The Gearhead

Not all recording engineers are knowledgable about speaker and crossover design, but it’s my opinion that they should be.Most studios can’t afford to equip every mix station with single-driver Yamaha…

If you’re like me, you’ve got a guy in your audiophile friends club that constantly feeds you recommendations of great recordings. Darren Myers, design engineer at PS Audio and designer of their well-…

This DAC made my head turn this morning the second I hit play over USB. Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time with the new ESS 9038PRO DAC chip, but the depth of the bass at even first listen is impre…

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…