As I unboxed this diminutive offering from the renowned German firm Lindemann, the words of Clara Peller echoed, thus, in my trivia-soaked mind: ‘where’s the […]
Tim Returns to review the Tekton Design Lore loudspeaker, a $1000 USD marvel
Gold Star Award for unrivalled value and versatility. The Tekton Design Lore may be the best $1000 USD loudspeaker one can buy. Recently my kids […]
6L6-type vacuum tube shootout
Review by Tim Smith Shortly after my EL34 tube review on Wall of Sound, Jon Esau of www.thetubestore.com asked if I might be interested in […]
EL34-family Tube Comparison!
Review by Tim Smith Tubes supplied by www.thetubestore.com When Jon Esau of www.thetubestore.com offered a set of five EL34-type tubes for review (JJ KT77; JJ EL34 II; […]
A Store is Born. Ash Forest Hi-Fi of Kingston, Ontario rises up
When Kingston, Ontario (pop. 130,000) lost its only downtown brick-and-mortar hifi shop, Just HiFi, a few years ago, I wondered if someone would be brave […]
Audio Space T-88A vacuum tube CD player
Audio Space T-88A vacuum tube CD player http://www.charismaaudio.com/?page_id=1027 http://www.audio-space.com/product/cd-player-dac/t-88a/ $1,840 Review by Tim Smith As an admirer and owner of DACs with vacuum tube output […]
Unity Audio “Inner Soul” loudspeaker
Unity Audio “Inner Soul” loudspeaker. $699 to $950 CAD http://www.unityaudio.ca Review by Tim Smith Unity. ‘The state of being united or joined as a whole.’ […]
Psvane 845 vacuum tubes. T-II and WE ‘Replica’, from Grant Fidelity.
Psvane 845 vacuum tubes. T-II ($399) and WE Replica ($649). Review by Tim Smith Available from Grant Fidelity, Alberta, Canada www.grantfidelity.com and http://psvanetube.com/wordpress/purchase/shop-by-tube-model/845-2/ A […]
Audio Sensibility Statement SE Analog Interconnect (RCA) OCC Copper 1.0 m
Audio Sensibility Statement SE Analog Interconnect (RCA) OCC Copper 1.0 m Review by Tim Smith $329 […]
Psvane TC5 integrated amplifier
Psvane TC5 integrated tube amplifier. Purchased through the Grant Fidelity website. Review by Tim Smith. 1,399 USD including shipping from Hong Kong. http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Psvane-TC5-Integrated-KT120-Tube-Amplifier.html The Psvane […]