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This is a fairly well-covered piece of audio gear, so I’m challenged with how to proceed without simply repeating what others have already, and far more capably, written. Srajan Ebaen, over at 6moons, did his […]
I’ll let you in on a little secret, because, well, that’s how I roll. Are you ready? Red Wine Audio has a stupid-good integrated amp for $1500. Look, I hear you. $1500 isn’t chump change […]
Want to see something absurd? Check out what’s sitting on my desk! Yes, that’s what it looks like. A Luxman L-505u integrated amp ($4100) and a pair of Joseph Audio Pulsars ($7000). This displaced a […]
This is an odd problem to have. I currently own a superb Accuphase SACD player and perhaps I’m just being weird, but the urge to “upgrade” it is pretty strong. I’m just not sure I […]
I don’t often get the opportunity to learn much about what’s coming. Occasionally, I luck into something, however. Like this beauty: This is the new Ars Sonum Gran Filarmonia, coming this summer to a Merlin […]
I am not a fan of the sheer amount of hyperbole that seems to roll off of the typical audiophile writer’s pen, so let me say this with complete sincerity. The Smyth Realizer will blow […]
Well, this has been a long time coming. I have many to thank for this achievement and you all know who you are. Thank you so much! This amplifier is insane. It’s huge! Okay, so […]
I spent some time yesterday with the Plinius M-16p and got a chance to do some serious comparisons between this legendary top-of-the-line preamp with the brand’s current reference, the Tautoro. For those that haven’t had […]
Have you ever had one of those moments when you slap your forehead and say, “I could have had a V-8!” Yeah, me neither. I obsess, so I’m rarely shocked by system changes. So, I […]
There is something magical about tubes. The glow and sound of the glass in your system can be something quite … remarkable. But. There’s a price. Well, there’s always a price, but in this case […]
Well, it’s snowing outside. First major snow of 2011, it seems, and it looks like it’s just in time to cancel my plans to head down to Command Performance A/V this Friday. Bummer. I need […]
Philip O’Hanlon is the President/CEO of On a Higher Note, a high-end audio distributor, and this weekend, he came by to spend a day with the folks of Command Performance A/V of Falls Church, VA. […]
Be Afraid I am afraid of my amplifiers. I got the Marquis amps last month as part of my bulk shipment from Joule-Electra. In a fit of annoyance at the whole “system synergy thing”, I […]
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