Sonica ($299) is a new Bluetooth powered loudspeaker from OPPO. Touted as “high-res capable”, the speaker is WiFi controlled (via an app, much like Sonos), will support TIDAL streaming service natively (again, via the app), […]
This is the story about doing the impossible. This is a story about overcoming the Friend Zone. I received the OPPO HA-1 headphone amp ($1199) and PM-1 headphones ($1099) for review along with a pretty large shipment […]
Welcome to your completely unnecessary and wholly unsolicited Part-Time Audiophile guide to the holidays, Part 1 of a bazillion. You’re welcome. Headphones This category is something of a cheat — there’s quite a lot of “portable/personal […]
Here we are, mid-November. It’s a glorious time to be alive. I say that with full acknowledgement of the “challenges”, which is a nice euphemism for “a can of worms I’m happy to open, but […]
While some speaker manufacturers develop ever-smaller models to try to fit into the “lifestyle” market, at Legacy Audio the rallying cry after three decades still is pretty much “go big or go home.” Legacy typically […]
Many of you may not be familiar with Pacific Northwest rap lyricist Anthony Ray, better known as Sir Mix-a-Lot, but I’m going to invoke one of his better-known ditties to help convey how I feel […]
For me, OPPO Digital was the king of the disc. I have something like five of their players in the house, and I’ve been using and recommending them to anyone interested in top-of-the-line CD, SACD […]
By Lee Shelly Note: Many of the sources have already been covered in the Amplification Report. Those include the combination DAC/Amplifiers like The Codex from Ayre Acoustics, The Woo Audio WA8, The Chord Hugo […]
By Lee Shelly CanJam … the very term inspires thoughts of great gear and fantastic fun as this community gathers to enjoy the music and the friendship. Scot asked me to cover the meet for […]
If you follow The Audio Traveler, you’ll note that the Bricasti and TIDAL Audio system on display this year at RMAF mirrored the system that Scot had opportunity to hear at AXPONA earlier this year. So […]
As is his wont, Steve Norber of PranaFidelity was once again cheerfully and seemingly effortlessly bringing great sound to the RMAF Atrium. This year, he elected to demonstrate his Fifty90 stand mount loudspeakers ($3,950). Preamplification […]
Phase Technology was showing their PC60A stand-mount loudspeakers ($1,400/pair) side-by-side with the Induction Dynamics ID1 ($14,000/pair). Since the much-larger ID1, with its dual powered-subs, was not on deck for audio duties during my tour, I got treated […]
Oppo Digital is on a hot streak, if you ask me. On the other hand, I’m not sure they’ve been on anything other than a hot streak, so I’m not really sure where that leaves […]
Reviewers are prone to wax poetic about speakers they like, often saying they “present a clear window to the music.” Not many transducers literally are a clear pane of glass, though. The new Clara from […]
Oppo was on hand to show off their PM-1 and the new PM-2 headphones. The PM-1 ($1,099) is a lightweight planar magnetic headphone. The newer PM-2 ($699) is an even lighter-weight planar magnetic headphone. Both […]
Oppo Digital and I go way back. Well, no, not really. I mean I’ve been buying their DVD players for years. The sheer number of features at their absurd price points meant happy days for me […]
Former Stereophile troubadour and pitchman to the stars, Jonathan Scull, showed up to manage the unveiling of newcomer Aluminous Audio. Aluminous is a Pacific Northwest company that has followed in the footsteps of Magico and […]
When I get asked about Legacy Audio, the first thing I think of is “giant loudspeakers”. For whatever reason, the Whisper got stuck in my head all those years ago as a Stereophile Class A […]
Oppo Digital has been on my radar for at least seven years. I had to do some math there, but I moved into my house in ’07 and I brought an Oppo player with me […]
Big! Red! Horns! Readers of my show reports know that I love horns. I love weird-ass speakers in general. It just does my heart good to walk into a room and see something that’s not […]
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