2015 - Stereo Times

Entreq Tellus and Eartha Silver Cables

February 5, 2015

The Entreq Tellus is the big and badder brother of the Minimus. It is almost as big as a typical hi-fi component and will take up a complete shelf on your hi-fi rack. The Tellus [Read More]

CES 2015

January 27, 2015

When reviewing high-end audio equipment, especially a component that you may already have in your system (such as speakers or an amplifier), one of the essential questions that you have to [Read More]

Benchmark Media AHB2 Achromatic Audio Amplifier

January 27, 2015

The Benchmark AHB2 amplifier is named for Benchmark’s Founder Allen H. Burdick, who founded the “Benchmark Sound Company” in Dallas, Texas in 1983 and changed the company name to “Benchmark Media Systems, Inc” [Read More]

432 EVO Integrated Music Server

January 26, 2015

[Review sample kindly supplied by Frederic of Klinkt Beter, developer of the 432 EVO music server.] The 432 EVO comes in many different configurations such as black or silver case, with or without internal rip [Read More]

Dayens Menuetto Integrated and Grande Mini Loudspeakers

January 26, 2015

Serbian-based audio company Dayens made its good name several years back with its benchmark for affordable amplification, the elegantly minimalist, ‘adequately’ powered 30-watt Ampino integrated amplifier. I still own and frequently enjoy the power [Read More]

BYBEE QUANTUM SIGNAL ENHANCER

January 18, 2015

My wife affectionately calls me “Tweakman.” I am a passionate advocate of the many benefits that happen when you tweak a room and/or a component. Tweaking can create huge sonic improvements [Read More]

Aesthetix Romulus Signature

January 17, 2015

Design and Features The Aesthetix Romulus is a vacuum tube-output Red Book CD player that incorporates all the features and functions of the Aesthetix Pandora DAC. Besides being a happy Aesthetix Calypso Signature owner, what [Read More]

MW2014a

January 7, 2015

Martin Logan Neolith Loudspeaker ($80,000): This latest offering from Martin Logan is a flat out stunner, musically and physically. The Neolith’s huge (48” x 22”) XStat™ CLS™ electrostatic transducer is bolstered by 12” front-firing [Read More]

MW2014

January 7, 2015

Aurorasound VIDA – Vinyl Disk Amplifier ($4,990.00 XLR output adds $1,000): The elegantly built VIDA incorporates state-of-the-art semiconductor technology (LCR-type network) and old-world craftsmanship to create a top performing phono amplifier. I’m really enjoying my [Read More]

Arcam irDAC

January 3, 2015

I respond strongly to analog and rarely spend money on high resolution downloads these days, preferring instead to put my cash into tangible musical product. After spending a good part of the year bringing a [Read More]