McIntosh Labs announce new MAC7200 Receiver, MA7200 Integrated Amplifier
McIntosh Labs is keeping busy these days, apparently they haven’t heard a fleetingly popular wail that the high fidelity industry is doomed. Or at least that’s [...]
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Review: Audio Research VT80 Foundation Series power amplifier
By John Richardson I miss Sam Tellig. I always read Sam’s column in Stereophile as soon as the newest edition hit my mailbox; I found him to be an entertaining and [...]
Review: Aurender A10 digital music server and DAC
by John Richardson I come from a do-it-yourself type family. To the best of my knowledge, this handy trait started out with both of my grandfathers and got handed down from [...]
The high price of Vinyl: Electric Recording Co. releases Music for Viola & Cello at $385 USD
Paying £300 ($385 USD) for an LP is just not raising eyebrows the same way it might have even just a year or two ago. Rare vinyl prices, or limited-edition pressings are [...]
DVL Audio Album of the Month for August – Julius Lester
This is the second in a monthly series of album reviews I will be doing for DVL Audio here in Canada. I’ll be heading out to a local record store in Vancouver, digging [...]
Review: McIntosh MP1100 Phono Preamplifier, digging into your vinyl grooves
When the McIntosh MP1100 phono preamplifier arrived at my doorstep, I was as excited as when I saw the first McIntosh product at 12 years old. I admit, I am a McIntosh fan [...]
Lyn Stanley’s MOONLIGHT SESSIONS: VOLUME TWO Release Date 8/15
An update from Lyn Stanley on her upcoming album, Moonlight Sessions, Volume Two. Press Release Artist: Lyn Stanley Title: The Moonlight Sessions, Volume Two UPC Code: [...]
AudioQuest shipping Beetle Optical DAC with Asynchronous USB/Bluetooth
AudioQuest has the Beetle DAC page live on it’s website, and is taking orders, and shipping them out… which means… WELCOME TO THE FUTURE. For those not in [...]
Rega launches all-new Planar 6 with Neo PSU, Ania moving-coil cartridge
UK high fidelity manufacturer, and turntable-design legend Rega has just released an update to it’s highly-capable RP6, and following the form of the last couple years [...]
Roon releases MQA Detection update
I had a chance to catch up with one of the Roon Labs power brokers this week, namely Rob Darling, on what was happening with the software company’s latest release, and [...]