REVIEW: Creek Audio Wyndsor Phonostage
Is it just me, or has it been raining phonostages lately? It seems as though the vinyl downpour keeps coming, and there are no signs of it subsiding. Vinyl sales were up 37% last year, which is a great thing for vinyl lovers. Read More >
Ferrari Headphones by Logic 3
It just seems appropriate that we launch the headphone review section of Macro, with HiFiGuy’s (Mike Liang) unboxing and initial impression of the new Ferrari headphones, from Logic 3. Let us know what you think and thanks for tuning in. Read More >
REVIEW: The Clearaudio DaVinci MC Cartridge
Forget what you know about Clearaudio cartridges of old. Since they brought out the new generation Goldfinger, Clearaudio has been going towards a more-balanced sound. These days, their newfound expertise has trickled down to the $7,500 Titanium and the $5,500 DaVinci. Read More >
The importance of stability
Do you feel like Jack Bauer trying to disarm a nuclear missile when trying to set overhang on your turntable? Close to freaking out? Beads of sweat running down your forehead? I know I used to, especially with some of the mega-expensive cartridges that have come my way lately. Read More >
Ikeda Sound Labs now in the US
Beauty Of Sound, a new high-end shop located just outside of Albany, has become the exclusive U.S. Distributor for Ikeda Sound Labs analog products. They just announced the release of the Ikeda 9TT, a low-output moving coil cartridge employing a duralumin pipe cantilever that exhibits very low resonance and coloration. Read More >
The Future of Audio is… Women!
Every day there’s a new rant on what is or isn’t the “future” of high end audio. One camp insists that the vinyl resurgence is essential to gaining more minions, another hates vinyl with a passion, claiming that LP’s have inferior specs and no potential for multichannel reproduction (talk about dead horses!), while still another feels headphones and personal audio will save the world. Read More >
This is NOT your Dad’s console stereo…
For those of you old enough to remember the big, console stereo systems that resided in our parents and grandparents living rooms, you know they pretty much sucked. Except for a few that offered Dual turntables, most of them featured a tonearm not much unlike something from The Flintstones, and many even had a television built in. Read More >
Krell KSA-50
Many audiophiles still revere the original Krell KSA 50 power amplifier. A 50 watt per channel monster, it is able to double its power with halving of impedance all the way down to one ohm. Ken Kessler will have a full story in Issue #51’s “Old School” column, but suffice to say this amplifier is still fantastic, stacking up handily to todays hardware. Read More >
Issue 50
Features 995: Sounds that Won’t Break the Bank Aperion Audio Veras Grand speakers AudioEngine D2 Wireless DAC By Mark Marcantonio Journeyman Audiophile An Onkyo Trifecta By Andre Marc Old School: The Quad ESL’s By Ken Kessler Macro: Sound for Small Spaces Audio Electronics Nighthawk By Michael Liang Tone Style SoundCast Outcast Portable Speaker System By Ben Fong-Torres The iPad Mini: Oh Baby! The Shredder Cheese Grater A Charlie Brown Christmas – In Green… In The Groove Sushi Staplers Iggy Pop Bobblehead Music Live Music: Giant Giant Sand In Portland By John Darko Current Releases: Fresh Releases in the Pop/Rock World By the TONE Staff Audiophile Pressings Miles Davis, Aerosmith and The Beatles Previews KEF R-300 Speakers Magico S5 Speakers Sonus faber Aida Speakers From The Web: Cambridge Audio Azur 851C CD Player Decware ZP3 Phonostage German Physiks Unlimited Mk. Read More >
Red Wine Audio Liliana Monoblocks Battery Powered Bliss
Red Wine Audio founder Vinnie Rossi has built a solid reputation on battery-powered gear, utilizing LiFePO4 cells with his unique SMART battery management that eliminates the headaches of batteries, while providing the maximum life and performance that this technology can deliver. Read More >
KEF LS 50s
After a productive visit to the KEF factory in the UK last month, our review pair of their latest masterpiece, the LS-50s has arrived. The review will be interesting, though somewhat of a formality as they are staying. Read More >
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