by Noam Bronstein “So many toys – so little unstructured time.” ― Carl Honoré, In Praise of Slowness Lately my wife and I have been […]
Triode Roundup: Seven “Common Man” 300B Tubes Compared
Comparison Review by Noam Bronstein I seem to chronically underestimate a lot of things. Notably to WoS readers, when I say something will be posted […]
TAVES 2015 Show Report
by Noam Bronstein Another TAVES already? The year since the last Toronto show sure flew by. This year, the show moved uptown – way up to […]
A Dozen Great Gift Ideas for Your Favourite Audiophile
It’s that time of year again: yup, time to leave your computer screen conspicuously on, displaying that desired “goodie” you’ve been thinking about….and […]
The Sonic Scale of Bob’s Devices Cinemag Sky 30
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 […]
The Most Pristine Folk Recording You’ve Ever Heard (free download from Chesky)
Some of us received this Chesky Records email blast a few days ago, promoting a new record called From The Mountaintop, by folk ensemble The New […]
Ryan Adams vs. Taylor Swift, And Why It Matters
Let’s face it, Taylor Swift deserves our respect. Even if her brand of pop isn’t your thing, not many critics will argue against her sincerity, […]
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. […]