Tom Martin reviews the Focal Utopia headphones, their warm upper […] The post Focal Utopia (updated) Headphone Review appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
The third album by the White Stripes, Elephant was released […] The post Never Mind Pro Tools, Here’s the White Stripes appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
Conceptualized as “a speculative autobiography,” the tenth studio album from […] The post Oneohtrix Point Never: Again appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
$199,995, turntable; $27,995, tonearm The Acoustic Signature Neo turntable and […] The post 2023 Golden Ear: Acoustic Signature Invictus Neo Turntable and TA-9000 Neo Tonearm appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
April 25, 2024 – Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. (TADL, TAD […] The post TAD Labs Introduces the Reference Series TAD-C700 Preamplifier appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
Visiting Audiovector’s headquarters on the outskirts of Copenhagen is, in […] The post Audiovector Trapeze Reimagined appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
April 2024 – Swiss high-end audio manufacturer CH Precision has […] The post CH Precision acquires high-value electronics brand Wattson Audio appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
Beaverton, Oregon, 22nd April, 2024 – Continuing its legacy of […] The post AURALiC introducing new S1 streamer, updated ALTAIR G2.2 and V10 software appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
For many audiophiles, the route taken to a “reference” component […] The post Tidal Audio Contros Digital Music Controller and Intra Stereo Power Amplifier appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
$395,000 How do you improve on a truly great loudspeaker, […] The post 2023 Golden Ear: MBL 101 X-Treme MKII Omnidirectional Loudspeaker System appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
Richard Drutman returns with his review of the AGD THE […] The post AGD The Audion MKIII Monoblock Amplifier Review appeared first on The Absolute Sound .
When I read the news that songwriter and guitarist Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson had passed, I forwarded a link to the obituary in the New York Times to my friends Doug and Jon. They were with me in the balcony of the Berkeley Community...
As I was talking with an audio-retailer friend recently, he reached for a Rolls-Royce metaphor to describe the McIntosh brand. Expensive? Sure, but not as expensive as some boutique high-end products. Fast? Sure, but there are faster...
Loudspeakers from British manufacturer Monitor Audio have consistently received favorable reviews in Stereophile over the past decades. From the R952MD I reviewed in January 1988 to the Silver 500 7G reviewed by Rob Schryer in February...
If you've read any of my previous Dreams, you no doubt realize that I am an empiricist by tradethat I believe in the value of relaxed, mindful observation, especially if my solitary observances are independently corroborated by...
Why is John Coltrane's A Love Supreme still so resonant nearly 60 years after it was recorded? Much to its credit, it's short (just over 30 minutes) and to the point. If you're going to raise a prayer of gratitude to a higher power and...
On Monday, 23 October from 9–5, representatives of Lenbrook will be presenting the new DALI KORE loudspeakers at Safe and Sound , 675 Fuller Rd. in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Lenbrook's Brian Farley and David Dunn will be in attendance....
How do you know you're beyond help as a card-carrying audiophile? For me, it happened during a recent trip to Italy. Several times a day, my thoughts drifted to the Focal Maestro Utopia Evo speakers that had been delivered two days...
For this modular audio component seta review of the matching NSC 222 streamer preamp with a matching NPX 300 power supply is forthcomingwe first cover the standalone NAP 250 100Wpc stereo power amplifier, a new version of...
Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives Hot Sevens Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; eight band members Blue Engine Records (auditioned as 24/48 FLAC). 2023. Marsalis, exec. prod.; Saundra Palmer-Grassi, Todd...
Martin Colloms, pictured on HiFiCritic magazine's website . A few months ago, the hi-fi world learned that Audio Research, perhaps the most storied hi-fi brand in US history (McIntosh would be the other choice), had a new owner. The...
It was Beatlemania when Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers landed at Haneda Airport, New Year’s Day, 1961. Of course, The Beatles hadn’t yet happened, but neither had Blakey and his group ever been greeted in America with the rousing...
These five excellent vinyl releases from 2021 include a five LP box set and a double LP, so you really get TEN albums for the price of five! If that doesn’t make you want to read on, I give up—come on, I’m killing myself here! You’re...