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Author: Jon Eben Field

I go by “Jon Eben” (a two-part first name) and grew up with music always filtering through my awareness. My parents’ record collection featured plenty of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Fleetwood Mac, and a diverse range of others. I really came into my own musically, though, when I took a course called “listening to jazz” at Dalhousie University where saxophonist Don Palmer would spin records from his collection and tell stories about the jazz scene in NYC in the 1960s. My musical interests range from jazz and blues to folk, alternative, bluegrass, rock, and most things in-between. I am a promiscuous listener. I have been buying and selling audio gear for about twenty years and have a deep love for tube amps. I am currently fascinated by SET amps and high efficiency speakers, but am always looking to hear more in the music. Drop me an email if you want to chat about music and audio gear.

Audio Reviews, Gold Star Awarded, Speakers

ArteLuthe’s La Piccola: A Monitor Speaker that Refuses to Act like One

2019/10/05

My experience with ArteLuthe speakers began when I reviewed the Vivace Mini, a combined effort between Robert Gaboury of Arteluthe and Frank Ng of Triode […]

Amplification, Audio Reviews, Speakers

Well-Rounded Sound’s MM2, MM6 Speakers, and MX BL Amp/DAC: An Education in Budget High Fidelity

2019/04/11

Review by Jon Eben Field I have to admit that I’m a sucker for low budget gear. Or perhaps I should add a caveat here […]

Audio Reviews, Desktop, Speakers

Review: The Magic of Serene Audio’s Talisman Speakers

2016/07/20

Review by Jon Eben Field Serene Audio is an audio company based in Vancouver, Canada that has a group of very smart, talented, and creative […]

Amplification, Audio Reviews

The Gemini Equation: Triode Lab’s 2A3M-II Monoblocks

2016/02/20

A review by Jon Eben Field When it came time to review Triode Lab’s 2A3M-II monoblocks, I had already had a pair of the prototypes […]

Analog, Audio Reviews

Sonneteer’s Sedley Sings

2015/12/16

A review by Jon Eben Field A sonnet is a beautiful and strict poetic structure (14 lines long) developed in Italy in the 13th century. […]

Audio Reviews, Speakers

Finalé Audio’s Vivace Minis: Hearing is Believing

2015/11/24

Review by Jon Eben Field When I walked into the Finalé Audio room at TAVES this year, I immediately knew that something special was happening. […]

Analog, Audio Reviews

The Sonic Scale of Bob’s Devices Cinemag Sky 30

2015/11/04

Review by Jon Eben Field In his treatise, The Beautiful in Music, Eduard Hanslick, a Bohemian music critic and major proponent of Brahms, famously wrote, […]

Amplification, Audio Reviews, Preamplifiers, Tubes

Imperial Ambition: Tsakiridis Devices’ Alexander Preamp and Artemis Power Amp

2015/10/14

Review by Jon Eben Field Preamp: Tsakiridis Devices Alexander Amplifier: Tsakiridis Devices Artemis Source: Squeezebox Classic (version 3) DAC: Grant Fidelity TubeDac 11 Speakers: Tyler […]