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Jack Roberts

Guest Reviewer

Thirty-three years ago I ventured into high-end audio without even knowing what an audiophile was. I was an idealistic freshman at Baylor University. I wanted to change the world and listen to music. I have spent most of my life trying to do those two things, like working as director of mission for the CostaMeda Association of Churches, trying to feed the needy, care for the hurting, and educate people on how to both live and care for each other in this precious planet we live on. I think my audio history begins with the first speakers I purchased. They were small Advents, followed by stacked Advents; you know Harry said we had to have them. Then I heard a mono system with one QUAD 57 and I had to have a pair. I cut my teeth in hi-fi with QUAD 57s, QUAD amps and preamps, and then Audio Research electronics. For source, I had an AR, then a Sony Direct Drive, and eventually a Linn. I spent many hours trying to find the perfect Decca cartridge, some grey, some blue and one gold, they all sounded more lifelike than anything in my hi-fi memory. But, they only sounded that way for a few weeks. I also had assorted tape decks, of both reel to reel and cassette variety, you know: Tandberg, Revox, and Nakamichi. Well, you can't stay single forever. I got married and we moved, and there was no place for QUADS in my new home, so I began down the road of mini monitors. I tried KEFs, Linn Kans with NAIM electronics, Celestion 700s, modded Spicas, and probably some others I don’t remember, although I do remember how they imaged and disappeared and eventually left me bored and wanting to try another. Eventually I had a bigger room and tried B&Ws, Klipschs, Silverlines, Aliante Ones with a REL subwoofer, Gershmans and then finally the speakers I owned for the 4 years: the Audio Note AN/E SEs. To my shock, a pair of speakers from a local designer here in the Bay Area moved in and took over as my reference speakers for a while. The wonderful, $4,000 Warren Gregoire & Associates Ikonoklast Model 3s. The latest pair of speakers that has stolen my heart is the $15k Teresonic Ingenium II Lowther DX4. They now reside in my reference system for the last three years. I've been on quite a ride with electronics also, starting with a Kenwood receiver. After I discovered I was an audiophile, I tried McIntosh, Quad, Threshold, and Goldmund; but I quickly discovered I loved tubes. I subsequently owned Beards, Carys, Joule-Electras, Koras, Audio Notes, and the little Wavac MD-300B. I have spent a lot of time in the last year listening to all comers on the amplifier front and the little Wavac could not be unseated, but in the end there was one amp that has taken its place: Its big brother, the Wavac EC300B, quite possible the best 300B amp ever made. It was the last designed by the late Nobu Shishido. The other thing I have done over the years is working part time (shipping, sales, mailings, anything to get to buy equipment at cost or near cost) and hung out a lot of great high-end shops and made some very good friends. As life moved on, there was less time for this, but the friendships have endured. I also listen to a lot of live music. I go to Yoshi’s in Oakland at least twice a month, I subscribe to SFO and attend frequently throughout the year, and I listen to live music at church weekly. Room Description My room is an irregularly shaped 20 by 15. It has wall-to-wall carpet, drapes, wall hangings, oil paintings, and several pieces of furniture. The speakers are on the short wall, which is short in two ways, in that it is also only 5 ft tall with the top part open to the next level of the house. Also along one side is a stair case coming down into the room. The speakers face the wall that has a fireplace in it.

System
						Analog Front End
AMG Viella V12 Turntable AMG Viella 12 inch tonearm HRS M3X-1921-AMG V12 Isolation Platform Soundsmith SG-220 Stain-Gauge Cartridge System DS Audio DS-W1 Optical Phono Cartridge and Equalizer/Power Unit
						Digital Front End
47 Labs Midnight Blue CD Player Oppo BDP-105D
						Amplification
Soundsmith SG-220 phono/main preamplifier DS Audio Equalizer/Power Supply (in lieu of a phono preamp) Emia Remote Autoformer linestage Pass Labs XA30.8 Pure Class A stereo amp
						Cabling
Speaker Wires and Interconnects: High Fidelity Cables' CT1-Ultimate Reference, Audience Au24 SX Cable System, Duelund Coherent Audio DCA16GA Power cables: High Fidelity Cables’s CT1- Ultimate Reference Helix, Audience Au24SE powerChords
						Speakers
Teresonic Ingenium XR speakers with Lowther DX4 drivers with silver wound voice coils
						Headphones
None
						Home Theater
Electrocompaniet PI 2D Prelude Integrated Amplifier with two DACS Oppo BDP-105D Blu-ray/SACD player/Streamer Direct TV HiDef DVR. The Electrocompaniet is driving either a pair of Audience ClairAudient 1+1 V2 and V2+ Loudspeakers or Fritz Carrera Rev 7 BE used with TBI Audio Systems Magellan VIP su Active Subwoofers
						Accessories
HRS M3X-1921-AMG V12 Isolation Platform HB Cable Design PowerSlave Marble power distributor Clearaudio Double Matrix Record Cleaning Machine Furutech DeMAG LP Demagnetizer
						Room Treatment
A.R.T. Room Tuning Cones and Low Frequency Effect Unit Synergistic Research ART Real-Time Analogue Room Treatment, two inch accoustcal panels on the lower wall behind the speakers, acoustical foam and rug on left side wall, and drapes on right side wall Updated: August, 2016
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Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 1 Comment »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 4 Comments »

