LFD NCSE Mk. 3 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
The LFD NCSE Mk. 3 integrated amplifier (website) has no remote control. Nor does it have XLR inputs or outputs, a home theater bypass switch, 12V trigger operation, a [...]
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How Do You Budget For Your HiFi? The Occasional Podcast Answers!
Episode 2 of The Occasional Podcast tackles that much asked question: How does one allocate resources to each component in a hi-fi system? Should speakers get most of the [...]
Sumiko Songbird Low Output MC Phono Cartridge | REVIEW
In reviewing the Sumiko Songbird phono cartridge, the little brother/sister to the Sumiko Starling I reviewed in The Occasional, I encountered somewhat of a dilemma. Is it [...]
Valve Amplification Company Sigma 170i Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
Valve Amplification Company Sigma 170i Integrated Amplifier Review by Lee Shelley (Disclaimer: I’m a photographer by profession and I have many clients in the high end [...]
Stenheim Alumine 2 Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Whenever I see a pair of two-way monitors with a high price tag such as the Stenheim Alumine 2 loudspeakers from Switzerland, I’m immediately intrigued and I immediately [...]
Fern & Roby Montrose Turntable and Tonearm | REVIEW
A few months ago, Dave and Carol Clark of Positive Feedback made a social media post where they told friends in the industry they were looking for a new turntable and asked [...]
Audio Research CD6 SE Compact Disc Player/DAC | REVIEW
When’s the last time you heard a new CD player and thought wow, this sounds terrific? I’m not talking about digital in general or a DAC, but a one-box CD transport/DAC [...]
Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
Having a Jeff Rowland Design Group product in my reference system reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of the greatest hi-fi systems I’ve heard. This happened [...]
Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters | The Vinyl Anachronist
“I’m apparently a Fiona Apple fan now. I did not expect that.” That Facebook comment was from Malachi Kenney, erstwhile writer for Part-Time Audiophile, and [...]
Mactone MH-120 Amplifier, XX-7000 Preamplifier | REVIEW
My Mactone (website) adventure started last year at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, when I went to visit my good friend Bob Clarke of Profundo. He brought a pair of Trenner [...]
