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November 8 – 10, 2024: Arriving at this year’s CAF on Friday was uneventful, including registration, which was a breeze… 

“If you want to hear the best digital music reproduction I’ve heard by an obvious and distinct margin…”

Two companies with superlative reputations regarding build quality, innovative design, and very competitive pricing compared to other high-end manufacturers are US-based Bricasti Design and SPL

I honestly believe that the High-end audio hobby, journey, or whatever you want to call it has to be one of the most subjective…

As much as I have coveted and experienced other gear, in recent years, I’ve most often come back to Lejonklou,

Over the last fifteen years, I have had a long odyssey of experimenting with many digital cables…

For the past few years, my favorite YouTube channel has been Thomas & Stereo and its owner, Thomas Tan

Entreq (Energy Transforming Equipment) has been a mainstay in my audio system since 2009.

For the past eighteen months, I have been blessed with Thrax Audio Spartacus

I have been a consistent fan and admirer of Dynamic Design cables since the early 2000s…

Grand Activation Ltd is a British-borne manufacturer of specialty audio cables

I should have never accepted the offer to hear the Inakustik Power Station AC-4500 conditioner…

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Capital Audio Fest 2024

November 12, 2024

Grimm MU2 music player by John Hoffman

November 8, 2024

SPL Performer s900 amplifier by Terry London

November 8, 2024

Live-Vibe Audio RP-1 Vibration Management by Moreno Mitchell

October 18, 2024

Lejonklou Källa Streamer/DAC by David Abramson

October 4, 2024

Jena Labs Njord AES-EBU Digi-Link cable by Terry London

September 29, 2024

Black Cat Cable – Graceline Level 1 “Kibou” series cables by Terry London

September 18, 2024

Galion Audio TS A75 Amplifier by Terry London

August 23, 2024

Entreq Protectus & Max T Mix T2 by Moreno Mitchell

August 19, 2024

LTA Velo Preamp and headphone amplifier by John Hoffman

August 12, 2024

Acoustic Revive RHR-21 Acoustic Resolution Exciter by Clement Perry

August 6, 2024

Main Stream Master Class Dynamic Parallel AC Line Conditioner by Greg Voth

August 5, 2024

Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC by Terry London

July 22, 2024

Building the Audio Note Kit EL-34 and Elekit 8900 integrated amplifiers by John Hoffman.

July 18, 2024

AricAudio Super 2A3 SET Amplifier & Spectre 12 Loudspeakers by Terry London

July 4, 2024

Thrax Audio Teres Mk2 Monoblock Amps by Moreno Mitchell

June 30, 2024

ESP RENAISSANCE Power Cord & RENAISSANCE Power Distributor by Bill Wells

June 25, 2024

Dynamic Design Constellation AC Power Cords by Mike Wright

June 3, 2024

Coda Technologies Class A S5.5 Amplifier By Terry London

May 19, 2024

Synergistic Research Active Grounding Block SX by Michael Girardi

May 10, 2024

Entreq Audio Konstantin Revelation Cables and Olympus Ten T Ground Boxes by Dave Thomas

April 26, 2024

Grand Activation Extreme HGA-6000 AC Cord by Clement Perry

April 19, 2024

Vanguard Caldera 10″ Power Active Compact Subwoofer by Greg Voth

April 2, 2024

Valve Amplification Company (VAC) Essence 80 iQ Monobloc Amplifiers by Don Shaulis

March 21, 2024

DR Acoustics Antigone 3.0 Power Management System/Virtual Ground System by Mike Wright

March 15, 2024

Coda Technologies Coda No. 8 Amplifier and 07x Preamplifier Review by Richard Willie

March 4, 2024

Inakustik Power Station AC-4500 AC conditioner by Clement Perry

February 29, 2024

Accustic Arts Power III Integrated Amplifier by Terry London

February 16, 2024

SOTM TX-USBX10G review by Rob Dockery

February 15, 2024

Vanguard Scout monitors – “the $299/pr Miracle Mini Monitor” by Greg Voth

February 15, 2024

Stereo Times’ Most Wanted 2023

January 18, 2024

Vivid Audio Giya 3 Series 2 Loudspeakers by Bill Wells

January 16, 2024

DR Acoustics Polynice Power Management/Virtual Ground System by Greg Voth  

January 11, 2024

VBH-1 Vibration Reduction Feet – Vera-Fi Audio by Greg Voth  

January 11, 2024

Audio Mirror WAVE tube preamplifier By Terry London

January 11, 2024
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Frank Alles, Mike Girardi, Russell Lichter, Terry London, Moreno Mitchell, Paul Szabady, Bill Wells, Mike Wright, and Stephen Yan,

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