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Review: Atohm GT3-HD Flagship Floorstanding Speaker
Doug Moore lauds the Atohm GT3-HD speakers for their elegant design, precise midrange, and powerful, controlled bass. Their customizable acoustics make them a standout for serious audiophiles.
Review: Wiim Amp
Asked by a friend for a budget turntable setup, Simon Wilce suggested the WiiM Amp for its streaming prowess and flexibility, confirming it as a top-value choice after testing.
Review: Cambridge Audio Melomania M100 Wireless Headphones
Cambridge Audio’s Melomania M100 IEMs deliver impressive sound quality and comfort, making them a top pick for wireless listening, despite some minor quirks.
Stepping Backwards to Move Forward in My Digital Streaming System
“What Dalibor was asking me to do was remove nearly $8000 in equipment from my system, and replace it with a DAC only slightly larger than a deck of cards that retails for $150.”
Review: Tanchjim 4U DMT-4 In-Ear Monitors
An inexpensive, great-sounding in-ear monitor worthy to be added your collection.
Review: Yamaha NS-800A Loudspeaker
The ported, two-way, CA$ 6000/pair standmount Yamaha NS-800A oozes quality—it’s hefty, feels impeccably built, has a curvaceous body, and comes with big, robust binding posts that feel like iron door knockers between your fingers. It also comes in a beautiful black finish, said by Yamaha to be the same signature gloss finish used on the…
Review: Pylon Audio Diamond Monitor 18 mKII
“Manufacturers of hi-fi equipment like to brag about their flagship products, but in any company’s product lineup, the key role is played by the models that simply sell best.”
Magnat Signature Edelstein Loudspeakers Reviewed
“Wonderful loudspeakers that deserve to be front and centre of a two-channel system. These are mini speakers with a massive sound and which represent something unusual in audio – genuine value for money.”
SIVGA P2 PRO Review: High-End Sound Without the High-End Price Tag?
The SIVGA P2 PRO boasts several features that set it apart from the competition. Its most notable feature is SIVGA’s new sapphire vibration circuit, a so-called first in the industry designed to enhance audio performance.
Heaven 11 Billie MKII Integrated Amplifier Review
Doug More of The Sound Advocate likes what he hears in the new Heaven 11 Billie MKll class-D / tube integrated amplifier.
Denon Perl Review: The Earbuds That Adapt To How YOU Hear
“The Denon Perl wireless earbuds offer a unique combination of features, including personalized listening with Masimo Adaptive Acoustic Technology (AAT), active noise cancellation, and long battery life.”
Review: Fezz Audio Mira Ceti 300B Amplifier
“As more expensive designs appeared in Fezz’s catalogue, a revolution was underway.”
Budget Hi-Fi
Steven Stone’s Super Budget Components: Audiomis, NuPrime
Steven Stone seeks out more super budget components and emerges with a two-way that does it all, a nifty no-brainer bluetooth adapter, and a small but mighty amp.
Review: Cambridge Audio Melomania M100 Wireless Headphones
Cambridge Audio’s Melomania M100 IEMs deliver impressive sound quality and comfort, making them a top pick for wireless listening, despite some minor quirks.
Stepping Backwards to Move Forward in My Digital Streaming System
“What Dalibor was asking me to do was remove nearly $8000 in equipment from my system, and replace it with a DAC only slightly larger than a deck of cards that retails for $150.”
Review: Tanchjim 4U DMT-4 In-Ear Monitors
An inexpensive, great-sounding in-ear monitor worthy to be added your collection.
Chi-Fi: The Harbinger of Doom, or Bringing High-End Sound to the Masses?
“I’ve grown to appreciate not only how they function as a company, but also how they manage to produce such remarkably beautiful and functional products that are all essentially hand-built.”
Magnat Signature Edelstein Loudspeakers Reviewed
“Wonderful loudspeakers that deserve to be front and centre of a two-channel system. These are mini speakers with a massive sound and which represent something unusual in audio – genuine value for money.”
SIVGA P2 PRO Review: High-End Sound Without the High-End Price Tag?
The SIVGA P2 PRO boasts several features that set it apart from the competition. Its most notable feature is SIVGA’s new sapphire vibration circuit, a so-called first in the industry designed to enhance audio performance.
