Woo Audio 234 SET Monoblocks
You can look at the Woo Audio SET monoblocks one of two ways: a dreadfully overpriced $16,000 headphone amplifier, or a $16,000 pair of SET monoblocks that give you output tube flexibility (45, 2A3 or 300B output tubes are accommodated) that eclipse a pair of $125,000 Wavac SET amps with a free headphone amp thrown in. Read More >
Happy birthday to us!
Do you remember where you were ten years ago? I do. I was rushing frantically to finish the first issue of TONEAudio. We had been working around the clock and were having last minute server issues, so the magazine actually was successfully uploaded five minutes before I jumped on the plane to head for the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest to show it off. Read More >
AudioQuest SLiP 14/2 Speaker Cable
There are precious few more inflammatory subjects in the world of audio than cables. Reviewing the expensive stuff is the quickest way to a fiery death, at least figuratively and the biggest dilemma is that some of the premium cable is brilliant, while some of it is truly snake oil. Read More >
HiFi Racks Limited – Grand Stand XL
While many argue about the sonic effects of a good hifi rack, you can count us in the plus category. With so many different configurations to choose from, and some having more benefit than others, the Grand Stand XL you see here is a winner for many reasons. Read More >
Wax Stacks Cubes
Here we present a bit more old school, more organic, less expensive and more scalable way to store your LPs. The crates you see here from Wax Stacks are made from birch ply (a totally green, renewable wood source) and can be stacked to infinity. Read More >
Benchmark DAC2 DX
Building upon the successes of their DAC1, Benchmark is not resting on their laurels. The release of the DAC2 series of products extends the capability and sonic performance of the product line with several different versions, offering a wide range of functionality to suit different owners’ needs. Read More >
Naim Mu-so Tabletop System
The hifi press was abuzz last year over Naim Audio’s massive Statement stack: an amplifier and preamplifier capable of over 700 watts per channel with an equally huge price tag that is in Aston Martin territory. Read More >
Ryan R-610 Loudspeakers
Ryan Speakers may be a new name to many; however, brothers Trevor and Todd started building speakers in the 1980s under the moniker Ryan Acoustics. Read More >
Bryston Mini T Loudspeaker
Bryston, the long-standing Canadian audio manufacturer, is highly respected on a number of fronts. Their gear is superbly built, rugged, and reliable. Read More >
Pass XsPre – A Solid State Marvel
When Pass labs introduced the dual chassis Xs monoblocks a couple of years ago, they raised the bar for other components, and in the process even raised the bar for their own, already excellent XP30. Read More >
The AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones
Publisher’s Note: While I had a blast using the AudioQuest NightHawk headphones playing video games with my PS4, the team at AudioQuest did a lot of work on these wonderful headphones, so it only seemed proper that we put them through their paces as a “real headphone user” would. Read More >
LONG TERM: The Robert Koda K-10 Preamplifier
Living with a hifi component for a long period of time is either a wonderful or dreadful thing. Features that seemed annoying at first can really be problematic after a time and magic that wasn’t always apparent at first really shines after about a thousand albums. Read More >
Issue 73
Features
Old School:
Bang&Olufsen BeoCenter 9500
By Jeff Dorgay
The Audiophile Apartment:
Dynaudio XEO 4 Speakers
By Jeff Dorgay
Journeyman Audiophile:
Monk Audio Tube Phonostage
By Rob Johnson
995: Sounds That Won’t Break The Bank
Vanatoo Transparent One Speakers
By Jeff Dorgay
TONE Style
The Wino:
Cabernet 4 Ways
By Monique Meadows
Apple’s Latest Macbook
Doiy Bicycle Pizza Cutter
WatchMe
Music
Spin the Black Circle: Reviews of New Pop/Rock and Country Albums
By Bob Gendron, Todd Martens, Chrissie Dickinson, Andrea Domanick and Aaron Cohen
Jazz & Blues: Dave Douglas, Robert Glasper Trio, Stephan Micus and More!
By Aaron Cohen and Jim Macnie
Audiophile Pressings: Introducing Intervention Records
Gear Previews
Fern and Roby Integrated Amplifier
Vandersteen VLR Speakers
Ruby STD Preamplifier
Thiel TM-3 Speakers
From the Web
Robert Koda K-10 Long Term Report
AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones
Pass XsPre Preamplifier
Reviews
Audio Research GSPre Preamplifier
By Jeff Dorgay
ATC SCM40A Powered Speakers
By Mark Marcantonio
IsoTek EVO 3 Mosaic Genesis Power Conditioner
By Jeff Dorgay
Gryphon Kalliope DAC
By Jeff Dorgay
GamuT M250 Monoblock Amplifiers
By Jerold O’Brien
Decware Zen Mystery Amp
Edgar Winter’s They Only Come Out at Night was the first record in my collection, so to say I’m intimately familiar with it would be an understatement. Read More >
Conrad-Johnson MF 2275 Amplifier – Preview
Wrapped in the same champagne front panel that every CJ component has come since their inception, the MF 2275 is a compact, solid state amplifier. Read More >
Rock Star Soap
You might not look like a rock star, and you might not be a rock star, but now you can bathe like one. Do rock stars bathe? If they did, we suspect that they might use this herbal blend, dark red soap from Lush. Read More >
Harman/Kardon HK670 Receiver
I’ve been a fan of vintage Harman/Kardon gear for several years now, so when I heard a local record store had an HK670 receiver for sale I was on the case, immediately. Read More >
Sansui AU-717 Integrated Amplifier
I remember the day like it was yesterday: I was pestering the guy at Pacific Stereo in the mall, begging to audition the Sansui AU-717 amplifier and a pair of JBL L-100 speakers that I was lusting after—and yes, the speakers had the orange grilles. Read More >
AudioQuest Jitterbug
Precious little is known about the latest audio insect, I mean gadget. AudioQuest set the digital world on its ear two years ago with their DragonFly miniature DAC and headphone amplifier bundled into a package barely bigger than a USB stick. Read More >
Aurender W20 Server – PREVIEW
We’ve been living with an Aurender S10 for over a year now and it has been fantastic. With world-class sound and build quality, the S10 doesn’t give you much (if anything) to complain about. Read More >
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