Year: 2015
Audio Note Kondo Kagura mono amplifiers
April 7, 2015
Audio Note Kondo has a rich history in building state-of-the-art tube amplifiers that spans over three decades. Established in 1976, Hiroyasu Kondo is the founder of the Audio Note-Kondo. Driven by Kondo san’s passion for [Read More]
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
March 25, 2015
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Sir John Barbirolli conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra; John Ogdon, pianoforte. The first time I heard Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto I couldn’t have been more than sixteen, living with my parents [Read More]
MICHAEL VALEANU – Hard To Cook
March 19, 2015
Guitarist MICHAEL VALEANU Recalls Timeless Organ Trios with Compelling Blend of Love Songs, Groove Anthems and Short Acoustic Poems Hard To Cook – Available April 28 Listen to Tracks from Hard To Cook From [Read More]
Legacy Audio Focus SE Loudspeakers
March 18, 2015
Back in the early 90’s one of my audio friends began selling audio products out of his basement in NJ. One of the speaker lines he sold was supplied by Legacy Audio. I [Read More]
Sony’s new Walkman
March 10, 2015
Sony Walkman NW-ZX2 IntroductionI recently attended a media event organised by Sony Singapore to introduce the NW-ZX2 – the latest flagship Walkman from Sony. Mr. Katsumasa Yoshioka, Senior Electrical Engineer flew down from Tokyo to [Read More]
Audiocadabra Optimus series Cables
March 10, 2015
Endings and beginnings The origins of this review date back to the 2013 AXPONA-Chicago high-end show. It was there that I first met my friend, the late Mark Hawkins, a lifelong music [Read More]
LEEMA ELEMENTS PRECISION DAC
March 10, 2015
For some reason I never came in contact with Leema products before. It wasn’t until very recently when I heard a Leema DAC in a friend’s setup, and it was playing so effortlessly musically, that [Read More]
Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III W
March 10, 2015
Jolida is a Maryland-based private corporation originally incorporated in 1983. At that time, their primary business was the manufacture of vacuum tubes and other electronic parts. In 1995 Jolida began marketing [Read More]
Atoll All in One preAmplifier
March 10, 2015
This week, I want to share a review of Atoll’s new and highly gifted integrated amplifier (the SDA100); this review is based on my personal experiences and an audition. I combined the SDA100 [Read More]
Atoll HD 120 & MA 100
February 7, 2015
A few months ago, Atoll launched a new line of products that immediately stood out because of their compact nature. Their small size not only makes them a nice option for those who [Read More]
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