When I ordered my first lacquer, I’ll be completely honest that it was due to an off-the-wall dare from one of my friends. Little did I know that it would turn into a small obsession. If I had to use one word to describe the Gregory Porter release, it would be “life-like”. It is undoubtedly […]
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The LAiV HP2a is one of the most anticpated pre-amps I have opened in a long time, especially given its petite form factor
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Every year the fine folks at Scott Walker Audio host a two day event for their customers – the goal being to showcase the latest and greatest that they have to offer. The first day is actually a private event for a local audio group that I’m part of. I wanted to detail my thoughts
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For those in the know, I am a rather big Double Bass enthusiast. Call me biased since I play the instrument myself, but it’s totally better than the cello in every way possible. Growing up, there was a particular album by Gary Karr that I always loved. Partly because of its sound, but also because
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This DAC has really been making waves as of late. It’s probably about time I weighed in. At a high level, yes…. it is a high performing dac. I have been listening to it on and off, comparing to others in my collection and in multiple systems. I even took it to another system to
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The Planar 6 sits at the middle of the current Rega range of turntables. Not groundbreaking, but neither is it a slouch. I was quite surprised when I dropped the needle the first time. But seeing as it was a turntable I never expected to own, you know I had to write a review once
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As I start to get back into the swing of things, I think the perfect album to start things off is Odesza’s latest, the Last Goodbye Tour. Just like most releases from Odesza, this one took me by surprise. I knew they were on tour, but I didn’t quite expect them to record a show
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I have been an Audio Enthusiast (what some might call an audiophile) for over a decade now, 14 years. For the vast majority of that, I solo’d my adventure. I figured out what I liked and didn’t like, what mattered and what was inconsequential. Sure, I read online to see other people’s points of view,
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It’s been a few weeks since LSAF 2024, and I feel it’s finally time for me to share my perspective on things. I want to stress that this comes from a first-timer – I’ve never “shown” at a show before. I’m not a true exhibitor in that sense.. I’m just here wanting to share some
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If you had asked me a decade ago about my thoughts on Marantz receivers in the traditional stereo space, I would have laughed. Never did I think I’d be reviewing a Marantz receiver in the stereo electronics category. But here I am. And yes, I was (and still am) quite surprised. As a preface, my
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