September - October 2025
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Audio Discourse
A Free Solo-Piano Track Download from John Marks
Martorella Mechanics' Hall photo, "Birdseye of Steve copy. Photo courtesy of John Quick Dear Friends, I was an amateur reel-to-reel tape recordist from...
Measurement vs. Listening Revisited
I'd like to think I have an audio worldview that makes consistent sense, both in the scientific world and the audiophile world. For example, I know...
The Duelund-Corona 832A Project - Serendipity to Ecstasy!
Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well. Today's feature article is about "The Duelund-Corona 832A Project" that Frederik Carøe (Duelund...
We're Audiophiles, and Deserve Some Respect!
Frank Doris at AXPONA 2017 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) This essay was originally published in Copper magazine, and is...
Gordon Lightfoot's "Franz Schubert Homage" Song: A Positive...
Gordon Lightfoot, as a young Church Singer. Courtesy The United Church Observer/Broadview magazine. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. (1938-2023) was a...
Audio Good Guy Shayne Tenace's New High-End Showplace: Absoulute...
When I moved to the Charleston, South Carolina area three years ago, I figured out something very quickly: the Low Country is a veritable wasteland...
Hardware Reviews
Monitor Audio Bronze 300 7G Loudspeakers
When I started reviewing high-end audio in the early 1980s, I was young, naïve and easily fascinated with the fast-evolving technologies in the...
KECES P14 Ultra Low Noise Linear Power Supply
The KECES P14 Ultra Low Linear Noise Power Supply is a relatively new addition to the KECES Pier product line and it replaces the P8. The P14 is a...
SteinMusic Acoustic Disc - Correctly Tune an Entire Listening...
Bob Levi: a moment. LAOC Gala Board Banquet, 2022 (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) One of my pet peeves in listening room...
Parasound's JCA100 Tribute Amplifiers
I first heard the now-acclaimed Parasound Halo JC1 amplifier during the January 2002 CES, though this soon-to-be-acclaimed amplifier was not officially...
HyperAnalogue Hyper Sonic X4 Moving Coil Cartridge: Cooking Up A...
My first encounter of the Hyper Sonic X4 cartridge kind occurred in the VPI room at Capital Audiofest 2023. The next year, Laurence Borden, proprietor...
The Gryphon Power Zone 3 and the Art of No Noise
Michael Fremer and Lee Scoggins, a moment. Los Angeles, CA, 2017. (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) In my recent experience, I...
Music Reviews
Superlative Brahms and Goldmark From Ning Feng and Channel...
Every now and again a recording comes along that is of such supreme quality, that I simply must stop and tell you about it. It deserves a special stand...
Linda Ronstadt's Classic Album, Prisoner In Disguise, On a Pair...
Linda Ronstadt's classic 1975 album Prisoner In Disguise has just been released by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab as an Original Master Recording, and on a...
Rhino's Rocktober Series Returns with 43 Exclusive Limited...
Rhino Entertainment again celebrates Roctober with 43 limited edition reissues and new release LP offerings. For 2025, the series presents an eclectic...
A Look at MoFi's Platinum Ultra Disc One-Step 180 Gram 2 LP Set...
Sometimes, the most improbable juxtaposition of musical styles, sounds, and textures just works and, when spotlit in breathtaking clarity, as with...
Inspiration At Its Finest – Definitive Pressings For...
Buckingham Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks, Rhino High Fidelity Records (33 RPM LP) Kevin Gray's success with the Fleetwood Mac...
Exotica! The Best Of Martin Denny
If you were buying music in the mid eighties, then you might remember when the music industry expected us to replace our records with "perfect sound...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
EAR 890 Amplifier
This article by Robert Levi originally ran in 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E246: LampizatOr Update: Genya & Aphrodite
There has been a lot to talk about with Poland’s LampizatOr, and today, I’m going to bring you up to speed. Today, we learn about the value-driven.... . . Read More »
E245: The Fosi Audio Q6 DAC Experience
Today, I’m introducing another über-affordable, even more accomplished DAC than the SU-1, my previous budget champion. I'm talking about the.... . . Read More »
E243: The Børresen Bass Module Launch - with Jay of Jay's Audio...
Today, we meet the new Børresen Bass Modules, the new dipole subwoofers from Børresen Acoustics of Denmark. The launch event was held in Chicagoland,.... . . Read More »
The Next Few Weeks…
I have been too engaged to produce a typical episode this week, so, I offer this short to explain what all is going on. See what is in store over the.... . . Read More »
E242: A Conversation with Next Level HiFi
Over the past several years, I’ve had many interactions with and gotten to know the staff at Next Level HiFi in Wayne, Illinois. Today, we will hear.... . . Read More »
E241: Børresen Acoustics T5 SSE Preview
Today, I’m presenting a preview of the pinnacle model of the latest Børresen Acoustics T series lineup, the majestic T5 Silver Supreme Edition,.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Enlighten Me! - A Few Words about the Reliable UberLight Frame
In 2021, the Canadian company Reliable Corporation presented the Uberlight Flex lamp for audiophiles who use turntables. It had the shape of an...
Show Reports
CanJam SoCal 2025
I attend CanJam SoCal almost every year, and always thoroughly enjoy it. The overall vibe at CanJam is so different when compared to typical audiophile...
Audio Advice Live 2025: An Ambitious Regional Audio/Visual...
Audio Advice Live 2025 took place August 1-3, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. I hadn't been to Raleigh in over...
