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Audio Blast: Ethernet Cables and XLR “Y” Adapters Survey
Ethernet: a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980...
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Jordi Savall and the Music of Versailles
Les Grandes Eaux Musicales De Versailles, Le Concert des Nations, Alia Vox AV9842, 2004 L’Orchestre De Louis XIII, 1601-1643, Alia Vox AV9824, 2002 Jean-Baptiste Lully, L’Orchestra Du Roi Soleil, Alia...
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Stage III Concepts A.S.P. Proteus power cable Review
It’s not Just a PC – It’s A Component Let’s start with some perspective. The Stage III power cords, especially the Proteus, the subject of this review, and its siblings at the top of the Stage III...
View ArticleArnie Nudell (1937-2017)
A star of the audio industry has fallen. Arnie Nudell passed away from complications of pnuemonia and his family put him to rest on Monday, November 20, 2017, according to an account by Bill Leebens on...
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Pass Laboratories Xs Phono – Technical background by Wayne Colburn, Designer
Publisher’s note: In my upcoming Pass Laboratories Xs Phono preamplifier Review, I provide brief technical description of the unit for readers’ benefit. But no writing by me or any other reviewers can...
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Addendum to EMM Labs TX2 and DA2 Review: V2 Firmware update
EMM Labs firmware update to DA2 digital to analog converter Read the EMM Labs TX2 and DA2 Review. DA2 V2 Firmware Update Details: More than a year in development, the DA2’s DSP engine has been...
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LP Review: Anne Bisson “Blue Mind” remastered RTI audiophile pressing
33rpm 180gram vinyl HQ Pressing Fidelio Music Inc. FALP025 45rpm 2-LP set Test Pressing Record Technology Inc. CAM5-4109, January 4, 2017 Remastering engineer: Bernie Grundman www.recordtech.com Side...
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McIntosh Announces XRT2.1K Loudspeaker
Binghamton, NY – December 14, 2017: “ McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 65 years, is proud to announce the XRT2.1K Loudspeaker. The...
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Pass Laboratories Xs Phono Review
The Pass Laboratory Xs Phono arrived after I have wrapped up my review of the Hartvig TT turntable system with the Ikeda IT-345CR1 tonearm and the 9TT moving-coil cartridge. The phono stage at that...
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Divas, Jazz and Harlem-on-the-Seine, Paris 1924-39, Part 1 of 2
Publisher’s note/warning: This article depicts French nightlife of the 1920s and contains one semi-nude image of personality of note on page 1. Part 1: Josephine Baker, Ada Bricktop Smith, Alberta...
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Benchmark Audio DAC3 DX and AHB2 amplifiers Review
“In a class of its own” HiFi enthusiasts know their classes of solid state amps, the most commonly used ones being Class A behemoths that tend to run hot, Class A/B solid state designs that tend to...
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Reference Recordings Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
Michael Stern, conductor Kansas City Symphony Jan Kraybill, organ Side A 1. Adadio – Allegro moderato (10:18) 2. Poco adagio (9:43) Side B 1. Allegro moderato – Presto (7:25) 2....
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Lyra Atlas SL 0.25mV moving coil phono cartridge Review
Lyra builds approximately 400 Etna and Atlas cartridges a year, with all final assembly and voicing done by a single individual; consequently, it is not unusual to wait for several months after...
View ArticleBricasti Design M1 Special Edition
After the launch of the original M1 dual-mono DAC, now dubbed the “Classic M1,” Bricasti Design released the M1 Special Edition in July, 2015. The M1 SE incorporates a host of new improvements...
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Audio Research LS28 line stage preamplifier
Plymouth, MN – Originally launched in the fall of 2016, the Audio Research LS28 line stage preamplifier is inspired by the lauded Reference 6. Flexible and intuitive, the LS28 offers a remarkable...
View ArticleNativ adds SONOS support to Vita High-Resolution Music Player
Multi-room streaming is now available for local music library and popular streaming services, including Spotify, TIDAL and Pandora. Hong Kong—January 24th, 2018—Nativ™ today announced support of...
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Gryphon Audio Designs Sonett Phonostage
Ry, Denmark, May, 2017, While an ever-increasing number of audio manufacturers are struggling to go “back to black” with the introduction of components for LP playback, Gryphon Audio Designs of...
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CAS Exhibitor Profile: Destination Audio
Respondent: Arthur Smuck, Destination Audio, Boardroom 3. What’s the “elevator speech” description of your company? Destination Audio makes the world’s finest horn loudspeakers and single-ended...
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Audio Blast: Three new cables from two cable makers
Over the past two years my go-to cables have been from Clarity Cable and TEO Audio, makers of the Liquid Cables. I have put together literally dozens of systems using these brands, from full looms of...
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2018 CES
Text: Marc Silver Photography: Jeff Dunston January 9, 2018: Today started out gloomy cold and rainy as I drove to the Sacramento International Airport for a 7:30 am flight to attend the 2018 CES in...
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