Steven Stone’s Super Budget Components: Vera-Fi Speakers
“Why You Could Hate the Budget Component I Love; Warranty Time for a DAC; and the New Vera-Fi Scout Loudspeaker”
Denon Perl Review: The Earbuds That Adapt To How YOU Hear
“The Denon Perl wireless earbuds offer a unique combination of features, including personalized listening with Masimo Adaptive Acoustic Technology (AAT), active noise cancellation, and long battery life.”
Steven Stone’s Super Budget Components: Sabaj, Semibreve
“When I discover a component priced well under four figures that performs well, that excites me. Those are the kinds of products that raise the bar for everyone.”
Steven Stone’s Super Budget Components: Aiyima, Topping, xDuuo
“One of the comments I expected after my first installment on budget components was ‘How much does the Chinese government pay you for these reviews?’”
Steven Stone’s Super Budget Components: Fosi, Sound Artist, Rod Rain Audio
“Some of the best values pass unnoticed. This series—Steven Stone’s Super Budget Components—will be an attempt to remedy that a bit.”
Music Reviews
The Vinyl Beat #3: Wilson Pickett, Arthur Conley, Ray Charles, Tito Puente, Bill Evans, Jean-Luc Ponty, Horace Silver
Rudy Radelic digs into vintage rock, blues, and jazz, spotlighting reissues with stellar mastering, hard-to-find rarities, and standout titles cherished by collectors.
The Vinyl Beat #2: INXS, Sheila E, Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán, Donald Byrd, Deodato, Rachel Z, Lonnie Smith
The Vinyl Beat digs up notable vinyl nuggets like INXS’s “Kick” 45 RPM reissue, Sheila E’s salsa debut, and Rachel Z’s introspective jazz trio recording.
Treasures from the Vinyl Vault, Part 7: Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, The Poll Winners
Claude Lemaire presents standout jazz LPs from his 12,000-strong vinyl collection, including Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” and Charles Mingus’ “The Clown.”
Review: Hollywood Records’ 3-LP Queen Rocks Montreal
“Sonically, what’s new here is that, compared to the original 2007 CD and LP releases, the sound is now fuller and warmer, with more low-end response and a generally more muscular presentation.”
The Vinyl Beat #1: The Mavericks, Horace Silver, War, Dr. John, Sponge
The Vinyl Beat is a new column that will dig up notable vinyl nuggets, past and present.
Treasures from the Vinyl Vault, Part 6: Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel, Curtis Counce, Howard Rumsey, Art Pepper
Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
Reviewed: Kamasi Washington’s Fearless Movement
As an ambitious creator of new musical worlds, visionary saxophonist Kamasi Washington wants to understand and proclaim the power of love. He wants to come to terms with his mortality. He wants to make people dance. And he certainly wants people to stop hating on jazz. Mixing jazz horns with afrofuturist concepts, spiritual transcendence, and…
Ten Albums to Get You Started on Your Classical Music Journey, Part 2
“The sound quality is simply mind-blowing. Go to track 10 of the first disc, turn up the volume, and close your eyes…”
Impex Reissues the Bossa Nova Jazz Classic Getz/Gilberto (and an Interview With Nick Getz and Abey Fonn)
Frank Doris interviews Nick Getz, son of sax legend Stan Getz, and Abey Fonn of Impex Records, about the new Getz/Gilberto LP reissue of the bossa nova classic.
Reviewed—Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2
“Not only is this double-LP compilation outstanding in sound, it is also excellent musically and performance-wise—surprisingly so, perhaps, given the poor history of audiophile-oriented releases.”
The Four Seasons: Vivaldi & Piazzolla Is My Favorite LP I’ve Ever Owned
Seldom does an LP’s visual presentation rival the artistry of its music. Having seen the orchestra this past weekend at the Maison Symphonique in Montréal, where the album was recorded, I can attest that the quality of the recording matches the live presentation. In fact, the only thing that’s missing from the album is the…
Ten Albums to Get You Started on Your Classical Music Journey, Part 1
Hi, my name is Pierre and I’m a compulsive record collector… That’s probably how I’d introduce myself if I belonged to a support group for hard-core record collectors. But fear not, my condition isn’t painful—it brings me immense joy, and I’m eager to share my passion for classical music in the pages of PMA Magazine.…