ZMF Caldera and Atrium Closed Headphones | REVIEW
The ZMF Caldera and Atrium Closed headphones arrived at a fortuitous point in my reviewing schedule. I had just purchased the Naim NAIT 50 integrated amplifier for use as both back-up amplification and...
View ArticleAlexandria Audio The Monitor | REVIEW
How do I choose which two-way monitors I want to review? Most of the time I’m already familiar with the product. I’ve heard it once or twice, or I have experience with the brand or, [...]
View ArticleMerason DAC1 Mk II | REVIEW
I have an ongoing dilemma with reviewing digital audio. I never seem to have all the pieces I need to test out DACs, streamers and servers. (Digital cables can occasionally be an issue as well.) [...]
View ArticleTriangle Magellan Quatuor 40th Anniversary Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Hot on the heels of reviewing the impressive Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary loudspeaker, I had to look up the rest of this French speaker manufacturer‘s product lines. The flagship line is known as...
View ArticleInnuos PULSAR Network Streamer | REVIEW
“It’s for people who just want to stream,” the folks from Faro told me when I first listened to the Innuos PULSAR network streamer. “You mean people like me?” I asked, and they nodded in [...]
View ArticleBørresen M3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Words and Photos by Greg Weaver My first exposure to the world premiere of the $280,000/pair Børresen M3 loudspeakers at AXPONA in April, driven by the $70,000 each flagship Aavik C-880 linestage and...
View ArticleLSA Statement 100 Monitors | REVIEW
We’ve reviewed plenty of gear from the Underwood HiFi umbrella of brands over the last year, everything from the Audio-gd Master 10 Mk. II integrated amplifier that was a nominee for Best Value of the...
View ArticleAudion Silver Night Limited HP1 Headphone Amp | REVIEW
I really wanted to review some amplification with 300B tubes. I’ve been listening to some of my writers over the last couple of years, reviewers who have been vocal in their adoration of this DHT, [...]
View ArticleAustin Audio Works The Black AMP & The Black Swan | REVIEW
Sometimes I think about the role of the chassis in high-end audio design, especially when I’m confronted with components such as The Black Swan phono preamplifier and The Black AMP headphone amplifier...
View ArticleMcGary Audio MA1 Monoblocks and SPA1 Preamplifier | REVIEW
Regular readers of these pages will most certainly be well aware of the creations of Mike McGary, founder of McGary Audio. In case you’ve been residing in a cave (or at least an audio-free zone), [...]
View ArticleWeiss Helios DAC | REVIEW
The Weiss Helios DAC reminds me of what people forget about Swiss pocket knives. The common association is, of course, with the ubiquitous “Swiss Army Knife” manufactured by Victorinox in that iconic...
View ArticleBob’s Devices Sky 20-S Step-Up Transformer | REVIEW
What’s better for increasing the gain in your analog set-up, a moving-coil phono stage or a step-up transformer such as the Bob’s Devices Sky 20-S? I’ve heard both sides of the debate and I still [...]
View ArticleMusic Hall Stealth Turntable | REVIEW
The Music Hall Stealth direct-drive turntable, which includes the Ortofon 2M Blue MM cartridge and carries a price tag of just $1,695, won the PTA Best Value Award for 2023 just a couple of months [...]
View ArticleGround Control GC1.1 Earthing Device from CAD | REVIEW
I’ve already shared the story of how I met the folks at Computer Audio Design (CAD) once or twice on these pages, and how I wound up reviewing their Ground Control GC1.1 earthing device. But [...]
View ArticleIdeon Absolute Digital Suite | REVIEW
Ideon Absolute Digital Suite; the Stream, Time, and Epsilon DAC Benchmark Performance from Greece My comprehensive findings on the astonishing Ideon Absolute Stream music server/streamer were published...
View ArticleSonger Audio S2 Field Coil Loudspeakers | REVIEW
On the final day of the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, I found myself wandering the halls looking to see if I missed anything worthwhile. I discovered an exhibit room I hadn’t yet noticed: Songer Audio [...]
View ArticleOrchard Audio Starkrimson Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW
Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors have created quite the buzz in the audio industry over the last few years–some of the buzz is good, and some maybe not so good. When I had the chance to [...]
View ArticleEnleum HPA-23RM Headphone Amplifier | REVIEW
I don’t think I’ve given PTA Senior Contributing Editor Grover Neville enough credit about this in the past, but he really does an excellent job when it comes to discovering new and worthwhile...
View ArticleTAD C1000 Preamplifier (& Friends) | REVIEW
Technical Audio Devices debuted the TAD C1000 preamplifier at Capital Audiofest this past November, and I was excited to be the first in the queue to get my hands on this new piece of kit. [...]
View ArticleHagerman Piccolo MC Head Amplifier | REVIEW
When I purchased my Naim NAIT 50 integrated amplifier last year, my only criticism was the inboard MM phono stage, which is a really fine phono stage if you’re into high-output moving magnet...
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