Electrostats are awesome. There. I said it. They’re fast, detailed, and revealing — front them with different gear, and they’ll provide you a clear window into what it is that your other gear does. Match it […]
Hegel Audio was on hand to premier the brand new H80 integrated amplifier/DAC ($2,000), the replacement for the H70. The H80 offers some significant improvements over its predecessor, with more digital inputs, more power (75W […]
I am unfair to Hegel, it’s true, though it has nothing to do with the company and everything to do with the philosopher. Hegel’s contribution was a voluminous derivation of just about everything from rational […]
The big announcement from Nordost this year was their new Blue Heaven HDMI cable ($350/1m). What’s the big deal with HDMI, you say? The answer, my friend, depends on who you ask and what you’re […]
I’ve been using Dr. Rob Robinson’s “Pure Music” software program for a couple of years now. I prefer it, one, because it works as advertised, and two, because it was vastly less expensive than its […]
I was charmed by ( the clue ) when Lars Erickson helped to arrange their visit here at Chez Moi this year. For $999, they’re marvelous — not only in their sound, but in the […]
Back at NYAV, Hegel and Amphion teamed up to produce what I thought was a stellar demo. There, like here at Newport, the newish $5,995 Argon 7L was paired with all-Hegel electronics — and as […]
Amphion! I first heard an Amphion at a local dealer, Evolution A/V near Tysons Corner, VA. It was an accident. It was in a room that also featured Magico speakers and I was immediately impressed […]
I could craft a silly word-play about it, but the fact is, I don’t really understand why it is that Sjofn Hifi’s (the clue) sounds so good. It just is. And at $999 a pair, […]
I don’t think it’s a surprise that I think the Joseph Audio Pulsars are among the very, very best speakers, at any price. They do things that are just remarkable. And this year at AXPONA, […]
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