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A Second Visit to the Home of the Infamous Encinitas Jim
Rather than retracing ground previously covered in “A Visit to the Home of the Infamous Encinitas Jim” (Dagogo, April 2014), I refer you to that original article. Subsequent to my initial listening...
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KEF LS-50 Bookshelf Speaker Review
The KEF LS-50 is fast becoming one of the most talked about speakers around, and I suppose it’s time for a reviewer at Dagogo to talk about them. Residing in Hong Kong I live in an apartment that is...
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Audio Blast: B.M.C. PureDAC and PureUSB1 Active USB Cable
Paul Mah of Dagogo has written an extensive review of the BMC PureDAC, and is weighing in on the PureUSB1 as well. I direct interested parties to his review for comprehensive coverage of their...
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Simon Mears Audio Ucello 3-Way Horn Loudspeaker Review
Oh my. How horn speakers polarize opinion within the audiophile community. They are rather like Marmite, the iconic British savoury spread consumed by devotees on toast or buttered bread. For equally...
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Lawrence Audio Double Bass Speakers Review
First Impressions are Sometimes Wrong A few years ago I was at an audio show (RMAF, if memory serves), and I wandered into a room featuring a speaker with which I was not familiar. The speaker, as I...
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iFi-audio Nano Series – iDSD DAC Review: Part III
This is the third and last part of my iFi-audio Micro and Nano components review. I realized when I was partitioning this massive review into three parts, that not everyone would read all the parts...
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Beatnik’s Pet Peeves Number Two “That Would Sound Good on any System”
I don’t know how many times I have heard people say this about vocal recordings, especially those that are accompanied by a solo instrument or a small ensemble. They want you to put on something with a...
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Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Smith, Best of Cream, Louis Armstrong & The All Stars,...
Harry Belafonte Belafonte At Carnegie Hall The Complete Concert Analogue Productions 200g 2LP Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound from the original 3-track...
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Rogers High Fidelity PA-1A Phono Preamp Review
The phono preamp is not the sexiest component in the system, at least as far I’m concerned. A little bit of a front-end component, kind of a middle of the pack component, it suffers from a touch of an...
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Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 Floorstanding Speaker Review
I’ve got to start this review with an apology. I’ve had the Sonus Faber Venere 3.0s in my home in various locations now for over 5 months and should have completed this review three months ago. In...
View ArticleEnKlein “David” Interconnect and “T-Rex” Power Cord Review
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to the world of Enklein. At the time, after many hours of evaluation and break-in, I concluded that, though not ideal in every respect, the EnKlein “Zephyr” and...
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47 Labs Lens II Speaker Review
I find 47 Labs to be such an interesting company. At times I am tempted to get rid of all my ultra expensive and big gear and just listen to one of their little systems, as they are so musically...
View ArticleBiasing of Tubes: Part 1
Publisher’s note: Music Reference is a tube amplifier brand that many audiophiles swear by. Founded by Roger Modjeski in 1980, the company introduced high-power amplifiers that were among the most...
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Skogrand Cables SC/SCI/SCJ Tchaikovsky system review
Publisher’s note: Knut Skogrand of Skogrand Cables has provided Dagogo with a detailed review on the company’s new Tchaikovsky line of cables by Mr. Joseph Ki Cheong Ming, one of the company’s...
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47 Labs 4735 Midnight Blue CD Player Review
The Sakura Systems website provides the following technical description: “In conventional CD players, or CD transport~DAC combination, with multi-bit DAC chip, the original I²S signal is converted to...
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Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement Review
Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement Artisan Fidelity is the result of a 22-year pursuit by Christopher Thornton to find higher fidelity sound for the home. He says it has simply been a labor of...
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MIT Cables Home Theater Series HTS1S speaker cable, HTS1XLR balanced...
MIT Cables Home Theater Series HTS1 (click for full view; click “x” to close and return to article) MIT Cables’ $37k Oracle V1.3HR speaker cables have been in my system for over a year, and I...
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BMC PureVOX Speakers Review
BMC PureVOX speaker Having enjoyed a taste of the BMC Pureline products such as the PureDAC and PureUSB1 Cable, I was primed to accept an invitation from Brian Ackerman of Aaudio Imports, the North...
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Essence of Music CD Treatment Review
Original Essence of Music CD, DVD, & Blu-ray Cleaner and Treatment I met Dr. Robert Spence at the 2013 California Audio Show. He had come out with Rick Schultz of High Fidelity Cables. This was the...
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Lyn Stanley, Sarah McLachlan, Sonny Rollins Quintet, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin...
Lyn Stanley Potions (From the 50’s) 180g 45rpm 2LP Mastered by Bernie Grundman Recorded and mixed by Al Schmitt Pressed at RTI Tracks: 1. Lullaby of Birdland 2. Cry Me A River 3. Fly Me To the Moon 4....
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