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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Review: Fezz Audio Mira Ceti 300B Amplifier
“As more expensive designs appeared in Fezz’s catalogue, a revolution was underway.”
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Review: PS Audio AirLens Network Streamer
The PS Audio AirLens Network Streamer is building a huge following. This review explains why.
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Review: Pylon Audio Diamond 25 mkII Loudspeaker
“It’s a completely new, vastly superior design that I hope heralds a new direction for Pylon Audio.”
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Review: Cyrus Stream-XR Streaming DAC
“I certainly prefer the weight and presence… musicality, of the Stream-XR”
ChiFi
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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.”
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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”
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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.”
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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?’”
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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
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The Vinyl Beat
The Vinyl Beat is a new column that will dig up notable vinyl nuggets, past and present.
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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.
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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…
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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…”
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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.
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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.”
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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…
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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.…
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Analogue Productions Reissues Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
“Selling England was where, I think, it all really came together for the band.”