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Author: Jamie Gillies

Biography: I have been an audiophile as long as I have listened to music and was fortunate to grow up with both an analogue Sony hi-fi system and a digital stereo system in my bedroom. I really developed my interest in sound when we bought our first house and I created a dedicated sound room and finally purchased a good pair of speakers. I am also a Professor of Communications and Public Policy and have a research interest in mastering engineers, having had an opportunity to interview and see a number of these legends in their own studios. My musical tastes have evolved as my gear has become more refined and today I listen to well recorded rock and jazz, lots of audiophile recordings and continue my fondness for the SACD format. Besides a deep love of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler, I listen to a lot of jazz, in particular Miles, Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman. But my kid keeps me grounded in good modern music as well, especially Taylor Swift and Haim. I also stream a lot of high resolution files and still spin the silver discs. I have a nicely curated selection of LPs and my Thorens turntable gets a workout every week as well. I am currently fascinated with upgrading my nice laid back mid-fi system and am always looking at new equipment and tweaks as I search for that perfect sound.

Gold Star Awarded, Preamplifiers, Tweaks

Review: The Schiit Loki Max Equalizer

2024/09/24

The Schiit Loki Max Equalizer: Miracle Worker – A Brilliant Way To Fix Imperfect Sound Review by Jamie Gillies When I was sixteen, my […]

Accessories, Analog, Tweaks

Reviewing The New MITMAT Family Of Resonance Control Products

2024/06/17

MITMAT: Turntable Mat, MITMAT Foundation: stabilization and isolation platform, MITFIT: footers for devices Review by Jamie Gillies Turntables are such fascinating devices. Here we are […]

Desktop, Headphones

Review: Focal’s Stellia Headphones

2024/06/11

Focal Stellia Headphones: Luxury Closed Back Headphones That Do Everything Right Review by Jamie Gillies I grew up a headphone listener. The music of […]

Speakers

Review: PSB Passif 50 Loudspeakers

2023/10/10

Review by Jamie Gillies PSB Passif 50 Loudspeakers: Paul Barton’s Statement In Speaker Design Where Vintage Meets Modern There are a lot of audiophile […]

Amplification, Digital

Review: XTZ Edge A2-300 Power Amplifier

2023/05/30

Class D Power At A Bargain Basement Price: XTZ Edge A2-300 Power Amplifier Review by Jamie Gillies I’ve heard about Class D, read about Class […]

Cables, Digital

Review: Neotech NEVD-2001 Pure Silver 75 Ohm Digital Coaxial S/PDIF Cable

2023/05/10

Digital Cable for the External DAC Connoisseur: Neotech NEVD-2001 Pure Silver 75 Ohm Digital Coaxial S/PDIF Cable Review by Jamie Gillies Compact discs still […]

Headphones

Review: Ollo Audio S5X Immersive Headphones

2023/03/28

If You Want To Hear Everything: Ollo Audio’s S5X Immersive Headphones by Jamie Gillies Over time with this hobby and as I have progressed with […]

Accessories, Tweaks

IsoAcoustics Part 3: The Gaia II Speaker Isolators

2023/03/24

IsoAcoustics Part 3: The Gaia II Speaker Isolators by Jamie Gillies The final product I reviewed from IsoAcoustics were its flagship product, the Gaia speaker […]

Accessories, Furniture, Tweaks

Review: IsoAcoustics zaZen Isolation Platform

2023/01/27

IsoAcoustics II: zaZen I & II Series Isolation Platform Review by Jamie Gillies “At this point, I was kind of floored.” For […]

Digital, Gold Star Awarded, Wireless

Review: exaSound e62 DAC and exaSound Sigma MkII Streamer: A Canadian-Made Gold Star Combination

2022/12/20

exaSound e62 DSD512 DAC and exaSound Sigma MkII Streamer: A Canadian-Made Gold Star Combination Review by Jamie Gillies In 2019, I purchased an exaSound e20 […]