January - February 2025
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Audio Discourse
Call It!
Roger Skoff writes about a game that could save a valuable part of our culture... As many of you probably know by now, I like and listen to just about...
Impressions: Final Postcard from Los Angeles & the LAOC...
Another year, another Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society Gala weekend. Early December once again. Been doing these for a long time, now...over...
Bah! Humbug!
Roger Skoff: a moment. Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society Gala. Buena Park, CA, 2024 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson)...
Hardware Reviews
Grado Labs Signature HP100 SE Headphones – a Brand New...
One hundred years ago Joseph Grado, founder of Grado Labs, was born. In 1953, he established the iconic Grado Labs producing extraordinary phono...
The iFi Neo iDSD 2 DAC/Amp: Yeah, Yeah, Little GTO!
The iFi Neo iDSD 2 occupies a most intriguing spot in the UK firm's extensive roster of DACs and DAC/Amps. At $899, it is the first step down from the...
New! HiFi-Tuning Diamond Fuses
Audiophiles spend thousands for a 39" (1 meter) power cord, only to follow it with an inch of conductor that costs around $3 at a local hardware store....
The S-DUO Pro Ultrasonic Stylus Cleaner + Gauge and I-Brush from...
I recently became aware of HumminGuru, a Hong Kong based company with a quite forward-looking perspective on the viability of vinyl. While reviewing...
The Goldring Ethos SE - a Ringer of an MC Phono Cartridge
The Goldring Ethos SE Moving Coil Cartridge sports a capital G on its body's front like the "S" on Superman's chest—or the G on the University of...
The Invisible DAC: My Listening Impressions of the dCS Varèse...
The dCS Varèse DAC For some time now, I have enjoyed visiting my friend Scott Carpenter who owns Evolution Hi-Fi in the Buckhead section of Atlanta,...
Interviews
Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound...
This is the latest installment of re-published articles from our good audiobud, Frank Doris, Editor of Copper magazine, the journal of Paul...
Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound...
This is the latest installment of re-published articles from our good audiobud, Frank Doris, Editor of Copper magazine, the journal of Paul McGowan's...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 42
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 246. ABC, "The Look of Love (USA remix-dub version)"/ "The Look of Love (part 3...
Music Reviews
Punk Rock at Its Finest - the Iconic Green Day Dookie Receives...
You have to applaud Grover Biery and his team at Because Sound Matters for giving us something different in the world of audiophile LP reissues. Grover...
Cool New Limited Edition, 180 Gram, Clear Vinyl One Step Jazz...
AC Records is the brainchild of jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer Adam Czerwiński. He's been performing in the jazz world as a leader and...
Craft Recordings' OJC Reboot Continues with Thelonious Monk's...
Craft Recordings continues their reboot of the Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series with another heavy-hitting 180 gram LP reissue, Thelonious Monk's...
Bill Evans Trio's Classic 1961 Album Explorations, now on Craft...
Craft Recordings has just released the latest installment in their premium Small Batch audiophile LP series with a reissue of the Bill Evans Trio's...
Sound Liaison's Remastering of Thousand Shades of Blue - Free...
I was fascinated recently by Sound Liaison's 2024 remastering of their excellent 2012 album Thousand Shades of Blue by Carmen Gomes Inc. In this new...
Floyd Cramer's Only The Big Ones
Floyd Cramer (1933-1997) was one of the most prolific studio musicians who ever sat on a piano bench. During the early 60s he was a key member of...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
The Aging Audiophile
This article by Dr. Sardonicus originally ran in Issue 77, 2015, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E207: MoFi Electronics MasterPhono Phonostage
Today I introduce you to the exceptional performance and remarkable value that the moderately priced Mobile Fidelity MasterPhono Phonostage represents..... . . Read More »
E206: Epic Sonic Upgrade: The SparkoS Labs SS3602 Discreet Op
oday, I share my impressions of the sonic improvements enjoyed by the overachieving, über affordable Fosi V3 monoblock amplifiers after replacing the.... . . Read More »
E205: The Studio Electric M5 Loudspeaker
For three decades now, David MacPherson, the managing partner of Studio Electric, has been building remarkable sounding and relatively affordable.... . . Read More »
E204: Capital Audiofest 2024: BADASS, Margules Audio &...
Today I present my final room evaluation from this past November’s Capital Audiofest 2024. We will visit room 832, BADASS, or Ball Audio Distribution.... . . Read More »
E203: Capital Audiofest 2024: GTT Audio & Video
Today we visit, and get a quick listen to, the GTT Audio room on the seventh floor at the 2024 Capital Audiofest. I’ve had viewers – and readers.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
SPEC RSA-EX1000 Integrated Amplifier
SPEC Corporation is a Japanese company founded by Mr. Shuzou Ishimi and run for years by Mr. Shirokazu Yazaki, former chief engineer of TEAC and...
J.Sikora Standard Max Supreme 15th Anniversary Turntable
The J.Sikora company was established in 2007 in Lublin. Its first turntable offered the same year was called Standard. It took as many as seven years...
Show Reports
AES 2024 Show Report
The Audio Engineering Society show has been going on for many, many years, and for a long time was the only audio engineering show in the world....
