The Gearhead

Wouldn’t you like a pair of YG Acoustics Sonja 1.2s at your desk for mild office listening? Strange concept, I know, but welcome to my world. I must say they are surprisingly excellent in the nearfi…

Holy moly, this thing has a relaxing presentation. Not relaxed, mind you — relaxing. Incredibly detailed, and the soundstage really brings me into this tiny little DAC’s universe. I can turn up the vo…

Some of you may recognize my name from the, oh, roughly 80,000 words I wrote for PS Audio’s Copper Magazine since its inception two years ago. I wrote about recording from an audiophile perspective un…

This business wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Arnie Nudell. It all started with an old pair of Infinity Kappa 9 speakers - the “Amp Killers”.  Arnie Nudell passed away this week at the age…

Appraising used audio equipment is both a science and an art-form. After researching and appraising hundreds of thousands of speakers and components - from vintage classics to modern, state-of-the-art…