. Oh, yes! It’s currently sitting in the rack working its […]
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