Category: Commentary
Looking for Mr. Goodcar
July 12, 2012
“When it comes to amplifiers, strange as it seems, America makes the best ones. The Japanese are starting to catch up, but the US still puts out the best amps.” Perhaps this isn’t the most [Read More]
An Interview with MBL’s Christian Hermeling
April 27, 2011
An Interview with MBL’s Christian Hermeling Where did it all begin for MBL? MBL started in 1979 with its “Radialstahler” MBL 100. There was a time when the “Radialstrahler” was [Read More]
A Modest Proposal
December 9, 2010
Number 26 A Modest Proposal Dodging brickbats … Consumer Reports purchases what it covers, thereby avoiding suspicions of collusion. Elsewhere, reviewers who anger manufacturers find themselves cut off from stuff to write about. That’s [Read More]
AudioPrism’s Ground Control:
July 19, 2010
AudioPrism’s Ground Control: Another Listener’s Opinion The boys’ night in On Tuesday evenings, the husband of a couple who summer in a town not far from [Read More]
Random Noise 25
June 1, 2010
Random Noise 25 Veblen GoodsThe Perfect Audiophile: Does Such a Creature Exist?Music Reviews Veblen goods I came across an interesting term in “All That Glitters,” an insider’s look at the jewelry [Read More]
Random Noise 24
April 19, 2010
Random Noise 24 Acoustic Revive’s Special Edition Single Core Interconnects Single Core, singleness of purpose According to Yoshi Hontani, my affable and invaluable English-speaking [Read More]
Steinmusic’s H2 Harmonizer, Magic Stones and E-Pads
April 5, 2010
Holger Stein, designer, inventor, and owner of Steinmusic, has numerous products to his credit. These include amplifiers, turntables, CD players, loudspeakers, cables, and some unusual accessories, such as cable and LP demagnetizers. Stein’s [Read More]
Certainly the Most Bang for the Buck!
March 18, 2010
Tweak of the Year? Certainly the Most Bang for the Buck! It should be noted that I welcome adjustments. They’re hardly noticed, as most audiophiles focus on the size [Read More]
Random Noise 23
March 12, 2010
Random Noise 23 Wilson Audio’s Sasha W/P Loudspeaker Crossing the threshold The Sasha W/P duo arrived at the Noble Pile in three intimidating crates: for the bottom P units, [Read More]
Random Noise 21
November 20, 2009
Random Noise 21 He’s writing about what?! I freelance for NuForce, editing and such. Consequently whatever I have to say about NuForce products – in this case, the top amp’s third iteration [Read More]
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