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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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2007 HE Show Report: Part 2

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2007 Home Entertainment Show Report: Part 1

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2008 Resolution

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2008 RMAF Coverage 10

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2008 RMAF Coverage 11

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2008 RMAF Coverage 12

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2008 RMAF Coverage 17

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2008 RMAF Coverage 18

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2008 RMAF Coverage 2

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2008 RMAF Coverage 3

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2008 RMAF Coverage 9

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2009 RMAF Coverage 3

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2009 RMAF Coverage 9

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2010 California Audio Show Coverage: Part 2

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2010 California Audio Show Original Commentaries IV

Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

2010 California Audio Show: Analogue

CAS | Event Reports | No Comments »

2010 CAS Coverage #6

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2011 CAS Coverage, Part I: Beatnik at the CAS

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2011 CAS Coverage, Part II: The Rooms

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2011 CAS Coverage, Part V

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2011 RMAF – Coverage I: Setup Day

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

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

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2011 RMAF – Coverage IX: Rooms that surprised me the most

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

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2011 RMAF – Coverage VIII: Sometimes good things come in great, big packages

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2012 CAS Coverage, Part I: Turntable Eye Candy

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2012 CAS Coverage, Part IX

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2012 CAS Coverage, Part V: Top five rooms

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2012 Coverage, Part III

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2014 Christmas LPs Review: Willie Nelson, The Vince Guaraldi Trio , Bing Crosby, Elf, Mahalia Jackson, Ernie Ford

Music | Various | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

2015 California Audio Show, Part 1

CAS | No Comments »

2015 California Audio Show, Part 2

CAS | No Comments »

2015 California Audio Show, Part 3

CAS | No Comments »

2016 T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Report, Part 1

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

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

Event Reports | T.H.E. Show | 3 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 4

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

3 Dimension Audio DAC18 Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 1 Comment »

4 LP’s

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

47 Labs 4730 Midnight Blue Series Tuner Review

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

47 Labs 4735 Midnight Blue CD Player Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | 11 Comments »

47 Labs Lens II Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 6 Comments »

47 Labs Midnight Blue system Review

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

47 Labs Model 4733 Midnight Blue Headphone Amplifier-Preamplifier-USB DAC Review

Headphones | 3 Comments »

A Baker’s Dozen Plus One of Female Vocalists on 45 RPM Vinyl

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

A Beginning

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

A Flight of Lowthers

Bookshelf Speakers | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

Aesthetix Io Signature Phono Preamplifier Review

Phono | No Comments »

Albums from The Mastering Lab, Reference Recordings, Della Mae and Watkins Family Hour

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

All About Music

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Allnic Audio H-3000 LCR Reference Phono Preamplifier Review

Phono | 2 Comments »

Allnic Audio Puritas Moving Coil Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

Allnic H 1201 Phono Stage Review

Amplification | Phono | 1 Comment »

Allnic L-3000 Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Allnic T1500 300B Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 2 Comments »

Allnic Verito Z Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

AMG 12JT Turbo Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

AMG Giro turntable and 9W2 tonearm Review

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

AMG Teatro Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 1 Comment »

AMG Viella V12 Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

An LP that every vinyl lover must have in their collection!

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Analog Production Reissues

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Anne Bisson; Shelby Lynne; Duke Ellington; The Sonny Rollins Quintet Records Review

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

APO Direct-to-Disc, Sade, Johnny Cash

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Art Audio Diavolo TW Ref Signature Amplifier Review

Amplification | Tube | 10 Comments »

Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 8 Comments »

ASR Emitter I Exclusive Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Solid State | 5 Comments »

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

Amplification | Mono Block | Tube | 5 Comments »

Audia Flight CD One CD Player Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | No Comments »

Audience Adept Response aR1p Power Conditioner Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | 1 Comment »

Audience adeptResponse aR6-TSS Power Conditioner and Au24 powerChords Review

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

Audience aR6-T Power Conditioner Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | No Comments »

Audience au24 Cable System

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

Audience Au24 powerChord Power Cable Review

Power Cables | No Comments »

