From the Land of the Rising Sun, A Revelation in Preamplification Review by Noam Bronstein Let’s be up front about it: we’re fans of Elekit gear […]
Make It a Double: “I Long to See You” by Charles Lloyd & the Marvels (Blue Note, 2016)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Remember those Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups TV ads from the ‘70s? Varied in their particulars, they shared one premise: a […]
My Audio Life – Part 2
By Steve Graham I got to know an old radio repair guy around the corner. He was still fixing tube radios for people at almost […]
Domestic Harmony: Chapter 1, Jamie Buys Paul a New Phono Cartridge
A Series By Steve Graham As anyone who follows the Vinyl Café on CBC will know, host Stuart McLean is undergoing cancer treatment. All the […]
Review: IMS Electronics Hybrid Valve Headphone Amplifier
A Work in Progress Review by Steve Graham My first thought on seeing a picture of the IMS HVHA on Thetubestore.com website was, ‘I wish […]
Review: Yaqin MS-12B Stereo Tube Preamplifier and Phono Stage
Review by Colin McKay The Yaqin MS-12B is one of the rare objects in the DIY community to have reached “cult” status. I have spent […]
Tube Powers of the North: Single-ended or Push-pull?
Review by Noam Bronstein Finale Audio SET vs. Copland PP: Battle of the Northern Powers The winter of 2016 saw an almost embarrassing assortment of great […]
My Audio Life – Part 1 of a new series
By Steve Graham It is a fact of life that enthusiast magazines and web sites live and die on equipment reviews. Audio is no different. […]
Review: Charisma 103 Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
Review by Noam Bronstein Among phono-loving audiophiles who didn’t just climb on the vinyl bandwagon last week, there’s a large number of us who are […]
Reference 3A’s all-new, mythbusting Reflector
A Supermonitor from Canada’s Heartland World Premiere Review, by Noam Bronstein Tash Goka, Reference 3A’s chief, tells me modestly that in some ways he views the […]