The Gearhead

Cardas Golden Reference and Cross Interconnects It’s weird to want to start a blog post by talking enthusiastically about the sound of metal, but then again, this is to be a blog post about…

Audio Note M3 Phono Tube Preamplifier Uh oh. I’ve fallen in love with two different tube preamplifiers today. Just that kind of Friday I guess! Of course, these preamps could make an…

Aesthetix Calypso Stereo Tube Hybrid Preamplifier I’ll admit I didn’t let the normal random chance determine my little listening session with the Aesthetix Calypso preamplifier here. I hap…

Wilson Benesch A.C.T. C60 Limited Edition Grip is a term often associated with the bigger drivers of great speakers. Usually we’re talking about the low end, but something about the word “grip” i…

Mark Levinson No. 585 Stereo Integrated Amplifier Sometimes things just… click. I witnessed that this morning with this Mark Levinson No. 585 “do-everything” style of integrated amplifier a…