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Linn Makes Majik
It’s never easy to photograph something that’s black and shiny. Linn’s Majik DSM streaming integrated amplifier with built-in digital-to-analog converter (from $4,185) is no exception to that rule. It’s a...
An Amp for the Eons: Tsakiridis Devices’ Aeolos...
I make frequent trips to the retailer HiFi Loft, located in Manhattan’s Times Square. While I was on the way out of that establishment during a visit last year, I...
Waversa Systems’ WBridge Standard: A Different ...
The WBridge Standard ($6,600) from South Korea's Waversa Systems is an interesting digital hub and signal converter that offers a choice of seven types of inputs and outputs including Ethernet, coaxial,...
xDuoo's Versatile TA-30 Headphone Amp/DAC
You might have seen the term “Chi-Fi” lately. It’s a mashup of "Chinese" and "high-fidelity,” and I suggest that the term can refer to bargain-priced, often tube-based electronics from China...
Bache Audio’s Elegant Sonata EX2 Speakers
Greg Belman of Brooklyn, New York’s Bache Audio recently dropped off a pair of his rear-ported Sonata EX2 speakers ($2,780 per pair). Rated at 91 dB sensitivity, this speaker features a 3-inch bamboo cone...
A HiFi Rose in Bloom
With its enormous 14.9-inch, high-def color touchscreen, top-notch performance, ability to output video as well as audio, and gorgeously overbuilt chassis, no product has seemingly come from the blue to...
Connecting With Hemingway Audio’s Z-Core Power ...
For the most part, I won’t participate in social media arguments concerning the efficacy of audiophile signal cables and power cords. Even when considering a binge-watching session of Keeping Up...
Spending Time With the Esoteric Grandioso G1X M...
Word clocks are common in high-end and professional and some high-end digital systems. They are used to synchronize devices that connect via digital audio signals. Would audiophiles be interested in...
Checking Out xDuoo's Affordable MT-604 Headphon...
Earlier this year, I received a sample of xDuoo’s MT-604 fully-balanced tube headphone amplifier from online retailer Apos Audio. At an asking price of $169, it offers more sexiness per...
Allnic Audio's Striking H-5500 Phono Stage
Founded by Kang Su (“KS”) Park, Allnic Audio is based Sungnam City, South Korea. In the early 1990s, Park started Silvaweld, known mostly in Asia and Europe for its single-ended...
Audio Up Close: the Magico A3 Loudspeaker
“From the Listening Chair” is a new column that will focus on picturing current audio components and loudspeakers, as opposed to the vintage photography that Howard contributes to “Audio Anthropology.”...