Sennheiser HD800S Headphone Review
Variations on a Theme by Sennheiser You may remember something I wrote here seven years ago: “These are the single greatest headphones in the history of the world.” I was writing about the new Sennheiser [...]
Why Do We Need Better Cables? Continued Innovation In Audio Equipment Drives the Need For Higher Quality Cables
We should examine the work of a bunch of pioneering guys – Peter Walker, Ivor Tiefenbrun, Julian Vereker, Bob Stuart, Mark Levinson, Dan D’Agostino, Ed Meitner, Dave Wilson, Alon Wolf and Yoav Geva. Who are these [...]
Nordost Valhalla 2 Cables Review – Their Place in Our Hobby
The State of the Art Valhalla is the cable that turned the cable industry upside down in the year 2001. Unconventional in appearance as in performance, Valhalla set a new standard for many, and became my [...]
A Complete Guide To Choosing An Amplifier / Amplifier Buyer Guide 2015
What You Should Know Before Selecting An Amplifier, Integrated Amplifier Or AV Receiver The integrated amplifier or AV receiver is the heart of your stereo or home theatre system and also its control centre. It accepts [...]
Cyrus Streamline2 Streaming Music Player Review
Three components are seeing major growth in the audio market: headphones, DACs and streaming music players. Today we’ll take a look at a streamer from Cyrus Audio, a well established company operating out of the Ermine [...]
TAVES 2014 Consumer Electronics Show – Coverage by Phil Gold
TAVES is back and it’s bigger and better than ever. So big it had to relocate to a larger venue this year, and bursting with new ideas. High art (yes there were paintings and other artworks [...]
Rega Research Saturn R CD/DAC Player Review
Rega has consistently produced products that stand the test of time, and which sport the simplest of controls. While most manufacturers use some kind of motorized drawer to get the CD in and out of the [...]
ELAC BS 244 Black Edition Bookshelf Speakers Review
These are small speakers with a big sound. Their size might lead you to think they are imaging champions with a limited maximum output and you’d be half right. Their imaging is near miraculous. If you [...]
TAVES 2013 Report by Phil Gold (Part 2)
Nordost The Nordost room is a reviewer’s delight – the one room where you get controlled experiments. This year I heard a comparison between two identical sets of speakers, one with the manufacturer’s spiked feet, the [...]
TAVES 2013 Report by Phil Gold (Part 1)
There was something for everyone at TAVES 2013 – whether you wanted to to see the new 4K Ultra HD TVs or you were looking to buy your kid a kit amplifier. Here are some of [...]