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Lab12 DAC1 Reference | REVIEW

March 12, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

It’s official. With the exception of my complete set of AudioQuest DragonFlies, I’ve now spent more time listening to the Lab12 DAC1 Reference than any other digital-to-analog converter. Does that portend good things for this […]

Digital

Sparkler Audio S515u “Ballade” CD Player | REVIEW

September 16, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

I’ll admit it—I’ve always wanted one of those cool-looking CD players that’s little more than a small box and a compact disc hub poking out of the top, maybe a couple of buttons and a […]

Analog

Brinkmann Taurus Direct Drive Turntable | REVIEW

March 4, 2022 Marc Phillips 5

It seems as if the better part of last year was focused on reviewing the Brinkmann Taurus turntable. First, I arranged for a series of cartridges and phono stages that would be suitable for this […]

Digital

Rotel CD14MKII Compact Disc Player | REVIEW

January 14, 2022 Marc Phillips 4

Do you have a long-term plan for listening to compact discs? Are you considering burning your discs to a music server and selling off your enormous collection? (That’s me.) Are you considering keeping your collection […]

Components

Audio by Van Alstine FET Valve CFR Preamplifier | REVIEW

December 3, 2021 Marc Phillips 8

Sometimes I think that our North Carolina crew has all the fun. They visit each other, hear all the cool gear that’s been coming in for review, swap back and forth, and I’m over here […]

Headphones

Ferrum Audio OOR and HYPSOS Headphone Amplifier | REVIEW

November 21, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

Should I dive back into headphones for 2022? I’m thinking about it. Most of my headphone listening these days is confined to my laptop, an AudioQuest Cobalt, a couple of relatively modest headphones and a […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

Amped America, Acoustique Quality, The Audio Legacy, Unison Research | CAF 2021

November 17, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Amped America, Acoustique Quality, The Audio Legacy, Unison Research | CAF 2021

A fantastic display of active and static components from Amped America, Acoustique Quality, The Audio Legacy, and Unison Research. The Story The room featured two systems, both active, but sadly only one of them did […]

Components

Margules I-240 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

November 7, 2021 Marc Phillips 2

The Margules I-240 integrated amplifier seems so familiar to me, and not just because I’ve known the Margules family for over a decade and I’ve heard this particular model play a number of times at […]

Analog

Allnic Audio H-5500 Phono Preamplifier and Amber MC Cartridge | REVIEW

September 5, 2021 Marc Phillips 4

The Allnic Audio H-5500 phono preamplifier forced me to ask myself a serious question—am I still a tube guy? Just a few weeks ago I stood in front of my ever-evolving reference/review system and wondered […]

Analog

Sumiko Amethyst MM Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

July 18, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

This isn’t the first time in the last few months where I had to explain my reasoning behind reviewing a certain component. Take this new Sumiko Amethyst cartridge, a moving-magnet cartridge that retails for a […]

Digital

Merason Frerot DAC with Pow1 LPSU | REVIEW

June 13, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

My review of the Merason Frerot DAC is the first time I’ve ever done a formal review of a stand-alone digital-to-analog converter. I do have plenty of experience with DACs over the last few years, […]

Components

AVM Ovation 6.2 Master Edition Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

May 7, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

The AVM Ovation 6.2 Master Edition integrated amplifier just kind of snuck in here, made its impression, and left in just a few weeks. My time with it was so short, so fleeting. I didn’t […]

Cables & Power

Core Power Technologies A/V Diamond Valiant, Defiant and Linx Cables | REVIEW

January 17, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

Who is Core Power Technologies (website), anyway? For that matter, who is Living Sounds Audio (LSA) and the LSA Group? A couple of years ago, I’d never heard of any of them. Now, I’m slowly […]

Cables & Power

Luminous Audio Technology Prestige III Loudspeaker Cables | REVIEW

September 11, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

So I’m reviewing these Luminous Audio Technology Prestige III loudspeaker cables, ready to write down my impressions, and suddenly I remember that in my Raven Audio Soniquil cable review I spent all this time admonishing […]

Loudspeakers

Joseph Audio Pulsar2 Graphene Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 6, 2020 Marc Phillips 11

I first met Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio (website) back in 1992 at the first Stereophile show in Los Angeles. We were both still in our twenties at the time, as I later learned that we […]

Loudspeakers

Stenheim Alumine 2 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

July 12, 2020 Marc Phillips 3

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 want to sit down and listen to […]

Loudspeakers

Von Schweikert Audio ESE Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 12, 2020 Marc Phillips 6

“Are you busy right now?” said the text from Von Schweikert Audio’s Leif Swanson. “Come back to the room when you can. We made a change.” This was back at the 2019 Capital Audiofest where […]

Announcements

Giovanni Nasta, founder of Unison Research and Opera Loudspeakers (1955-2020)

May 11, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

I only met Giovanni Nasta once, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January of 2011. He wound up having a huge impact on my life, as well as Colleen’s, for the last decade. Mr. Nasta […]

Loudspeakers

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi Loudspeakers | REVIEW

April 5, 2020 Marc Phillips 5

Would I like to come visit the room at the 2019 RMAF to see the MartinLogan Motion 35XTi? Sure, I thought when I read the email from Devin Zell, MartinLogan, Paradigm and Anthem Marketing Manager. There […]

Cables & Power

Raven Audio Soniquil Series | REVIEW

March 13, 2020 Marc Phillips 4

It takes a brave soul to review high-end audio cables, it seems, even something as worthy as the Raven Audio Soniquil series. Many high-end audio publications no longer review cables—not because there aren’t obvious differences between […]

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