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Inakustik Reference LS 4004 Air Speaker Cable, Reference Digital 2404 Air...
Inakustik Reference LS 4004 Air speaker cable Synopsis for those who hate to read The Inakustik Reference LS 4004 Air, Reference Digital 2404 Air, and Reference High Speed USB are all not only among...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-1-4
And then there were … Liner Notes. Short and sweet. At the intersection of week 52 and week 1 of any 2 years in sequence, one is should not be expecting anything resembling a pot-of-gold, so there’s...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-1-11
And then there were … Liner Notes I’m taking advantage of the Miscellany in Re-Issues, Re-Masters & Miscellany to champion and bring light to the work of one Eleanor Bindman. It is no secret that...
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Denafrips Avatar CD Transport – First Look
Denafrips is a noteworthy audio electronics manufacturer based in Guangzhou, China, with a service center in the Washington state and South Carolina. They have a range of products but have built their...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-1-18
And then there were … Liner Notes What the … Talk about a full-house. I did not see this onslaught coming this week. Armel Dupas’ Organ Trio is comprised of Armel Dupas on piano, organ, Kenny Ruby:...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-1-26
And then there were … Liner Notes This week’s Re-Issues, Re-Masters & Miscellany is a true history lesson in so many ways. Dawn Upshaw – Caroline Shaw: Narrow Sea. If you don’t know me by now,...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-2-2
And then there were … Liner Notes Too many bangers without any clangers makes my commentary superfluous. That’s a nice way of saying life caught up with me and in order to get NARP out this week, I’m...
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SW1X Audio Design DAC III Review
SW1X Audio Design, a company based in the UK, was unfamiliar to me before this review, something I suspect will be true of many a North American audiophile. But I hope that after reading this review,...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-2-9
And then there were … Liner Notes Apologies for the late arrival. I am now toying with either a Monday or a Tuesday weekly delivery date. As I am posting what I am listening to during the week at odd,...
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Sony TC-200 Reel-to-Reel tape deck and My 50-Year Audio Journey in Southern...
The Sony TC-200 reel to reel tape recorder is where it all began. These days, I primarily listen to my turntable, but it did not start out that way. As a teenager, my favorite listening was to...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-2-15
And then there were … Liner Notes Unabashed, I have been and continue to be a raving fanboy of Cathode Ray Tube, and their latest recording entitled Anabasis has done nothing to quell my enthusiasm....
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New Album Releases Project 2021-2-22
And then there were … Liner Notes As some of you may have realized by now, I’m dropping hints during the week both in the NARP feed and my personal one of albums that are queued up and to which I am...
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Ortofon MC Anna Diamond moving coil cartridge Review
Introduction At the beginning of July, 2020, I shipped my three-year-old Lyra Atlas SL to the US importer to take advantage of a program that allowed owners to have their existing Lyra cartridge...
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New Year, New System
Most audiophiles would love to start the new year with a new audio system, but few have the means or time to build a new system from scratch. For the rest of us, myself included, let’s kick off the...
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New Album Releases Project 2021-3-2
And then there were … Liner Notes As some of you may have realized by now, I’m dropping hints during the week both in the NARP feed and one of the albums that are queued up and to which I am...
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Audiophile Law: Burn In Test Redux
It has been nearly a decade since I wrote the last, #6 Audiophile Law, “Thou Shalt Not Overemphasize Burn In.” At the time I thought it might create a firestorm of conversation and controversy....
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New Album Releases Project 2021-3-22
And then there were … Liner Notes Yes, it has been a while. I’ve had to take some time off to clear my head and my ears. It also has become apparent that in these special times of ours the volume of...
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Exogal Pulsar IR Unit Review
Exogal was formed by several principals of the former Wadia who felt that the company’s PowerDAC idea still had potential. These seasoned audio and business veterans proceeded to make what has been a...
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Iconoclast by Belden Speaker and Interconnect Cables and BAV Power Cords Review
It is, we think, one of the hallmarks of cable voodoo that its methods and notions are always obscure —proprietary terms of uncertain meanings on the technical side, and vague promises framed in the...
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Reference Recordings Beethoven Symphony No. 9 SACD Review
Tracks: I Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (14:32) II Molto vivace (13:12) III Adagio molto e cantabile (12:34) IV. Finale (22:30) Christina Landshamer, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano,...
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