Album review by Neil Hobkirk The drama unfolds in Metropolis, a major Montreal venue. After ninety minutes’ worth of scene-setting recorded ambient music, the five […]
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, […]
Review: Rothwell Audio’s Rialto MM/MC Phono Stage
by Noam Bronstein “Holy crap, another phono stage review!?!? Really?? Do you guys do anything else there??” Speaking for myself, well…lately, it seems like this […]
A Pair Of Peaches: Aric Audio’s Expression Tube Preamp & MM Phono Stage
Review by Noam Bronstein Aric Kimball builds tube audio gear at his home in rural New England. Although Aric Audio is not a household name […]
300B Tube Shootout, circa 2015 – Coming Soon!
Update: this is finally published!! Link It’s been a long time since one of these last appeared. Although Enjoythemusic, TNT, and 6moons have posted 300B […]
A special giveaway opportunity, thanks to Audiyo!
Anyone out there need a great phono cable from 1877Phono? We’re giving away a Spirit cable (value $121) courtesy of Simon Au and the great […]