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Audio Creative GrooveMaster III Tonearm page 2

September 12, 2021

Setting up the GrooveMaster III The Groovemaster III is easy enough to set up but does require some time and patience, primarily because most adjustments have to be made and locked down with Allen [Read More]

Acoustique Quality Passion Loudspeaker Page 2

August 5, 2021

Phase Two… With time and the change to a more powerful amp, we felt we could truly begin the proper assessment. So, we buckled down, and for the next few weeks, we started to work [Read More]

Finley Audio’s Cirrus Series Cables by Greg Simmons – Page 2

July 26, 2021

Listening to the Cirrus Cables I began the Finley installation – which took a couple of weeks as I spent time with each addition before adding the next – with the Cirrus AC power [Read More]

Most Wanted 2020 page 5

January 6, 2021

ADD-POWR Sorcer X4 ($3,9995.00 reviewed here): I was so taken with the benefit experienced with the ADD-Powr Sorcer x4, one is now permanently residing in my rack. With the Sorcer X4 in the mix, everything has [Read More]

MW2020 page 2

January 5, 2021

Classe Audio Delta PRE ($9,999.00) and Delta Mono Power Amplifiers ($21,998.00/pair): When you consider what you might pay for a reference-quality linestage, DAC, and phonostage, the Delta PRE may seem like a silly-good bargain at only $10k. Now [Read More]

Most Wanted 2020 page 3

January 5, 2021

Bricasti Design M3 DAC w/Network Card ($6,500.00 reviewed here): The world of DACs, and their performance, has taken off in the last couple of years. One of the best out there is the Bricasti M3. [Read More]

Most Wanted 2020 page 4

January 5, 2021

Alyssa Speakers from Alta Audio: ($5,000 – $6,000 pair): I’ve never heard a speaker that delivered what its maker promised. The technology, design, right down to its polished cabinet are impeccable. With a little more [Read More]

Entreq Ground Boxes by Clement Perry

November 12, 2020

On My Soapbox If you read my 2015 RMAF report, you know about the great fun I had walking the show with four good friends, Moreno Mitchell, Bill Jiggetts, John Bramble Sr. and his son [Read More]

AFI flat.2 Record Flattener by Stephen Yan

June 19, 2020

I begin this review with the sound of the component under review – before delving into the rest of the details such as usage, specifications, ergonomics, and the like. I believe many readers, pressed for [Read More]

Most Wanted Components of the Decade: Cables and Accessories

January 8, 2020

AudioQuest Niagara 1200 AC Power Conditioner Most audiophiles tweak their systems on a regular basis. Generally those changes yield small incremental improvements in some sonic element or the other, whether a set of cables, new tubes, [Read More]