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Regarding the death of the home stereo system
In the last 15 minutes, about 25 people have sent me a link to this article, so now I'll share it with you. For better or worse, whether we're...
Jenny Hval covers Paul Simon's "The Cool, Cool River," tours North America
Photo by Karl Edwin Scullin. Released back in May, Jenny Hval's Innocence is Kinky, endures as one of my favorite records of 2013. I've...
Croft Acoustics Phono Integrated integrated amplifier
The name sounds perfect. It fits neatly next to those of Messrs. Leak, Sugden, Walker, Grant, Lumley, and others of Britain's most rightly revered...
Marantz Reference NA-11S1 Network Audio Player/DAC
The older an audiophile becomes, the faster time flies. Has it really been 60 years since Saul Marantz founded the company that bears his name? Has...
The Pursuit of Audio Excellence
At the time of my August 2011 " As We See It," I was using a Wilson-McIntosh system. That system is still with me and still gets quite a bit of...
The Annual High End Prague hi-fi show
Saturday–Sunday, October 5–6, 10am–6pm: The annual High End Prague hi-fi show will be held at the Corinthia Towers Hotel. The admission price per...
Listen to the Sounds
On Sunday, I took a walk through Inwood Hill Park—the last existing glimpse to the natural wonder that Manhattan once was. Tulip trees and red-backed...
We Don't Get No Respect
There are all sorts of ways of having fun, and just as many ways of spending money. Most of the time, spending money is necessary to have fun; whether...
Spendor BC-1 loudspeaker
This smallish loudspeaker system has been getting high ratings in the English audio magazines for some years but was not available to US consumers...
Surpassing Expectations: Pioneer's Andrew Jones
In our September issue, I wrote about Pioneer’s excellent SP-BS22-LR loudspeaker. At just $129.99/pair (and often discounted), the SP-BS22-LR represents...
Listening #129
Volti Audio's Vittora, a borrowed pair of which now sit at the far end of my listening room, is a great loudspeaker and, at $17,500/pair, a seriously...
Music in the Round #62
Recently, my wife and I made a trip to Europe, where we heard some great music in some great halls. Those concerts reinforced my already strongly...
