Reviews
The Rega Apollo CD player Who says the CD is dead?
Everything seems to come around. With all the excitement for streaming building at a feverish pace, some people still like the old-fashioned way of serving up digital; namely, spinning a silver (or maybe gold) disc. Read More
The Mytek Liberty DAC Startling Revelations
It’s the week of Halloween here in the Midwest, which mean a few things – crisp air, beautiful colors, falling leaves, and warmer clothes, but it also means the usual plethora of haunted houses. Read More
Esoteric N-01 Network Player The perfect digital hub
Listening to a slew of Peter Gabriel favorites, via NAS drive and ROON, I ponder in earnest the thought of life without a turntable. Read More
Gold Note A3 EVO Speakers Mini Italian Miracle
Many of us think of “that other company” when we think Italian loudspeakers, but the team at Gold Note is a serious contender, making their way into North America, after achieving major success in the rest of the world. Read More
Totem Tribe Towers Compact Excellence
Listening to the deep bass line in Lyle Lovett’s “She’s Already Made up her Mind,” I’m still amazed after nearly 20 years of reviewing speakers, at how Totem’s Vince Bruzzese gets so much bass out of such small cabinets. Read More
The AudioSolutions Figaro M Speakers Quite the Treat!
A relative newcomer on the HiFi scene, AudioSolutions comes out of the gate producing speakers that are top performers, offering tremendous value. Read More
The Boulder 1161 Power Amplifer An affordable piece of the rock
August 31, 2019 I love wristwatches, but I’m kind of a lurker. I’d love one of those big, chunky, Rolex Submariners, but I can’t quite make the leap to almost $20k for a watch. Read More
The Wharfdale Linton Speakers Go Big!
For some odd reason, paging through the album artwork in the Roon browser, trying to decide what record to play first on the Wharfdale Lintons in my system, Queen’s News of the World jumps out at me. Read More
The dCS Bartok DAC A Substantial helping of excellence
Listening to the delicacy of Allison Miller’s drumming in Boom Tic Boom, in my living room system, it’s easy to see how this DAC can be the end of your digital journey. Read More
The TUK speakers from Kanto Audio Almost all you need!
My apologies for the title. To be absolutely correct, the TUKs are all you need if you don’t want to listen to records. Music lovers sourcing their tunes digitally, have everything they need inside the small (but well packed) box that the TUKs arrive in. Read More
The Paradigm Premier 700F Speakers Floorstanding Excellence
Rickie Lee Jones’ version of “Bad Company,” from her latest album puts the Paradigm Premier 700F speakers in perspective immediately. Read More
The Vitus Audio RI-101 Integrated Amplifier
Vitus Audio is well known around the world for fantastic sound and multiple box amplification chains that weight hundreds of pounds. Read More
The Audio by Van Alstine Vision SET 400 Potent performance, popularly-priced
Audio By Van Alstine produces line stage preamplifiers, phono stages, DACs, and more, the marvelous AVA Vision 400 SET amplifier we review here represents a culmination of Van Alstine’s knowledge applied to music reproduction. Read More
ROON Nucleus and Nucleus+ Digital music delivered - effortlessly
We’ve been using ROON at TONE since the final alpha release, and it’s a powerful solution. None of the other music delivery platforms come close – if you love music and the discovery of more music, it’s the only way to go. Read More
Sugden A21SE Signature Edition Class A in a BIG way...
Listening to Dexter Gordon’s classic, “GO” through the Sugden A21 (actually the A21SE Signature, but I don’t want to keep writing that) and my Quad 2812s is positively heavenly, with all the tone, texture, and dynamics I’d ever need. Read More
The Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement Out of this galaxy good.
The first time I drove an Aston Martin, it was an otherworldly experience. The sheer opulence of the car was equally matched by the performance, providing a feel in a sporting car like no other. Read More
The Whammerdyne DGA Amplifier Go Get a Burrito First!
Stopping by Pat Hickman’s place to drop off a pair of vintage McIntosh amplifiers for his special level of detail and restoration is always a treat. Read More
Pass Labs INT-60 Amplifier Main Course or Desert?
There used to be a restaurant nearby that offered small portions fantastic deserts. You could have a large shot glass full of whatever deserts were on the main menu for a couple of bucks. Read More
The world’s finest 300B tubes The only three letters you need to know
If you are a lover of single ended triode amplifiers, no doubt you are familiar with the mighty 300B. The mightiest of them all are the vintage Western Electric 300Bs, and then if you can find them, the reissued WE 300Bs that came out around 2005 or so. Read More
The Devialet Expert Pro 140 Still ahead of the curve, after nearly a decade
It’s been a long time since Devialet set the audio world on its axis, creating a product that sounds fantastic, yet looks as it should be on display at MOMA. Read More
The Krell K-300i Return of a classic
It’s funny what you remember. My tenure with Krell goes way back, to the demo room I was scared to enter, where an early Krell KSA 150 was matched to a pair of Apogee Stage speakers. Read More
The GamuT Zodiac Speakers: Massive yet Subtle
Letting the audition of the GamuT Zodiac speakers begin with the Beastie Boys “Groove Holmes” is so much fun, I don’t even need the weed. Read More
The Octave HP 700 Preamplifier Reaching all the right notes
Based in Karlsbad, Germany, Octave Audio has produced meticulously designed audio components for over 30 years. Their HP-500 preamplifier, released in the late 80’s, has gained worldwide respect. Read More
The PS Audio DirectStream P15 Power Plant As clean as AC can get
Last year, we published a very enthusiastic review of PS Audio’s top P20 DirectStream Power Plant. It’s awesome, and every audiophile cliché you can think of applies. Read More
The Raidho D1.1 One big step for a small speaker
The opening organ riff in the Who’s “Eminence Front” permeates my listening room. Diffuse, yet locked down slightly off the center of the soundstage as Pete Townshends guitar comes up out of nowhere and the track builds in intensity before his lead vocal enters the mix. Read More
VPI Ditches the belt: The HW-40 Direct Drive Turntable
A few years ago, we put VPIs direct drive turntable on our cover, giving it a product of the year award. It was a brilliant design exercise, offering incredible sound, but VPI had some supply issues with the direct drive motor, and had to discontinue production. Read More
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