Yearly Archives: 2021

Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look All Images Credit: Hegel Norway-based Hegel Music Systems in February 2021 released the V10, the company’s first MM/MC phono preamplifier. This new design was built from the “ground up” using all discrete amplification. The V10 uses a fully balanced internal signal […]

Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look

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Mark Winkler-David Benoit – Old Friends – CD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.           Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4+         Please see here […]

Mark Winkler-David Benoit – Old Friends – CD Review

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SVS 1000 Pro Subwoofer Series Announced All Images Credit: SVS I and many of my clients have been using SVS subs for as long as I can remember. Their performance and features continue to grow providing an excellent build quality, exceptional performance, great flexibility and terrific value for money, all […]

SVS 1000 Pro Subwoofer Series Announced

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Matt DeMerritt – Fool’s Journey – CD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4 Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4         Please see here for my […]

Matt DeMerritt – Fool’s Journey – CD Review

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Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future?
DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics Digital Stream (DS) Audio is an audio business group within Digital Stream Corporation (DSC). DSC has been in the laser optics market over 25 years is known as the provider of industrial laser optics systems in the optical disc market, in Medial testing systems, and for various laser optical […]

DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics

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The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream – Vinyl Review           Vinyl surface noise: Side A: 5; Side B: 5- Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4+           Please see here for my comments on reviewing […]

The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monks Dream – Vinyl Review

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Acoustic Sounds Series – Audiophile Jazz Reissues This is just a quick reminder to all you audiophile jazz fans, in fact any jazz fans, that you can still buy many of the vinyl Acoustic Sounds Series released in 2020 with more to follow in 2021. Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade […]

Acoustic Sounds Series – Audiophile Jazz Reissues

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Mike Scott – Collecting Things – CD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5-         Please see here for my […]

Mike Scott – Collecting Things – CD Review

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Samoa Wilson & Jim Kweskin – I Just Want To Be Horizontal – CD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4 Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4-     […]

Samoa Wilson & Jim Kweskin – I Just Want To Be Horizontal – CD Review

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