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(NEWS) Forte Distribution Brings Shanling Electronics’SCD3.3 Reference SACD Player to theU.S. Market

(Show Report) Capital Audiofest 2025

(NEWS) Capital Audiofest 2025 Preview – Issue 2

(NEWS) Capital Audiofest 2025 Preview – Issue 1

(NEWS) Meze Celebrates 10 Years of the 99 Classics With A Second Generation

(Show Report) Capital Audiofest 2025
(Review) Bandwidth Audio Kaskode One – A World Class Phono Stage
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(REVIEW) Rotel CD11 Tribute Review, High Fidelity and High Value

March 14, 2022November 19, 2022anton Comment
Rotel and Ken Ishawata teamed up to design and make a competitive and high-performance CD player. The A11 and CD11 are a couple [...]
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(REVIEW) SVS 3000 Micro Review, Big Sound From a Tiny Sub

February 17, 2022November 12, 2022anton Comment
SVS is known for their subwoofers, they make some massive earth-shaking subwoofers. Well, they also make a tiny, rather micro subwoofer, but is [...]
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The New 8K, 16 Channel MX180 A/V Processor is now available.

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022anton Comment
For the Home Theater of Today and Tomorrow.The New 8K, 16 Channel MX180 A/V Processor is now available.We are proud to announce our [...]
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(REVIEW) iFi Audio xDSD Gryphon Review

February 10, 2022November 12, 2022anton Comment
The latest from iFi Audio is the xDSD Gryphon headphone DAC and Amp. This powerful yet compact DAC/Amp is a pretty impressive piece [...]

Two new Integrated Amplifiers from McIntosh

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022anton Comment
New Upgraded Versions of Two of our Award-Winning Integrated AmplifiersThe New MA9500 and MA8950 Offer Additional Performance Benefits The MA8950 (left) and MA9500 [...]
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Which Music Format is the Best

January 30, 2022November 19, 2022anton 1
There have been many music formats throughout the days, though few have had the staying power of CDs, Cassettes, and Vinyl Records. Sure [...]
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Interview with a Master, Jeff Wells – Wells Audio

January 9, 2022November 19, 2022anton 1
Wells Audio, named for its creator, Jeff Wells, is a rather young company in the world of high-end audio. I met Jeff at [...]
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Capital Audiofest 2021, East Coast Audio Show

November 21, 2021November 22, 2021anton 1
We attended the best show on the Eastcoast, Capital Audiofest, the show had many of the familiar brands and a few I had [...]
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(REVIEW) iFi Audio Go Blu Review

November 12, 2021November 12, 2022anton Comment
The latest to come in from iFi Audio was the Go Blu. The Go Blu is their smallest portable DAC/Amp yet, while still [...]
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(REVIEW) Rotel RA-1572MKII Review

October 4, 2021November 12, 2022anton Comment
Rotel sent over the RA-1572MKII for us to check out, this just after the Michi X5, also from Rotel. I was excited to [...]
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(REVIEW) Spin Clean MKII Review

August 10, 2021November 12, 2022anton Comment
I recently received a Spin Clean MKII for my birthday at the end of last month from Roger of Hifi Chicken. I have [...]

Summer Against Hunger – The Cable Co

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021anton Comment
The Cable Company launches the 26th Annual “Summer Against Hunger,” an Audiophile fundraiser supporting CARE.Needed more than ever in 2021, 100% of August [...]
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iFi Audio iDSD Diablo Review

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021anton Comment
Ifi Audio has sent over another piece of kit for us to check out, this time it is the iDSD Diablo. We expected [...]
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Michi X5 Integrated Amp Review

April 25, 2021November 19, 2022anton Comment
A lot of companies that offer mid or entry-level products like to break into high-end markets, this is no different in the audio [...]

Hifi Headlines

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021anton Comment
ROTEL’S AWARD WINNING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS ANNOUNCED AS MKII MODELS LEVERAGING THE BRANDS MICHI TECHNOLOGY Upgraded MKII Audio Circuits and Components Deliver A Higher [...]

Heaven 11 Billie Amp Review

March 22, 2021November 12, 2021anton Comment
Heaven 11 is a boutique amp builder in Montreal Canada, run by Itai Azerad, designer of the Billie Amp. I reached out to [...]
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Meze Rai Solo Review

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021anton Comment
We received a pair of Meze Rai Solos a little while ago and have been testing them out. The Rai Solo is a [...]
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SVS Ultra Tower Review Pt. 2

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021anton 1
The SVS Ultra towers, SVS’s flagship model is back for part 2 of their review. This time we have them in the 2.1 [...]

FiiO M9 Review

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021anton 2
FiiO makes a variety of generally affordable audio gear. The FiiO M9 is one of their mid-range DAP’s or Digital Audio Player. When [...]
hifi gift guide

Diagnoses: Audiophile pt. 2

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020anton Comment
Audiophiles are an interesting bunch, we all have differing ideas about what even makes us audiophiles. There is the textbook deffinition from Merriam-Webster: [...]
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SVS Ultra Tower Review Pt 1

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020anton 1
We checked out the Prime Towers not long ago, now we are stepping up the Ultras. At $999 each, they are double the [...]
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2020 Hifi Gift Guide

November 15, 2020November 12, 2021anton 1
Holidays are coming up soon, and depending on which you celebrate some sooner than later. We have compiled a list of gifts at [...]

Meze 99 Classics Review

November 10, 2020February 16, 2022anton 1
We have been breaking into the world of headphones as of late, this time we are checking out the Meze 99 Classics. We [...]

Cable Co New Products

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020anton Comment
10/15/20New Products   View this email on our website. This mailing features important new products.To view our current Special Offers, visit our Specials Page.   Audio Magic’s New [...]
hifi chicken

Headphones: Balanced vs Unballanced

September 28, 2020November 12, 2021anton 1
The cable debate is still raging on, but what about simply comparing balanced headphone cables to unbalanced. For this, we are using the [...]
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iFi Audio Pro iDSD Review

September 9, 2020February 16, 2022anton Comment
We have another product from iFi for this review and it is the Pro iDSD. We have been dipping into the world of [...]

The Cable Co. September Specials

September 1, 2020September 3, 2020anton Comment
As we wrap our August fundraiser and prepare to move on into September, a special thank you to all of you who helped [...]
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Grado PS500e Review

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020anton Comment
Grado makes a wide range of headphones, the PS500e is in their professional series line hence the PS. They are open back reference [...]

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