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Finley Audio’s Cirrus Series Cables by Greg Simmons – Page 2
July 26, 2021
Listening to the Cirrus Cables I began the Finley installation – which took a couple of weeks as I spent time with each addition before adding the next – with the Cirrus AC power [Read More]
Most Wanted 2020 page 5
January 6, 2021
ADD-POWR Sorcer X4 ($3,9995.00 reviewed here): I was so taken with the benefit experienced with the ADD-Powr Sorcer x4, one is now permanently residing in my rack. With the Sorcer X4 in the mix, everything has [Read More]
MW2020 page 2
January 5, 2021
Classe Audio Delta PRE ($9,999.00) and Delta Mono Power Amplifiers ($21,998.00/pair): When you consider what you might pay for a reference-quality linestage, DAC, and phonostage, the Delta PRE may seem like a silly-good bargain at only $10k. Now [Read More]
Most Wanted 2020 page 3
January 5, 2021
Bricasti Design M3 DAC w/Network Card ($6,500.00 reviewed here): The world of DACs, and their performance, has taken off in the last couple of years. One of the best out there is the Bricasti M3. [Read More]
Most Wanted 2020 page 4
January 5, 2021
Alyssa Speakers from Alta Audio: ($5,000 – $6,000 pair): I’ve never heard a speaker that delivered what its maker promised. The technology, design, right down to its polished cabinet are impeccable. With a little more [Read More]
Entreq Ground Boxes by Clement Perry
November 12, 2020
On My Soapbox If you read my 2015 RMAF report, you know about the great fun I had walking the show with four good friends, Moreno Mitchell, Bill Jiggetts, John Bramble Sr. and his son [Read More]
AFI flat.2 Record Flattener by Stephen Yan
June 19, 2020
I begin this review with the sound of the component under review – before delving into the rest of the details such as usage, specifications, ergonomics, and the like. I believe many readers, pressed for [Read More]
Most Wanted Components of the Decade: Cables and Accessories
January 8, 2020
AudioQuest Niagara 1200 AC Power Conditioner Most audiophiles tweak their systems on a regular basis. Generally those changes yield small incremental improvements in some sonic element or the other, whether a set of cables, new tubes, [Read More]
Most Wanted Components of the Decade – Analogue
January 7, 2020
Ayon Audio Odin III Gen 4 Stereo Amplifier ($26,500): The Odin, a 50 watt per channel direct heated triode stereo amp, is a state-of-the-art tube amp made in Austria and is among the best I’ve heard. [Read More]
Most Wanted Components of the Decade: Digital
January 6, 2020
Bel Canto Design – Black System (Ultimate Amplification System, $55,000): This is by far this company’s top-of-the-line, tour deforce, system of electronics comprised of their highly acclaimed Asynchronous Stream Controller (i.e., ASC2) and PowerStream monoblocks (MPS1). These units [Read More]
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