May - June 2025
Audio Discourse
The "Dark Horses" versus the (Orchestral) "War Horses," Part 2
John Marks is a multidisciplinary generalist and a lifelong audio hobbyist. He was educated at Brown University and Vanderbilt Law School. He has...
The "Dark Horses" versus the (Orchestral) "War Horses," Part 1
Automotive journalist, amateur endurance-car racer, musician and music lover Jack Baruth challenged our mutual friend John Marks to come up with a list...
Hardware Reviews
FX-Audio L07 Integrated Amplifier and DS07 DAC/Preamplifier -...
Mark Schifter is constantly teasing me with new product offerings that are either currently under development or on the verge of reaching the...
Stack Audio SmoothLAN Network Filter and SmoothLAN Regenerator:...
Stack Audio has been around for over a decade, founded by Theo Stack in Devonshire England. His first products were a network streamer, and...
Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i7 CDR (Gen 3) and Sonore...
It was back in 2015 that I decided to get into a digital audio source that was not based on either a CD Player or a Transport/DAC combo. I'm really...
Vincent Audio SV-500MK Integrated Amplifier
Talk about poor timing. Just as I had this review sealed up, the tariff wars erupted. All politics may be local, but high-end audio sings to the tune...
Interviews
An Interview with ATC Loudspeaker's U.S. Distributor, Lone...
Brad Lunde, at right, talks with a photographer based out of Los Angeles the ATC suite at this year's AXPONA (photo by Juan C. Ayllon) Brad Lunde is in...
Music Reviews
Recent Finds No. 36 The NativeDSD Catalog Continues to Deliver...
NativeDSD continues to earn highest recommendations from me as a preferred source for high resolution downloads. There are some labels they don't have...
Sing and Dance With Frank Sinatra on Impex Records 1STEP LP: An...
Frank Doris: a portrait. AXPONA 2025, Chicago, IL. (Photograph by David W. Robinson.) I have been extremely impressed with the reissues I've heard...
Recent Finds No. 35 Classical Music Composed Within the Past 25...
With such a rich history of music in the western world, it is too easy to get lost in centuries past. We can too easily fail to see the amazing music...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
Audio Ramblings - Seasonings?! I Don't Need No Stinking...
This article by Dave Clark originally ran in 2006, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E222-SWAF 2025-Top Five Rooms
Last week I brought you eight wonderful-sounding rooms I encountered during the Sophomore Southwest Audio Fest, held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in.... . . Read More »
E221: SWAF 2025 - Standout Rooms
It’s hard to believe that this was just the second Southwest Audio Fest… The attitudes, the spirit, the overall upbeat and enthusiastic tenor of.... . . Read More »
E220: When Audiophilia and Music Meet
This week finds us midway through the most hectic time of the year for me, spring show season. With Florida and Southwest behind us – and with plenty.... . . Read More »
E219: Top Five Rooms - Florida International Audio Expo
With previous episodes “216,” from March 2nd, and “218,” from last week, March 16th, I’ve shared some of my experiences with, and taken you.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Nagra by Roland Schellin - a Book Review
Nagra is a brand of portable audio recorders manufactured since 1951 in Switzerland. Starting in 1997, it also offers high-end equipment for the...
Show Reports
AXPONA 2025: Bigger, Better, and a Great Escape from Tariff...
The impressive PS Audio room, boasting their latest, continues to be a crowd-pleasing fixture at AXPONA Despite current concerns regarding U.S....
