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  • Celebrate the Holidays with iFi

    “For the audio enthusiast in your life, give the gift of high-fidelity sound whether on-the-go or for the home.”

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  • KILLER AUDIO PRODUCTS! #1

    Each Killer delivers or facilitates a rare and unexpected level of sonic improvement in our system at a price that’s nowhere near high-end.

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  • “No, I have the best system in the world!” An Update to #3: How Fate Brought Me To My Dream System

    Iโ€™ve heard this all before, and it basically goes like this: โ€œWhy in Godโ€™s name would I even think of pairing $1k, entry level loudspeakers with amps that retail for 3 to 10 times their price?โ€

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  • Michael Fremer bares all in exclusive interview with PMA Magazine, Pt 3/3

    Even Mikey admits that the sound of digital playback has come a long way since its nascent ear-bleeding days. Still, is there an entry-level vinyl setup available today he thinks can beat the sound of even the most expensive digital front-ends?

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  • AXPONA 2023, Part 1

    The last AXPONA I attended was five years ago. Much has since changed. The good news is that AXPONA was bustling this year.

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  • Luxmanโ€™s new D-07X digital player

    SACD/CD/DAC player supports the most advanced file formats BALLSTON SPA, New York, March 2023 โ€“ โ€œThis is a transformational period in digital audio, and the new D-07X digital player is at the cutting edge,โ€ said Jeff Sigmund, president of Luxman America. The player supports MQA-CDs, MQA files, 32-bit/768 kHz PCM, 22.4 MHz DSD, conventional USB…

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  • Florida Audio Expo, 2023

    This yearโ€™s edition boasted 77 exhibits, with over 180 brands on display.

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  • Rock Chronicles, Part 5 โ€” Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    In our last episode, Joe Cocker had just fired the members of his Grease band after recording his newest album, Cocker! His manager, Dee Anthony, was looking forward to returning to the U.S. to promote the highly anticipated album that featured Cocker originals and unreleased Beatles songs.

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  • T.H.E. Show 2022

    โ€œAudio Showโ€ is a funny term to me. โ€œAudioโ€ and โ€œShowโ€. They donโ€™t really fit together, do they? How can you show sound? Or is audio show shorthand for audio gear?

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  • Treasures from the Vinyl Vault, Part 1

    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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  • A Tribute to the First Lady of Love, Donna Summer (1948-2012), Queen of Disco, Pt 2

    Read Part 1 here โ€œOnce upon a time, there was a girlโ€โ€ฆ and once upon a time there was a singer named Donna Summer and a writer-producer duo by the name of Moroder-Bellotte who, working together, and having already pushed the boundaries of the disco genre, would do so again, this time with the album…

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  • Diving into Disco, Part 3 โ€” The Motown years

    Blues migrated towards the urban centres, along its way electrifying guitars and gigs, as black musicians fleeing southern racial segregation strived for more economic opportunities and a better life in places like Detroit, Chicago, and New York City.

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