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  • Review: Fezz Audio Mira Ceti 300B Amplifier

    Fezz Audioโ€™s Mira Ceti 300B combines luxurious design by award-winning Kabo & Pydo with rich, refined tube soundโ€”at a shockingly fair price. Pair it with the right speakers and prepare to be spellbound.

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  • Closing The Gap Between Analogue and Digital

    Despite loving both analogue and digital, Tom Gibbs affirms LPโ€™s supremacyโ€”yet with DSD 512 and upgraded Audio Art Cables, digital playback is now rivaling tape and vinyl in clarity, nuance, and musical realism.

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  • Seoul International Audio Show 2024

    From vintage Western Electric to modern marvels like YG Acoustics and MBL, the 2024 Seoul Audio Show dazzled with sonic spectacle and local flairโ€”proving South Koreaโ€™s audiophile scene is booming and deeply passionate.

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  • Disco and Debauchery: A Night at Studio 54

    Studio 54 flung open its glamorous doors on April 26, 1977, and with its opening, it instantly cemented itself as the crown jewel of Manhattanโ€™s nightlife. This wasnโ€™t just a club; it was a nocturnal kingdom where the elites of Hollywood, fashion, art, and music came to play. The stories of its decadence, celebrities, and…

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  • How to Correctly Integrate Subwoofers Into a Stereo System, Part 3

    Kevin Fielding wraps up his subwoofer integration series by tackling time alignment and five crossover strategiesโ€”ultimately finding that running speakers full range with a gentle subwoofer slope yields the most musically satisfying results.

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  • TAD Labs Introduces the Reference Series TAD-C700 Preamplifier

    “The new TAD-C700 incorporates a slew of technical refinements and enhancements to achieve a new level of performance, replacing TAD’s previous top-of-the-line TAD-C600 released in 2011.”

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  • Introducing the iFi ZEN DAC 3

    Southport, Englandโ€”April 15, 2024โ€”iFi Audio, a trailblazer in high-fidelity audio components, proudly introduces its latest innovation: the iFi ZEN DAC 3. Featuring a refreshed design and updated features, this home-based DAC has been designed to electrify gaming, casual listening, and critical audiophile experiences. Amidst the hustle and bustle of modern life, the ZEN DAC 3…

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  • Impex Reissues the Bossa Nova Jazz Classicย Getz/Gilbertoย (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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  • 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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  • High Fidelity or High Fantasy? 6 of the Snakiest Oils in Audio

    From quantum stickers to $485 knobs, this cheeky exposรฉ unpacks the HiFi worldโ€™s most bizarre tweaksโ€”where pseudo-science meets audiophile obsession, and placebo often sounds just as sweet as proof.

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  • A Star-Studded Spectacle: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness

    On April 20, 1992, Wembley Stadium in London transformed into a pulsating heart of rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll reverence and remembrance, hosting the monumental Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness. This wasnโ€™t just any tribute. This was a seismic, guitar-strumming, vocal-cord-straining homage to Freddie Mercury, the electrifying frontman of Queen whose life was tragically cut…

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  • John Lennon & Paul McCartney’s Last Photos Together

    In March 1974, amidst the backdrop of a Santa Monica beach house with a storied past, a fleeting reunion between John Lennon and Paul McCartney was captured in photographs that spoke volumes about their complex friendship. These images, snapped by May Pang during what was infamously known as Lennonโ€™s โ€œLost Weekend,โ€ offered rare glimpses of…

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  • The Vinyl Frontier: A Spin Through Record Store Day

    Record Store Day 2024 spins into action with exclusive releases from Elton John, Frank Zappa, Queen, and the Pixies, as vinyl lovers worldwide celebrate analog culture, indie shops, and community-centered music discovery.

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  • Reviewedโ€”Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2

    “Not only is this double-LP compilation outstanding in sound, it is also excellent musically and performance-wiseโ€”surprisingly so, perhaps, given the poor history of audiophile-oriented releases.”

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  • A Piano, A Microphone, and Prince: The Intimate Finale of a Music Icon

    On a balmy evening on April 14, 2016, at Atlantaโ€™s Fox Theatre, an iconic musician approached the piano in what would become his final public performance. Prince, renowned for his electrifying full-band concerts, chose this time to captivate his audience with a stark, powerful setting of just โ€œPiano & A Microphone.โ€ This tour stripped his…

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