Review

Review: DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X

August 19, 2017

The following is a transcript after a late night session down in the listening room, recently. Me. “That’s not quite right, is it?” Him. “No, it’s off. Listen – hear that? Sounds a bit thicker. The shimmer is [...]

DVL Audio Album of the Month for July – Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio

July 16, 2017

This is the first 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 through the bins, and coming up with an intriguing LP to discuss here on [...]

Review: Fostex TE100 IEM headphones

July 15, 2017

IEMs? Where would we be without their high propensity for mobility and discreet listening sessions? It’s like a personal private eye, hired for some deep investigative work. In the case of the masses vs. Fostex TE100 ($1,200 USD) the undiscovered [...]

Music Review: Sara Lov, Some Kind Of Champion

July 2, 2017

by Paul Ashby Sometimes I’m vexed by the strangest things. Like this: my unforgivable inattention to the initial release of remarkable albums. Unaccustomed, as I am, to Being Late To The Musical Party– well…I gotta admit it’s [...]

First Listen: Wilson Audio Alexia Series-2 takes my breath away

July 2, 2017

David Wilson, founder of Wilson Audio and his son Daryl Wilson (current Wilson Audio CEO) have not stood still since that magic moment 5 years ago when the original Wilson Audio Alexia loudspeaker was born. Since the release of the original Alexia, [...]

Dr’s Orders: Push it to the limit

May 2, 2017

A good Dr. should never insist on having his patients pushing themselves to the limit but this is audio and the limit of what is possible is a good thing with only one major hiccup, it’s rather expensive. Audiohub.gr of which yours truly is the [...]

Review: Clones Audio HOST Music Server

April 30, 2017

by John Grandberg “It’s hard when you’re stuck upon the shelf.” So sang Eddie Vedder on “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town”, circa 1993. While I’m reasonably confident he wasn’t [...]

Review: BorderPatrol USB Digital to Analogue Converter (SE Version)

April 16, 2017

Good things come in small packages. To be fair, good things come in big packages too. The common denominator is “packages” and I sure like packages. Sometimes, I’ll order something silly (like a pack of pens) from Amazon just so [...]

Review: Fostex TH-610, Massdrop TH-X00, and TH-X00 Ebony

April 16, 2017

by Brian Hunter Fostex has a long history in the audio business. The company was founded in 1973, but its parent company Foster Electric Co., Ltd was formed way back in 1949. The company was originally a mass producer of OEM speaker and transducer [...]

Review: Triode Wire Labs is All American

April 15, 2017

There is an argument to be made that writing about audiophile cabling is more than a bit like dancing on the “third rail” — even with all the poise in the world, no good can ever come of it. This is, in this reviewer’s [...]