Author: Dave Thomas
Aidas Mammoth Gold Phono Cartridge
January 9, 2019
Chicago is a city known for its many diverse neighborhoods. This is a city that at one time, its most popular neighborhood was called “Jew Town.” It was a neighborhood that had been home [Read More]
A Visit to The VOICE THAT IS
September 19, 2018
On a recent business trip to Philadelphia, I set aside some time on a Sunday afternoon to visit with Doug White, owner of The Voice That Is, a high-end audio shop in Newtown [Read More]
Aidas Black Sound-Red Heart Phono Cartridge
July 8, 2018
You gotta love the Internet. One Friday, I’m just winding down the day, surfing the web, when I came across a link to a website called ViRaHighEnd.com. I clicked on the link and [Read More]
JE Audio HP10 Phono Amplifier
July 28, 2017
Is it possible to get a high from listening to an audio system? I remember doing a paper in college on the subject of drug addiction and how it manifests itself, particularly addiction via [Read More]
Soltanus Acoustics ESL Virtuoso Loudspeaker
April 21, 2017
For the past few years, I’ve been using the venerable Magnepan MG20 loudspeakers as my reference. I bought them used from Terry London, a great writer for Home Theater Review. He had done away [Read More]
Classé Audio Sigma Mono Amps
September 13, 2016
Looking through the StereoTimes.com archives, I came to realize that I have reviewed eight different Classé Audio products over six separate reviews; easily the most reviews for any one product line. Reading over some [Read More]
Naim Mu-So
September 6, 2016
At the core of high-end audio is the ability to bring the experience of recorded music (either live or in studio) into the home. Now for years this brought to mind images of stodgy [Read More]
Bowers & Wilkins CM6 S2 Loudspeaker
July 6, 2016
When I first unboxed the Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) CM6 S2 loudspeaker, the first thing I thought of was my dog Max, a Boston Terrier. If you’re not familiar with the breed they’re distinguished [Read More]
Vermeer Audio Model TWO Universal Control Center
June 24, 2016
It is a rare occasion when the unveiling of a piece of audio gear causes me to respond with a breathless… “damn.” The first thought that I had was to make sure that [Read More]
CES 2005 Dave Thomas
January 30, 2016
2005 CES/T.H.E. Show On the morning of the first day of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and T.H.E. Show, I was terrified that I would never make out of Midway Airport in Chicago because of [Read More]
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