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. […]
Unity Audio: Cables For The Rest Of Us
Review by Noam Bronstein Good cables are important to audiophiles – that much we can all agree on. But from there, things unravel fast. Because what […]
Vinyl: Quality, Quantity, and Trouble in Paradise
Blame it on those Portland hipsters. With every available vinyl press in the world running full out, the pressing plants are just not keeping up […]
Haunting the Metropolis: “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” by Steven Wilson (Kscope, 2015)
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 […]