REVIEW: Bryston BP 1.5 Phonostage
Listening to Serge Gainsbourg’s low drawl, mixed with groovy, early 70’s melodies and sparse instrumentation reminiscent of a beat movie, it dawns on me that even though I don’t speak a word of French, I don’t care because the Bryston BP 1. Read More >
Nagra VPS
While you might be overloaded with phonostage choices at the entry level, finding one at the top of the heap is still a fairly narrow path. Even as you approach the pinnacle, you still must choose wisely and as always, define just what you are looking for, keeping system synergy at the forefront. Read More >
Red Dawn Power Cord from Nordost
Nordost is now shipping the Red Dawn™ power cord as part of its premier line of Leif Series cables for audio and video components. Its heavier gauge (14 AWG) stranded construction uses our proprietary Micro Mono-Filament FEP technology and has a power handling rating of 10 amps. Read More >
Red Wine Audio’s Ginevra LFP-V
When “Perfect Sound Forever” debuted in 1983 in the form of the CD, I doubt that anyone seriously imagined the LP would still be with us in 2011. The compact disc immediately ignited an analog/digital debate among hardcore audiophiles, and while true believers on each side are still holding tight, it’s the CD, not the LP, whose future remains uncertain. Read More >
Naim SuperLine
(Ed. note: This review originally ran in issue #21 of TONEAudio. While some of my reference components have changed since this review, the SuperLine/SuperCap combination is still part of our reference fleet. Read More >
Issue 49
Features 995: Sounds that Won’t Break the Bank Golden Ear Aon 3 speakers By Jeff Dorgay Journeyman Audiophile Opera’s Seconda Speakers By Jerold O’Brien Old School: The Quad ESL’s By Ken Kessler Macro: Sound for Small Spaces Wadia 121 Decoding Computer M2TECH hiFace Two By John Darko Tone Style Sonos Play:3 By Ben Fong-Torres The Wino: Four Fall Treats By Monique Meadows BDI Nora 8239: Modern Cabinet Design By Kevin Gallucci Solidsteel WS-5 Turntable Shelf Scooba Design Cable Stable Rollup McIntosh Beach Towel Sieveking Omega Headphone Stand Music Live Music: Iron Maiden, Fiona Apple and The Afghan Whigs Current Releases: Fresh Releases in the Pop/Rock World By the TONE Staff Audiophile Pressings Kiss, The Scorpions and more… Jazz and Blues New releases from Keith Jarrett, Dave King, Joe Fielder and Terje Rypdal By Jim Macnie Previews KEF R-300 Speakers Magico S5 Speakers Sonus faber Aida Speakers From The Web: Micromega AS-400 Meridian M6 DSP Speakers Reviews: Simaudio Moon 810LP Phonostage By Jacob Heilbrunn Vienna Acoustics Mozart SE By Jerold O’Brien REL Gibraltar G-2 Sub Bass System By Jeff Dorgay MAD 1920 Speakers By Jeff Dorgay A Sneak Peek at the KEF Blades By Jeff Dorgay Slummin’ Read More >
We Visit Audio Research
My pet peeve with audio sales people and audio reviewers is that they tend to decide for the customer what they can and can’t afford. For the most part, writing about HiFI gear or selling it isn’t a high-roller job, so it’s often easy to fall into the trap thinking the customer doesn’t have any more change in their pocket than you do. Read More >
Meridian M6 Active Speakers Ready, Set, Go!
When was the last time you set up an entire music system in under five minutes? I’m guessing never. In case haven’t had the opportunity to use one, the Meridian Sooloos digital music server, now called Meridian Digital Media System, it is by far the worlds easiest to use – and I’ve used them all. Read More >
Micromega AS-400: An Elegant Solution
Micromega of France, enjoys a very respectable presence here in the US, and has been introducing new products with a vengeance recently. The company currently designs and builds a full line of electronics from sources to amplification. Read More >
Fantastic Value From Clearaudio:
If you pose the question, “What turntable should I buy for $1,500?” on an internet forum, have your hazmat suit on and be prepared to be bombarded with insults and advice. You’ll get suggestions from all over the audio spectrum; new, used, and modded this or that. Read More >
Pass Labs XP-25
The secret, in other words, is out. Vinyl ain’t going nowhere. It’s here to stay. As a result, not just LP manufacturers, but audio companies are going into overdrive to produce goods to satisfy a small albeit growing market. Read More >
The Peachtree Nova
When Peachtree Audio brought out their Decco amplifier/DAC combination three years ago it was an amazing product for $800. It featured a 50wpc integrated amplifier with a tube in the input stage to add a little bit of warmth to its basic 16/44 DAC smoothing out some of the digital grunge. Read More >
NAD PP 3i
Now that it costs about $75 to gas up your car, a $199 phono preamplifier is a real bargain, especially one that digitizes your vinyl collection via the onboard USB connection.. If that isn’t enough, the NAD PP 3i even has a line input so that you can digitize your cassette collection (and 8-tracks). Read More >
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