Well, the last of the shelves for my AudiAV Zirconia rack showed up today. Now all my stuff is nicely separated and protected from the evil of vibration, subsonics, EMF, RFI and the scourge of […]
The Pendragon from Tekton Design is a monster. With a sensitivity of 98dB, they are big, full range, and the sound is impressive as all hell. They’re also $2500. My first thought on hearing that […]
Saw this on the BBC today, thought it worth sharing. Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacted coolly when a mobile phone interrupted his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, in Slovakia. Rather than losing […]
“What should I get?” This is an odd question to ask, but it’s the one I hear most often. It’s odd because the single most important element in that equation has nothing to do with […]
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 […]
Steven Stone has recently written about his rules for selling or buying gear online. I highly recommend them to anyone interested in using eBay or AudiogoN for finding a way to deal with used gear. […]
Things shouldn’t be overpriced. Of course, what is meant by “overpriced” may vary according to the situation at hand, but the idea is pretty much universal and totally common sense. Inflated pricing is insulting. But […]
My turntable is one of those things that really has to be seen in person to be believed. Or comprehended. It’s incredible. At almost $20k retail, what with all the motors and motor controller upgrades […]
I miss my old Lampizat0r Level 4 DAC. This says something rather telling, I think. There’s been a lot of gear that’s come through here that I’ve been quite enamored of. But even so, there’s […]
About a month or so ago, I got an itch to try out some tubes again. Might have been a virus that was going around, upon further reflection, but while I was in the grips […]
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 […]
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