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, […]
From the UK: Tisbury Audio’s £129 Mini II Passive Preamp
Review by Noam Bronstein A “passive preamp” is basically a volume control and switchbox – it has no active circuitry. You don’t plug it into […]
Imperial Ambition: Tsakiridis Devices’ Alexander Preamp and Artemis Power Amp
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 […]
Divine Revelation: The Sound Stage III Speakers from Devine Audio
World Premiere Review by Noam Bronstein The first time I saw and heard Devine Audio’s Sound Stage III floorstander was at last year’s TAVES show. […]
Unity Audio: Cables For The Rest Of Us
Review by Noam Bronstein Good cables are important to audiophiles – that much we can all agree on. But from there, things unravel fast. Because what […]
Linear Bargain? Pre-audio’s intriguing BT-1301 Turntable
Review by Noam Bronstein Pre-audio’s unique and significant turntables from Poland have finally landed on our shores here in North America, thanks to distributor/dealer/manufacturer […]
Review: The Formidable Nagaoka MP-500 Phono Cartridge
Making Friends With A Permalloy Stranger Review by Noam Bronstein I love that moment of anticipation I feel, the first time I lower the stylus […]
Radian Crossover Mods, Part II: From the M-Cap MKP to Mundorf’s ‘EVO’ Silver/Gold/Oil
Lately I’ve come to see a certain parallel between the speaker crossover and an automotive powertrain: it’s that, without a gifted tuner at your disposal, there’s often […]
Sneak peek: Charisma Audio’s upcoming Musiko phono stage
Bernard Li visited us here in Ancaster yesterday, mainly to deliver and set up a slightly different version of Pre-audio’s BT-1301 linear tracking turntable (review coming […]
Elekit’s astounding TU-8300R: Is this the world’s best $1000 amplifier?
Review by Noam Bronstein OK, I’ll lay it on you guys right now. The answer to my provocative subject line question is, in my opinion, […]