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Amplification | Tube | 2 Comments »

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DACs | Digital Sources | Stream Music Services | 6 Comments »

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Analog Sources | Cartridges | 3 Comments »

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Classical | Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

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Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

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Preamplifier | 13 Comments »

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Cables | Power Cables | 5 Comments »

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Amplification | Mono Block | Solid State | No Comments »

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Audio Accessories | 2 Comments »

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Cables | Digital Cables | Interconnects | Phono Cables | Power Cables | Speaker Cables | 1 Comment »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 4 Comments »

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Classical | Jazz | Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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DACs | Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | Stream Music Services | 18 Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Powered Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

2016 T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Report, Part 4

Event Reports | T.H.E. Show | 2 Comments »

2016 T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Report, Part 3: Mega-systems

Event Reports | T.H.E. Show | 5 Comments »

2016 T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Report, Part 2: Turntable Gallery

Event Reports | T.H.E. Show | 3 Comments »

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Event Reports | T.H.E. Show | 4 Comments »

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Analog Sources | Tone Arms | Turn Tables | No Comments »

All About Music

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

DS Audio DS-W1 Optical Phono Cartridge Review, Part Two: The Sound

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 5 Comments »

DS Audio DS-W1 Optical Phono Cartridge Review, Part One: The Technical Side

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

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Powered Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

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Analog Sources | Tone Arms | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Beatnik’s Pet Peeve #5: “Why is so much of the High-End equipment so extremely expensive?”

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 16 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | 5 Comments »

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Amplification | Phono | 1 Comment »

Ellington Night at the Roberts House!

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

Beatnik’s Pet Peeve #4

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 4 Comments »

Lyn Stanley, Santana, The Byrds

Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Thales TTT-Slim Turntable and Easy Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | Turn Tables | 3 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 3 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Amplification | Tube | 2 Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 8 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | 6 Comments »

Audio Reference Technology Room Tuning Cones and L.F.E.

Audio Accessories | Room Accoustics | 4 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

2015 California Audio Show, Part 3

CAS | No Comments »

2015 California Audio Show, Part 2

CAS | No Comments »

2015 California Audio Show, Part 1

CAS | No Comments »

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Analog Sources | Cartridges | 1 Comment »

Margules Audio SF220.15 20th Anniversary Stereo Tube Preamplifier

Preamplifier | 1 Comment »

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Amplification | Tube | 9 Comments »

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Preamplifier | 1 Comment »

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Beatnik's Journey | 2 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | 10 Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 7 Comments »

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Cables | Power Cables | 6 Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 5 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

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Amplification | Bookshelf Speakers | Cables | Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | Integrated Amplifiers | Interconnects | Solid State | Speaker Cables | Speakers | 2 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | 6 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | Music | Various | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

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Amplification | Solid State | 18 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 4 Comments »

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Amplification | Solid State | 3 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

Beatnik Pet Peeve #3: “The Way Modern Speakers Play Bass”

Beatnik's Journey | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

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Amplification | Mono Block | Tube | 1 Comment »

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Preamplifier | No Comments »

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Amplification | Solid State | 15 Comments »

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Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 2 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Preamplifier | 3 Comments »

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Music | Various | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

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Audio Accessories | Disc Treatment | 3 Comments »

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Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 8 Comments »

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Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | 11 Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 6 Comments »

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Classical | Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 2 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

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CAS | Event Reports | 1 Comment »

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CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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Analog Sources | Cartridges | CAS | Event Reports | Tone Arms | Turn Tables | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | CAS | Event Reports | The Columns | 1 Comment »

The Beatnik’s 2014 California Audio Show Reports

Beatnik's Journey | CAS | Event Reports | The Columns | 1 Comment »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

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Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | No Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | 7 Comments »

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Powered Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

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Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Cables | Power Cables | 5 Comments »

