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The gateway into great audio is now a headphone system. A music service feeding a Streamer/DAC/AMP/CANS. Extra credit for vinyl. There...

I have both Unipivot (Nottingham AceSpace) and gimbal (Michell Engineering T8) arms and I think the bass is better with the gimbal arm...

Thanks all, for sharing your experiences. It’s good to know I’m not going batshit crazy. Most of the time I buy used stuff that has...

I have a new Michell Gyro SE fitted with a Hana ML cartridge. Right out of the box it sounded amazing. Deep wide soundstage along...

Sure, high cpu usage increases switching noise, increases power consumption which in turn increases power supply noise. This is easy to...

Since I am building a new theater, (# 4 for me), I’ll be looking for some amplification for Atmos, so good timing for used McIntosh...

Tube amps have been with us for 100 years. They are probably as good as they are going to get. SS complimentary and quasi-comp amps...

I’m surprised that when Best Buy purchased Magnolia HiFi in 2020 that more brands didn’t see the writing on the wall and pull out. Most...

Mike is spot on. Old territory based stocking distribution models for high end audio are failing. Innovation in product and...

When you add subs you become a speaker designer, even if you didn’t want to be one. :) Sub placement with respect to room boundaries...

Really interesting way of reviewing a cartridge. A tour-de-force in analog reproduction. Bravo!

I too wish that Classé were back. I had one of their power amps, a Classè Model 15. Very balanced, good sounding amp.

You can look at Massimo earnings reports that break out the Sound United segment and see that Harman probably paid too much for it...

All of these streamer companies are private, and as consumers we can’t verify how financially healthy they are. We don’t know what their...

I read that service bulletin and any technician of reasonable competence will be able to complete the capacitor replacement process...