CeCe Gable – More Than A Song – CD Review           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 comments on reviewing albums. Track List: East […]

CeCe Gable – More Than A Song – CD Review

SVS3000 Micro & KEF KC62 Micro Subs Available                     Short on space? Is that “special someone” putting the damper on that pair of “unsightly” subs you want? Not too sure what to spend that COVID check on? Then take a look […]

SVS3000 Micro & KEF KC62 Micro Subs Available

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PXLVISION 4K DARBEE Video Processor The 4K version of the renowned original Darbee Darblet HD video processor is about to be released by Pixelgen. This new 4K version has an MSRP of $599.00 and maybe pre-ordered on their site here. The PXLVISION 4K Video Processor is the worlds first standalone 4K Video […]

PXLVISION 4K DARBEE Video Processor

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

Record Store Day 2021 – Now Two Summer Dates This year Record Store Day 2021 will take place on two days, Saturday 12th June and Saturday 17th July. Unfortunately the organizers still do not know how COVID will impact the event so they decide to add July 17th to the […]

Record Store Day 2021 – Now Two Summer Dates

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Mark Winkler-David Benoit – Old Friends – CD Review           Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4+         Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. Track List: I’ve Got […]

Mark Winkler-David Benoit – Old Friends – CD Review

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced All Images Credit: Musical Fidelity In mid November 2020 Musical Fidelity announced the latest addition to their M3 range, the M3x Vinyl phone stage. I have been using their MX-VINYL for a little over a year now and have been very happy with […]

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced

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

Reavon UBR-X200 & UBR-X100 – Oppo Replacements? Images credit: Reavon So lets see a show of hands, how many of you were devastated when Oppo pulled out of the DVD player business? That just about looks like everybody. Well Reavon a new French brand set up as a subsidiary to Zappitti […]

Reavon UBR-X200 & UBR-X100 – Oppo Replacements?

Matt DeMerritt – Fool’s Journey – CD Review         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 comments on reviewing albums. Track List: Zero Intro Wellspring Venice […]

Matt DeMerritt – Fool’s Journey – CD Review

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

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

Spotify Hi-Fi – An Oxymoron? Spotify has officially announced its lossless Hi-Fi streaming tier as a Premium add-on to its compressed Ogg Vorbis service. Considering the competition for HQ audio services I was a little surprised when they announced that this new premium service is to only provide “lossless CD-quality […]

Spotify Hi-Fi – An Oxymoron?

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Plastic vs Vinyl – No Contest A Personal Comment…… Many months ago my regular Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon vinyl listening sessions stopped, much to the dismay of my wife Michele. I had become annoyed by the effort involved in continually changing sides when spinning 45RPM audiophile discs and I […]

Plastic vs Vinyl – No Contest