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Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 20 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 4 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Cables | Power Cables | No Comments »

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Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 7 Comments »

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Cables | Power Cables | No Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | Phono Cables | Speaker Cables | 1 Comment »

DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96 Loudspeaker Review: Part 1

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 2 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Various | Vinyl | 3 Comments »

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Tube | 5 Comments »

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Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 12 Comments »

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Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 5 Comments »

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Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

Jack Roberts Shares His Listening and Equipment Biases

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 11 Comments »

High Fidelity Cables CT-1UR Ultimate Reference Speaker and Interconnect Cables Review

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | 7 Comments »

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Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | No Comments »

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Audio Accessories | Cables | Power Cables | Power Conditioners | 2 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 4 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

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CAS | Event Reports | 2 Comments »

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Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

CAS 4 – Old Friends and Some New Friends

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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Speakers | Super Tweeter | 2 Comments »

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Amplification | Mono Block | Solid State | 1 Comment »

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Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

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Event Reports | RMAF | 9 Comments »

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Event Reports | RMAF | 2 Comments »

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Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | 5 Comments »

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Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | 9 Comments »

Audience “The ONE” Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

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CAS | Event Reports | 4 Comments »

CAS4 Coverage II

CAS | Event Reports | 2 Comments »

CAS4 Coverage I

CAS | Event Reports | 1 Comment »

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Amplification | Tube | 10 Comments »

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Vinyl | No Comments »

High Fidelity Cables – CT-1 Ultimate Cables

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | 6 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | No Comments »

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Audio Accessories | 5 Comments »

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Amplification | Phono | 1 Comment »

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Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 4 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 3 Comments »

Lindemann USB-DAC 24/192 Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 1 Comment »

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Analog Sources | Cartridges | Preamplifier | 5 Comments »

Mono Record Reviews: Beatles’ White Album, Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess, and more

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 4 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | No Comments »

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Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 10 Comments »

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Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | Phono Cables | 6 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | 2 Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | Phono Cables | Power Cables | Speaker Cables | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 5 Comments »

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Audio Accessories | 4 Comments »

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Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Solid State | 5 Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | 2 Comments »

2012 CAS Coverage, Part IX

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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DACs | Digital Sources | No Comments »

2012 CAS Coverage, Part V: Top five rooms

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2012 CAS Coverage, Part I: Turntable Eye Candy

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Audio Accessories | No Comments »

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Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | 3 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Amplification | Solid State | 5 Comments »

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DACs | Digital Sources | 3 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | 4 Comments »

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Headphones | 3 Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Headphones | In Ear Headphones | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | No Comments »

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Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

47 Labs 4730 Midnight Blue Series Tuner Review

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

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Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

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Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Speakers | Subwoofers | No Comments »

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Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | No Comments »

2011 RMAF – Coverage VI: Turntable Eye Candy, Part 2

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2011 RMAF – Coverage IV: Turntable Eye Candy, Part 1

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2011 RMAF – Coverage II: Sometimes Good Things Come In Small Packages

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2011 RMAF – Coverage I: Setup Day

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

Cat Stevens

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Joy of High-End Audio

Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

Teresonic Magus A-55 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

RS Laboratory RS-A1 Tonearm & RS-3 Rotary Headshell Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | 1 Comment »

Audio Space LS-3/5A Bookshelf Speakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

Torus RM-15 AVR Power Isolation Unit Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | No Comments »

2011 CAS Coverage, Part V

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2011 CAS Coverage, Part II: The Rooms

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2011 CAS Coverage, Part I: Beatnik at the CAS

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

The Beatnik’s most ardent advice to date

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Blues For The Fisherman & True Blues, Today And Now, Eric Clapton Unplugged

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

TBI Audio Systems Magellan VIII xu Subwoofer And MGD-200 Subwoofer Amplifier Review

Amplification | Solid State | Speakers | Subwoofers | 1 Comment »

Robyatt Audio AK Mono Phono Preamplifier

Phono | 1 Comment »

Miyajima Premium BE Mono Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 1 Comment »

Shindo 301 System And The Giscours Preamplifier Review

Amplification | Preamplifier | Tube | 1 Comment »

Shelly Manne 2, 3, 4, Antill Corroboree, The Cool School, Viva Elvis

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Your Old Beatnik in Paris, November 2010

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

The Original Mono Recordings, Ella and Duke at The Cote D’Azur

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Shindo Giscours Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Marantz SA-11S2 SACD Player Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | 2 Comments »

Turning Point Audio SD-X2 Floorstanding Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Audiophile Or Music Lover: Do We Have To Choose?

