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LINLAI tubes distributed by Grant Fidelity
A team of engineers exited Chinese tube manufacturer Psvane in 2019 and formed LINLAI. And they started big. Instead of manufacturing less costly input and rectifying tubes on the outset, the powers...
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Historically Significant Phono Cartridges, Part 3: Denon, ADC, Micro...
This morning I awoke at 3 am. I had just had a dream about an experience at my store from about 32 years ago when I compared a B&O turntable against an audiophile turntable system that cost over...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-9-20
Refreshing to see so much new music out there. There was a lull over the summer but not now. I’m going to bullet point the MUST-LISTEN recordings of the New Releases: Matt Berry: Phantom Birds Mary...
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Pro-Ject Audio Systems X1 turntable with Sumiko Olympia cartridge Review
“Vinyl is making a comeback.” I hear or read this statement all the time. When anyone says this to me, I always reply, “To me it never left.” I must have missed something because I have been playing...
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Linn launches Krane tonearm for Majik LP12
The following is a press release from Linn Linn, maker of the iconic Sondek LP12, upgrades its Majik turntable with new improved tonearm Majik LP12 is the second Linn source to get a boost in...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-9-26
It was/is my intention with NARP to not only shine a light on new music, release and re-issues/re-masters (R, R & M), but to introduce a rather eclectic mix of music to members of the New Album...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-10-4
Wild and Woolly are the words to come to mind as I pen these liner notes: How can I say NO to the SHATNER? This album of his entitled The Blues will become a classic. If for nothing else, in 20 years,...
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iFi introduces micro iDSD Signature DAC/headphone amp
The following is a press release from iFi Audio. Sporting a host of enhancements both inside and out, one of the most highly acclaimed hi-res DAC/headphone amps on the planet just got even better–meet...
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Aaudio Imports at Dana Point, CA
The Southern California city of Dana Point is a sleepy beach front community of villas, mansions and a beautiful harbor of luxury boats, sixty-four miles south of Los Angeles, right off I-5. Aaudio...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-10-12
And then there were … Liner Notes: Penguin Café’s Handuls of Night (Explored). Simon Jeffe’s Penguin Café Orchestra’s albums changed my world. And now his son, Arthur, is not only playing his dad’s...
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PSB introduces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 powered Bluetooth bookshelf speakers
The following is a press release from PSB Speakers. PSB Brings Decades of Speaker Expertise to Compact Powered Speakers Two Affordable Active Monitors, Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5, Built on Success of...
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BorderPatrol SE-i USB/SPDIF Digital to Analogue Converter Review
Note: Two years ago, my fellow Dagogo staff member, Doug Schroeder, reviewed an earlier model of the BorderPatrol DAC, the SE, which, unlike the SE-i, did not make use of Jupiter Beeswax film and foil...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-10-19
And then there were … Liner Notes: Artemis’ eponymous ARTEMIS is the power debut album from some extraordinary women, whose individual respective musicality boggles the mind and taken as an ensemble,...
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The Now Listen Here Micro-Show
Author’s note: What follows is a series of interviews with the coordinators and industry participants who collaborated to make the event possible. Others, inside and outside of the industry, should...
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Audio-Technica Introduces AT-PEQ30 High-Performance Phono Stage
The following is a press release from Audio-Technica. STOW, OH, October 20, 2020 — Audio-Technica today announced the introduction of its AT-PEQ30 phono equalizer, designed to add a phono stage to a...
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Vivid Audio Kaya 90 speakers Review
The setting This is my first review in quite a while. I took an extended break these last two years while orchestrating my transition out of the business I built over the last thirty years, but I...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-10-26
And then there were … Liner Notes: Found me and/or the industry hitting a wall this past week. Can’t put my finger on it, but not just the quantity, but the quality wasn’t there in abundance. No...
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DS Audio Grand Master System launches
The following is a press release from Musical Surroundings, U.S. importer of DS Audio. Introducing the Grand Master system: DS Audio’s flagship optical cartridge and phono stage/equalizer. DS Audio,...
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iFi ZEN Phono Review
My publisher, Constantine Soo, suggested I improve on my NAD PP-1 phono stage with a more updated unit. I have resisted the urge to make changes because, after years of experimenting with different...
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New Album Releases Project 2020-11-2
And then there were … Liner Notes: Keith Jarrett’s Budapest Concert is ever so poignant given the latest news regarding his health, strokes, and his present/future as a performer. This concert album...
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