Audience Au24 SE Interconnect, Phono, Speaker Cables Review

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

Audience Au24 SX cable system Review

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

Audience ClairAudient 1+1 loudspeakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 7 Comments »

Audience ClairAudient 1+1 V2 and V2+ loudspeakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 8 Comments »

Audience “The ONE” Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Audio Note AN-E SE Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

Audio Note AN-K/SPe speakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 5 Comments »

Audio Note AN-S8 Phono Amplifier Review

Phono | No Comments »

Audio Note DAC 5 Special Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 5 Comments »

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

Audio Accessories | Room Accoustics | 4 Comments »

Audio Space LS-3/5A Bookshelf Speakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

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

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

Audioengine A2 Powered Loudspeakers and W1 Wireless Audio Review

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

Audioengine HD3 wireless speakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Computer Speakers | Powered Speakers | Speakers | 1 Comment »

Audioengine HD6 powered speakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Powered Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

Audion Silver Night 300B Special Edition Stereo Amplifier Review

Amplification | Tube | 2 Comments »

Audiophile Or Music Lover: Do We Have To Choose?

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 2 Comments »

Auditorium 23 A23 Speaker Cable Review

Cables | Speaker Cables | 3 Comments »

Auditorium 23 Homage T1 Step Up Transformer Review

Amplification | Phono | SUT | 3 Comments »

Back Into Vinyl-Land: Part One

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Back Into Vinyl-Land: Part Three

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Back Into Vinyl-Land: Part Two

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik digs an SPU cartridge

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Beatnik on the inaugural California Audio Show

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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

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

Beatnik ponders Sound of Live Music

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik says fool me once….

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik’s 2014 California Audio Show Turntable Eye Candy

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

Beatnik’s Journey Into Mono and Stereo

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik’s Journey: The Joy of High End Audio III – The Music

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 4 Comments »

Beatnik’s November LP Picks

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Beatnik’s Pet Peeve #4

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 4 Comments »

Beatnik’s System Then and Now

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Beatnik’s Things To Live Without and Vice Versa

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 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 »

Beatnik’s Pet Peeves Number Two “That Would Sound Good on any System”

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 2 Comments »

Benz Micro Ebony L Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

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

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

Billie Holiday/Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Duke Ellington, Carole King Musical, Cat Stevens Records Review

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Bob Carver ‘Black Magic’ VTA 20S Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | 4 Comments »

Bopin’ in the Big Apple

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Bopin’ To Yoshi’s

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Boppin’ at Pitch Perfect

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Boppin’ Down Memory Lane: Amplifiers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Boppin’ Down Memory Lane: Floor Standing Speakers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Boppin’ Down Memory Lane: Preamps

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Boppin’ Down Memory Lane: Smaller Speakers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Boppin’ from Prague to Paris

Beatnik's Journey | 2 Comments »

Bowers & Wilkins 805S Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 6 Comments »

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod Speaker Review

iPod | iPod Speakers | No Comments »

Box Furniture Company D3S Audio Rack Review

Audio Accessories | Racks & Stands | 2 Comments »

Burwell & Sons Homage Loudspeaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 5 Comments »

CAS 4 – Best In Show

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CAS 4 – Most Improved Sound – Burwell & Sons Custom Altec Speakers

CAS | Event Reports | 2 Comments »

CAS 4 – Old Friends and Some New Friends

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CAS 4 – The Best Sound for the Money

CAS | Event Reports | 4 Comments »

CAS4 – Best Debut Product Wilson Audio Duette Series 2

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CAS4 Coverage I

CAS | Event Reports | 1 Comment »

CAS4 Coverage II

CAS | Event Reports | 2 Comments »

Cat Stevens

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Cecile Mclorin Salvant, Phil Woods Quartet, Townes Van Zandt, Ella and Louis Record Reviews

Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

Chet Atkins & Les Paul, John Fogerty, Steppenwolf, Record Reviews

Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

Christmas Vinyls that Won’t Bore You

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Classic Jazz and Bebop

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Clearaudio Ambient Turntable with Satisfy Tonearm Review

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

Clearaudio Anniversary AMG Wood CMB Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Clearaudio Ceramic Magnetic Bearing Review