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 2 Comments »

Crescent, The Magnificient Thad, Mythologies, The Cole Porter Mix, Night Train

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Atma-Sphere M-60 Mk. 3.1 OTL Monoblock Amplifier Review

Amplification | Mono Block | Tube | 5 Comments »

Shindo 301 Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 3 Comments »

Vacuum State GmbH Terra Firma Lite Clock Upgrade for Sony SCD-XA5400ES or Yamaha CD-S1000 Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | No Comments »

Box Furniture Company D3S Audio Rack Review

Audio Accessories | Racks & Stands | 2 Comments »

October 2010: Sinatra and Sextet, The Magic Flute, No Better than this, Historie Du Soldat

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Allnic L-3000 Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Auditorium 23 Homage T1 Step Up Transformer Review

Amplification | Phono | SUT | 3 Comments »

September, 2010: Antill Corroboree and more

Music | Spotlight | System Profiles | Vinyl | No Comments »

Allnic Verito Z Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

2010 CAS Coverage #6

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2010 California Audio Show: Analogue

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2010 California Audio Show Coverage: Part 2

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

Beatnik on the inaugural California Audio Show

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

The Emperor’s and the Beatnk’s New Clothes

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

2010 California Audio Show Original Commentaries IV

Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik digs an SPU cartridge

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Clearaudio Innovation Wood Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 3 Comments »

Miyabi 47 MC Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 1 Comment »

Clearaudio Universal Radial Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

June 2010: A Heavenly Month for Vinyl at the Beatnik’s Place

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Allnic Audio H-3000 LCR Reference Phono Preamplifier Review

Phono | 2 Comments »

Beatnik’s System Then and Now

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Teresonic Silver EXP Speaker and Interconnect Cable Review

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | No Comments »

Helius Designs Scorpio 4 Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | 2 Comments »

A Flight of Lowthers

Bookshelf Speakers | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

APO Direct-to-Disc, Sade, Johnny Cash

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

VPI JMW 12.7 Tapered Twelve-Inch Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

Audio Note AN-S8 Phono Amplifier Review

Phono | No Comments »

Electrocompaniet ECP 1 Phono Preamplifier Review

Phono | 3 Comments »

Beatnik ponders Sound of Live Music

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

The Beatnik visits Synergistic Research

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Boppin’ at Pitch Perfect

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Classic Jazz and Bebop

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Allnic T1500 300B Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 2 Comments »

Aesthetix Io Signature Phono Preamplifier Review

Phono | No Comments »

It’s 2010 And I Still Don’t Have a Hover Board

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Reissues: the Alive, the Quiet and the Incredible

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Audience Au24 powerChord Power Cable Review

Power Cables | No Comments »

Beatnik’s Things To Live Without and Vice Versa

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Analog Production Reissues

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Teresonic Magus Silver XR Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

2009 RMAF Coverage 9

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

The Beatnik wants you to understand what you really want

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik’s November LP Picks

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Soundsmith The Voice Ebony Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 2 Comments »

ZYX 4D G SB2 Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

2009 RMAF Coverage 3

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

The Beatnik’s Journey: Two Dilemmas from the Rocky Mountains 

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Vinyl from the Rockies

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

High Resolution Technologies Music Streamer & Music Streamer+ USB Review

DACs | Digital Sources | No Comments »

The Beatnik’s Five Desert Island Speakers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Sultry Vinyls

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Ypsilon CDT 100 Transport & DAC 100 Digital System Review

DACs | Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | No Comments »

Miyabi Standard Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

LP Mats and Stablizers from Audio Replas, Clearaudio, Millennium, Reviewed

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

On Soundstaging

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Reviewing the Audia Flight CD One

Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

The Beatnik’s Vinyl Showdowns: mono vs. stereo Round One & Two

Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

Audience aR6-T Power Conditioner Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | No Comments »

Tektron TK 211S Tube Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 2 Comments »

Vinyl finally

Music | Vinyl | 3 Comments »

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod Speaker Review

iPod | iPod Speakers | No Comments »

DaVinci Audio Grand Reference Grandezza tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | 1 Comment »

DaVinciAudio Labs In Unison Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Beatnik’s Journey Into Mono and Stereo

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

EMT Jubilee Series JSD5 Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 4 Comments »

Synergistic Research Tesla PowerCell & Active Power Cords Review

Audio Accessories | Power Cables | Power Conditioners | 1 Comment »

3 Dimension Audio DAC18 Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 1 Comment »

Synergistic Research Acoustic ART Real-Time Analogue Room Treatment Review

Audio Accessories | Room Accoustics | No Comments »

Plinius 9200 Solid State Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Solid State | 1 Comment »

The Beatnik visits Synergistic Research

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Osage Audio’s Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions Review

