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Within the past eight months, I have made significant changes…

It’s been six years since I last reviewed a Tekton Design loudspeaker… 

I was considering upgrading the Auris Bluetooth DAC I recently purchased from Amazon.

I, the resident DIY Audio server guy, Rob Dockery, checking in once again!

My friend and fellow reviewer, Terry London, has been speaking highly of Audio Mirror products for a long time

In the early 2000s, I enjoyed owning equipment from Ensemble, located in Switzerland…

A recent acquaintance, Scott, an ardent musical lover and audiophile with excellent “ears” regarding the performance of high-end components

Chassis grounding has been around for decades. It originated in the telecommunications…

Hi folks, I’m the newest music lover turned audiophile on the masthead…

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…”

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

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

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

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Brodmann VC7 Loudspeakers by Mike Girardi

March 18, 2025

Tekton Design Encore Monitor by Terry London

February 25, 2025

TEAC UD-507 USB DAC/Headphone Amp/Pre by Richard Doron

February 10, 2025

JCAT USB XE EVO USB card by Rob Dockery

January 24, 2025

Audio Mirror Addiction Mono Block Amplifiers by John Hoffman

January 16, 2025

Most Wanted Components 2024

January 8, 2025

Ensemble Dalvivo speaker cables by Terry London

January 2, 2025

Rosso Fiorentino Arno 40 loudspeaker by Terry London

December 23, 2024

Shunyata Research ALTAIRA Chassis Ground Hub by Don Shaulis

December 18, 2024

Akiko Audio Loudspeaker Improvers by Rich Doron

December 2, 2024

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
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Stereo Times Masthead

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Clement Perry

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Dave Thomas

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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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David Abramson, Tim Barrall, Dave Allison, Ron Cook, Lewis Dardick, John Hoffman, Dan Secula, Don Shaulis, Greg Simmons, Eric Teh, Greg Voth, Richard Willie, Ed Van Winkle, Rob Dockery, Richard Doran, and Daveed Turek

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