Analog Sources | Audio Accessories | 1 Comment »

Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional Record Cleaning System Review

Audio Accessories | 4 Comments »

Clearaudio Innovation Wood Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | 3 Comments »

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

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | 3 Comments »

Clearaudio Universal Radial Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

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

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Dave Brubeck Quartet, Norah Jones, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Phoebe Snow, on Vinyl

Music | Vinyl | 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 »

deHavilland Aries 845-G Monoblock Amplifier Review

Amplification | Mono Block | Tube | No Comments »

deHavilland UltraVerve Remote linestage

Preamplifier | No Comments »

DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96 Loudspeaker Review: Part 1

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 2 Comments »

DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96 Loudspeaker Review: Part 2

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 7 Comments »

DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96 Loudspeaker Review: Part 3

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 20 Comments »

DS Audio DS Master1 Optical Phono Cartridge and Preamp/Equalizer Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 3 Comments »

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

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

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

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 5 Comments »

Electra-Fidelity A3-500 300B monoblock amplifiers Review

Amplification | Mono Block | Tube | 1 Comment »

Electrocompaniet ECI-5 MkII Amplifier Review

Amplification | Solid State | 5 Comments »

Electrocompaniet ECP 1 Phono Preamplifier Review

Phono | 3 Comments »

Electrocompaniet PI 2D Prelude Integrated Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | 9 Comments »

Eliane Elias

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Ellington Night at the Roberts House!

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

Emia Remote Autoformer Review

Preamplifier | 13 Comments »

EMT Jubilee Series JSD5 Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 4 Comments »

EMT TMD 25N Mono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

EnigmAcoustics Sopranino Electrostatic Super Tweeter Review

Speakers | Super Tweeter | 2 Comments »

Essence of Music CD Treatment Review

Audio Accessories | Disc Treatment | 3 Comments »

Finite Elemente Cerabase Classic Reference Audio Footer Review

Audio Accessories | 2 Comments »

First Watt SIT-1 Mono Power Amplifiers Review

Amplification | Mono Block | Solid State | 1 Comment »

Five Things that the Beatnik learned or remembered while reviewing the AMG “V12” turntable

Beatnik's Journey | No Comments »

Fritz Accuton 6 Two Way Compact Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Fritz Carrera Rev 7 BE bookshelf speakers Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 4 Comments »

GamuT L3 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Genesis Advance Technologies 7p Petite Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Genesis Advance Technologies I60 Integrated Tube Amplifier Review

Amplification | Integrated Amplifiers | Tube | No Comments »

GINI iTube 2.1 Tube iPod Audio System Review

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

Girls, girls, girls!

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

GmbH SVP-1 Preamplifier Review

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Halide DAC HD Review

DACs | Digital Sources | No Comments »

Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1921-AMG V12 Isolation Platform Review

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Smith, Best of Cream, Louis Armstrong & The All Stars, Vinyl Record Reviews

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

HB Cable Design PowerSlave Acrylic Review

Audio Accessories | 5 Comments »

HB Cable Design PowerSlave Marble Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | 5 Comments »

HB Cable Design PowerStar Horizon High End Power Distribution Review

Audio Accessories | Power Conditioners | 2 Comments »

Helius Designs Scorpio 4 Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | 2 Comments »

Henry Mancini’s Peter Gunn Music

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

High Fidelity Cables – CT-1 Ultimate Cables

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | 6 Comments »

High Fidelity Cables CT-1 and CT-1E Speaker Cables Review

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | No Comments »

High Fidelity Cables CT-1 Interconnects Review

Cables | Interconnects | 2 Comments »

High Fidelity Cables CT-1 power cable Review

Cables | Power Cables | 6 Comments »

High Fidelity Cables CT-1 Ultimate Reference Rhodium Plus Power Cord Review

Cables | Power Cables | 5 Comments »

High Fidelity Cables CT-1E Phono & Interconnect Cables Review

Cables | Interconnects | Phono Cables | 6 Comments »

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

Cables | Interconnects | Speaker Cables | 7 Comments »

High Resolution Technologies Music Streamer & Music Streamer+ USB Review

DACs | Digital Sources | No Comments »

