Review by Scott Fraser Reviewing cables isn’t really exciting, nor filled with instant conclusions. Unless there’s a major flaw in the old or new cable, […]
Pre-audio turntables coming to North America
Exciting times for Richmond Hill, Ontario’s Charisma Audio: in addition to their current lineup, (including a growing and acclaimed line of their own moving-coil cartridges), […]
Still a Player: The Thorens TD124 Transcription Record Player
A Classic Analog Time-Capsule of Near Perfection, Review by Noam Bronstein Sometimes you just get lucky. A few months ago, I posted a want ad […]
Something Less: “Heaven & Earth” by Yes (Frontiers, 2014)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Well, the cover art’s nice. And the music’s nice too. Or rather, the music’s too nice. Yes, nice music. So: […]
Resonessence Labs Concero HD and Concero HP. Champagne sound on a Cava budget.
RESONESSENCE Concero HD ($850 USD) and Concero HP ($850 USD). Review by Tim Smith Wall of Sound Gold Star Award for both products. www.resonessencelabs.com www.highendaudioexchange.ca […]
Woo Audio WA6 SE headphone amplifier. Review by Tim Smith
Woo Audio WA6 SE headphone amplifier. $1190 USD http://www.wooaudio.com Review sample kindly provided by Brosseau Audio, St. Hubert, Quebec. http://brosseau.ca GOLD STAR AWARD WINNER At […]
Definitive Statement: Dee Daniels’ “State of the Art” (Criss Cross Jazz, 2013)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Dee Daniels should need no introduction. Unfortunately, she too often does. In a music climate clouded by jazz-singing sound-alikes, a […]
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 this was normal–the price […]
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 check out the striking […]