Author: StereoTimes Staff
The Most Wanted of 2022
February 10, 2023
Most Wanted 2022 Brinkmann Balance Turntable ($38k with 12.1″ tonearm, HRS base and RoNt II power supply): None of the turntables I’ve tried and owned over the years has kept my interest or fascinated me more [Read More]
The Most Wanted of 2022
February 10, 2023
Most Wanted 2022 Brinkmann Balance Turntable ($38k with 12.1″ tonearm, HRS base and RoNt II power supply): None of the turntables I’ve tried and owned over the years has kept my interest or fascinated me more [Read More]
Most Wanted 2022 page 3
February 6, 2023
Cardas Clear Beyond Interconnects and Speaker Cables (Interconnects 1M $4250, Speaker Cables 2M $9220): Cardas’ flagship, Clear Beyond, use its best design and materials. Clear Beyond’s defining characteristics are musicality and balance. I found no [Read More]
Most Wanted 2022 Page 2
January 30, 2023
AfterDark Project ClayX Giesmann OCXO 10m Hz Reference Master Clock Emperor Double Crown and Linear Power Supply ($2974 reviewed here) The “Emperor Double Crown” master clock is said to fall within the sweet spot [Read More]
Chicago AXPONA 2018 Page 2
May 2, 2018
Page 2 AXPONA Audio Expo North America April 13 – 15, 2018 Schaumburg, IL Aurender and GamuTAurender W20 with MQA Core Decode ($17,600), Berkley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 2 MQA ($19,995), GamuT RS3i [Read More]
Chicago AXPONA 2018
May 2, 2018
AXPONA Audio Expo North America April 13 – 15, 2018 Schaumburg, IL For the past couple of years, getting to Axpona via car has been a relatively straight-forward and mildly pleasant/relaxing experience. Total drive time [Read More]
MW 2017b
January 24, 2018
Acoustic Revive Absolute FM interconnects ($6,500 per meter), Power Reference AC cables ($2,500 per meter and SPC-Triple C speaker cables ($5,500 per eight foot): Super delicate in its delivery and ultra-transparent in its mid-band, we’ve concluded in only 300 hours, that [Read More]
MW 2017a
January 24, 2018
CH Precision C1 DAC ($37,500), D1 Disc Player ($38,000) and X1 External Power Supply ($20,500): This combo possesses an uncanny ability to convey music with transparency, resolution with tons of detail, and yet it is natural sounding. CH Precision is the [Read More]
MW 2017
January 24, 2018
2017 Stereo Times “Most Wanted Component” Awards Audio Union Dohmann Helix 1 Turntable ($40,000) and Schroder Captive Bearing 9” Tonearm ($4,900): This is the first turntable built around MinusK system. The Dohmann [Read More]
Bybee Technologies iQSE
November 21, 2017
After speaking over the phone with Mike Girardi about his Bybee iQSE experience after an initial purchase, I asked if he’d be willing to write a review. He obliged. If you’re a long [Read More]
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