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Estelon AURA Speakers in a gorgeous dark blue finish

Estelon AURA Floorstanding Loudspeakers Reviewed

Reading Time: 10 minutes One of the best things about the audiophile hobby is the diversity of designers and equipment manufacturers. Having owned a major home theater publication in my somewhat recent past, I can tell you that only a few companies make a good AV preamp, a commendable high-performance AV receiver, or even a suitable 4K UHD TV. Read More »



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T+A's A200 class-D power amp in silver

T+A  A 200 Amplifier Reviewed

Reading Time: 8 minutes This is the last in a series of T+A reviews in which we already looked at their MP 200 music player and DAC 200 Preamplifier/DAC (read my reviews).  The A 200 Amplifier we discuss below may be the most flexible in that, while it is designed to complement the 200 series, it can easily be integrated into other systems without Read More »


The Alta Audio Alex photographed by Lee Shelly

Alta Audio Alec Speakers Reviewed

Reading Time: 11 minutes The Alec loudspeaker, by boutique audiophile speaker company Alta Audio, is a two-way floorstanding model with rather unique technology incorporated. If you haven’t heard of Alta Audio before, you are like me. Our publisher, Jerry Del Colliano, sent me some information about the speaker and asked if I’d be interested in possibly reviewing a pair. After some quick Read More »


Rockport Avior II speakers in gloss black

Rockport Avior II Loudspeakers Reviewed

Reading Time: 11 minutes Rockport Technologies is a company with origins that date back to 1990, when they released their first audiophile component, a reference phonograph named the Sirius. Phonographs live and die by how well the designer can isolate and control vibration to retrieve the most subtle bits of musical information from the recording. On the other hand, Read More »


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Thousands of watts of power installed the way that people who have the money to actually buy such audio gear would want to display them. Bravo!

McIntosh’s House of Sound is a Super Cool Experience in NYC and You Are InvitedBy Jerry Del Colliano

Reading Time: 6 minutes For the past 31 years, I have lived in Los Angeles. However, I grew up in Philadelphia, which can be a pretty strange place on any number of levels. Despite its proximity to New York, which is a simple, one-hour train ride on the Acela, far too few people from Philly ever travel to the Read More »



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Wireworld Series 10 New Audiophile Cables

Wireworld Introduces All-New Series 10 Audiophile Cables

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wireworld Cable Technology, one of the world’s most respected brands of high-performance audio and video cables, is introducing their next generation ‘Series 10’ audio cables. These new cables incorporate several technical and visual improvements over the previous ‘Series 8’. The patented DNA Helix designs have been upgraded with additional strand groups that reduce electromagnetic (eddy Read More »

Tubes reportedly use 70 percent of the power that they draw from the wall to heat.

Are Tubes Still Relevant to Today’s Audiophile? 

Reading Time: 12 minutes Vacuum tubes, historically speaking and consistent with what are used in today’s audio systems, were invented, according to most sources, in 1904 by John Ambrose Flemming. In 1907, New York inventor Lee de Forest patented a tube design similar to Flemming’s, except for an added electrode called a grid. Initially, tubes were used in the Read More »

“Sex Farm” Is On the Charts in Japan and So Is QoBuz Music Streaming

Reading Time: 3 minutes Qobuz, the French pioneer of high-quality music streaming since 2007, takes a major step with its launch in Japan, the world’s second-largest music market. This strategic expansion marks a decisive turning point in the international development of the platform, reinforcing its trajectory towards profitability and its commitment to a musical experience that combines quality and discovery. A Read More »

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