Emotiva CMX-2 Line conditioner and DC offset filter. Review by Tim Smith Like many of you, I have experienced the hum of tube amp transformers. Like many of you, I have assumed that [...] 2014/07/31 /// 2 Comments
Paris is always worth it. Two concert reviews: Cyrille Aimée and Tord Gustavsen Paris Journal. When the workday is done and lights are low, what to do in Paris when flying solo? Time to [...] 2014/07/23 /// 0 Comments
Shunyata Venom PS8 Power Distributor with Venom Defender Line Conditioner. Review by Tim Smith Shunyata Research Venom PS8 Power Distributor, Venom Defender Power Conditioner, and Venom HC power cord, [...] 2014/07/17 /// 2 Comments
The Long and the Short of Mike Oldfield: “Five Miles Out” and “Crises” (deluxe editions; Mercury, 2013) Album review by Neil Hobkirk I remember my first proper sound system, purchased during high school in 1984: [...] 2014/07/14 /// 0 Comments
The Naxos Music Library and three classical CD’s for summer listening Imagine 98,760 CDs on the computer server of your audio system – the mind boggles (well, I suppose [...] 2014/07/06 /// 0 Comments
Understanding Distortion: A Look At Electronics A Look At Distortion Mechanisms Built With Purpose In writing this article, the mission has been to [...] 2014/06/19 /// 1 Comment
Understanding Distortion: A Look At Electronics, Part 2 A Look At Distortion Mechanisms This paper is continued from the introduction to Understanding Distortion: A [...] 2014/06/18 /// 0 Comments
Upended Cornucopia: Glass Hammer’s “Ode to Echo” (Arion Records/Sound Resources, 2014) Album review by Neil Hobkirk Sure, it’s safe to say that Glass Hammer is the finest progressive rock band [...] 2014/06/18 /// 0 Comments
Musical Gems from T Bone Burnett and the Coen brothers Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the music of Inside Llewyn Davis DVD Review by Noam Bronstein [...] 2014/06/11 /// 2 Comments
Resonessence Labs Mirus DAC Resonessence Labs Mirus DAC review by Tim Smith $5,000 USD Components used in this review: Marantz SA-8003, [...] 2014/06/09 /// 1 Comment