Horace Silver Quintet – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Elvis Presley – Stereo ’57 – Vinyl Reviews

Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

Ikeda Sound Labs IT-407CR1 Long Tonearm Review

Analog Sources | Tone Arms | No Comments »

Ikonoklast 3 Floorstanding Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

Importance of Setting Your System Up Right

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Into Audio Values and Priorities

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

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

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Jack Roberts Shares His Listening and Equipment Biases

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 11 Comments »

Janis Ian, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Carole King, Laura Nyro

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Joan Baez, Eleanor McEvoy, Santana, Arlo Guthrie, Willie Nelson

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

Joy of High-End Audio

Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

Joy of High-end Audio: the People

Commentaries | The Columns | No Comments »

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

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Klipsch Image X10i In-Ear Headphone Review

Headphones | In Ear Headphones | No Comments »

konoklast Model 3 HO Floorstanding Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

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

Amplification | Preamplifier | Solid State | No Comments »

Linda Ronstadt, Dave Brubeck, Steve Martin

Music | Vinyl | 5 Comments »

Lindemann BL-10 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Bookshelf Speakers | No Comments »

Lindemann USB-DAC 24/192 Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 1 Comment »

Line Magnetic Audio LM 755i Field Coil Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 5 Comments »

Linn Audio Loudspeakers Athenaeum Speaker Review

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | No Comments »

London Decca Reference Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 8 Comments »

Loudspeakers

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 1 Comment »

Lowther America Alerion Floorstanding Speaker

Floorstanding Speakers | Speakers | 2 Comments »

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

Audio Accessories | No Comments »

LP Reviews – Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, Benny Goodman Orchestra, Mumford & Sons, The Band Stage Fright, Neil Young

Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

LP Reviews: Hilary Hahn, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles

Classical | Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

LP Reviews: Venessa Fernandez, Buddy Miller & Friends, Starker, Ma, Bernstein

Classical | Jazz | Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

LPs For Vinylphiles With Deep Pockets

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

Lyn Stanley, Richard Thompson, The Civil Wars, and Anoushka Shankar Record Reviews

Music | Various | Vinyl | 3 Comments »

Lyn Stanley, Santana, The Byrds

Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | No Comments »

Lyn Stanley, Sarah McLachlan, Sonny Rollins Quintet, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin Record Reviews

Jazz | Music | Various | Vinyl | 2 Comments »

Marantz SA-11S2 SACD Player Review

Digital Sources | Disc Media Players | 2 Comments »

Margules Audio Magenta FZ47DB Phono Amplifier Review

Amplification | Phono | 1 Comment »

Margules Audio SF220.15 20th Anniversary Stereo Tube Preamplifier

Preamplifier | 1 Comment »

Margules Audio U280-SC 25th Anniversary Stereo Tube Amplifier

Amplification | Tube | 9 Comments »

Margules Group U-280sc “Black” Amplifier Review

Amplification | Tube | 2 Comments »

Merrill-Scillia MS21 Turntable Review

Analog Sources | Turn Tables | No Comments »

Miyabi 47 MC Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 1 Comment »

Miyabi Standard Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

Miyajima Premium BE Mono Phono Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | 1 Comment »

Miyajima Shilabe Cartridge Review

Analog Sources | Cartridges | No Comments »

Monarchy Audio SE-250 Hybrid Monoblock Amplifier Review

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

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

Jazz | Music | Vinyl | 4 Comments »

Murata ES103a Spherical Super Tweeter Review

Speakers | No Comments »

Music First Audio Baby Reference preamplifier Review Followup

Preamplifier | No Comments »

Neko Audio D100 Mk2 DAC Review

DACs | Digital Sources | 3 Comments »

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

Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

On Soundstaging

Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | No Comments »

Oppo BDP-105D USB DAC/Streaming Blu-ray player Review

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

OPPO Digital Sonica DAC Review

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

Opus 3 Test Records

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Bookshelf Speakers | Speakers | 3 Comments »

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

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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Beatnik's Journey | The Columns | 4 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | 1 Comment »

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Music | Vinyl | 10 Comments »

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Music | Vinyl | No Comments »

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