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

Raidho Ayra C1.0 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 18

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 17

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

Teresonic Clarison Gold Interconnects Review

Cables | Interconnects | No Comments »

Audio Note DAC 5 Special Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 5 Comments »

EMT TMD 25N Mono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 12

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

Oracle Audio Technologies SI 1000 Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Solid State | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 11

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 10

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 9

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 3

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

2008 RMAF Coverage 2

Event Reports | RMAF | No Comments »

Clearaudio Satisfy tonearms: the Carbon Fiber, Satinee Wood, and Ebony, Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | 3 Comments »

Teresonic Ingenium Silver Floorstanding Speaker with Lowther DX4 Driver Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

4 LP’s

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Teresonic Reference 2a3 Integrated Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 1 Comment »

Lowther America Alerion Floorstanding Speaker

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 2 Comments »

Clearaudio Anniversary AMG Wood CMB Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Teresonic Clarison Speaker and Interconnect Cables Review

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | 1 Comment »

Audioengine A2 Powered Loudspeakers and W1 Wireless Audio Review

DACs | Digital Sources | Powered Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

The Beatnik Shares Lessons From His Past

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Slim Devices Transporter High End Music Server Review

Digital Sources | Music Servers | No Comments »

Benz-Micro Ebony TR S Class Moving Coil Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

Teresonic Integrum JL Floorstanding Speaker

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Bowers & Wilkins 805S Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 6 Comments »

GmbH SVP-1 Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Roksan Caspian M Series-1 Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Solid State | 4 Comments »

konoklast Model 3 HO Floorstanding Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

The Beatnik Ponders Buying Speakers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Clearaudio Ceramic Magnetic Bearing Review

Analog Sources | Audio Accessories | 1 Comment »

Merrill-Scillia MS21 Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Genesis Advance Technologies 7p Petite Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Eliane Elias

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

2008 Resolution

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Monarchy Audio SE-250 Hybrid Monoblock Amplifier Review

Amplification | Mono Block | Solid State | Tube | No Comments »

GamuT L3 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Shindo Masseto Tube Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Teresonic Magus Bookshelf Speaker With Lowther-Voigt DX55 Driver Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Walker Audio Prelude Record Cleaning System Review

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

Surprises

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Wavac EC-300B Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Tube | 8 Comments »

Audio Space Mini-Galaxy 1 USB DAC – Integrated Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | DACs | Digital Sources | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | No Comments »

Benz Micro Ebony L Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

Loudspeakers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 1 Comment »

Bopin’ To Yoshi’s

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

deHavilland Aries 845-G Monoblock Amplifier Review

Amplification | Mono Block | Tube | No Comments »

Audience Adept Response aR1p Power Conditioner Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | 1 Comment »

Auditorium 23 A23 Speaker Cable Review

Cables | Speaker Cables | 3 Comments »

Bopin’ in the Big Apple

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

London Decca Reference Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 8 Comments »

Clearaudio Ambient Turntable with Satisfy Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | Turn Tables | No Comments »

2007 HE Show Report: Part 2

Event Reports | Home Entertainment Show | No Comments »

2007 Home Entertainment Show Report: Part 1

Event Reports | Home Entertainment Show | No Comments »

Audience au24 Cable System

Cables | Digital Cables | Interconnects | Phono Cables | Speaker Cables | No Comments »

Ikonoklast 3 Floorstanding Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Back Into Vinyl-Land: Part Three

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Murata ES103a Spherical Super Tweeter Review

Speakers | No Comments »

Back Into Vinyl-Land: Part Two

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

deHavilland UltraVerve Remote linestage

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Back Into Vinyl-Land: Part One

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Vacuum State Electronics Inc RTP3D Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | 1 Comment »

Into Audio Values and Priorities

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Kore-eda LLA-1 Preamplifier and PLA-1 Amplifier Review

Amplification | Preamplifier | Solid State | No Comments »

GINI iTube 2.1 Tube iPod Audio System Review

Amplification | iPod | iPod Speakers | Mini Systems | Tube | No Comments »

Vacuum State Electronics SACD Modification and Sony SCD-777ES CD Player Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | 2 Comments »

Audio Note AN-E SE Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

Shindo Monbrison Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | 1 Comment »

Genesis Advance Technologies I60 Integrated Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | No Comments »

Audia Flight CD One CD Player Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | No Comments »

Shindo Cortese F2A Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Tube | No Comments »

Wavac MD300B Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Tube | 4 Comments »

Shindo Aurieges L Tube Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | 1 Comment »

Sistrum Stands Review

Audio Accessories | Racks & Stands | 1 Comment »
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