Monitor Audio PL300 II Loudspeaker Review
The British have contributed mightily to the music universe. The world of music would just not be the same without the body of work of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Moody Blues. On the [...]
Skogrand Cables: Love at First Sound… An Interview With Knut Skogrand
1) What are the factors that made you a music lover? It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what brought me into music. I can’t remember any time when I wasn’t a music lover and I think it [...]
Sony SS-NA2ES Loudspeaker Review
There is no doubt that Sony has been one of the giants in the sphere of consumer electronics for the better part of the last century. However, to audio enthusiasts, this brand is better known as [...]
Skogrand Cables SC Beethoven Speaker Cables Review
In the three and a half decades that I have been reviewing audio products, I have had the privilege of living through the 1980s when Noel Lee the founder of Monster Cables began his intrepid quest [...]
Thorens MM-008 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
For many of us who have gotten used to the relatively superior convenience of storing, accessing and playing digital music files, it is quite a chore to play our music collection on vinyl records. It is [...]
The History and Future of Music Delivery
If you happened to live just a few hundred years ago, the only way you could enjoy music was to either sing or play an instrument by yourself or with others, attend a live performance or [...]
Encore ENC-5 Bookshelf Speakers
Over the past few decades, we have seen some truly splendid consumer electronics products come out of Japan. Sadly, except for a few exceptions, this did not include great high-end loudspeakers. This is why most audiophiles [...]
Roksan Oxygene Integrated Amplifier
And now for something completely different: The Roksan Oxygene integrated amplifier. It does not look anything like any integrated amplifier I have ever seen. In fact I am sure that most people who eyeball this component [...]
A Free Ride on the Upgrade Train!
Tips For Improving the Sound of Your HiFi and Home Theatre System One of the thrills of being an audiophile is the adventurous journey of squeezing better sound quality from your audio system. The conventional route [...]
Aëdle VK-1 Valkyrie Headphones Review
It is easy to assign personalities to headphones. Some are sleek, slim and stunningly statuesque like a supermodel, but usually with not much substance between the ears. You get the brawny, muscular models that will take [...]