Author: Greg Voth

Swiss Precision – The Story of the Thorens TD 124 and Other Classic Turntables

July 21, 2019

  Like many people my age, the first turntables I heard were idlers in hi-fi consoles and, like those same folks, our first turntables were either belt driven or direct drive. I fell in the [Read More]

VALVET A4e Monoblock amplifier

June 9, 2019

I wasn’t aware of Valvet, having missed Key Kim’s review of the A4e’s predecessor, the A3.5’s, in 2009. The A4-CB’s garnered inclusion in StereoTimes’ Most Wanted Component Award” winner for the year. As such, I [Read More]

Alexus Audio 845SE Single-Ended mono amplifiers

April 7, 2019

  After moving on from my long-time reference Eminent Technology LFT-8b’s loudspeakers (inefficient but wonderful) ) to the Tekton Double Impact’s (SUPER efficient and wonderful), I received word that Alex Chorine of Alexus Audio had [Read More]

Blue Note LP “Spirit & Time” Volume 2

January 23, 2019

    Volume 2 from the Blue Note Review limited edition subscription box set (limited to 2,000 copies) entitled “Spirit & Time,” came my way prior to Christmas 2018 but holiday festivities and travel made [Read More]

Arte Forma Proxima 5 monitors

November 3, 2018

    Quoting from the Arte Forma website, “Arte Forma started out as a collection of experienced DIY hobbyists who came together to form a company that embodies the spirit of the DIY movement. The [Read More]

Highend Novum PMR MK ll Passive Multivocal Resonator

August 11, 2018

  [Fade in]  I still recall our first encounter vividly… I had been in rooms with you prior but no memory remains as sharply etched in my psyche as when you moved to position in [Read More]

PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC Preamp

July 27, 2018

Life with a full-featured DAC and analog preamplifier Earlier this year, I reviewed the PS Audio Stellar M700 mono amplifiers and liked ‘em a lot (reviewed here). When I first heard PS Audio products would [Read More]

July 21, 2018

The latest iteration of the Bache Audio Tribeca loudspeakers, similar to their bigger model 002AB I reviewed last year (reviewed here) showed up for an audition replete with a newly designed crossover. Now finished in a beautiful [Read More]

Block Audio: A Chance Encounter!

March 17, 2018

Of the many hundreds of eye catching electronics on display at Munich’s annual High End show, one component captured my attention more than most (by that, I mean a product that had me returning each [Read More]

PS Audio Stellar M700 mono amplifiers

March 12, 2018

  A PS Audio 200CX stereo power amplifier (circa 1990) has been a staple in my rig, on long term loan, near as long as I’ve had the Eminent Technology LFT-8b floor standers in my [Read More]