The Gearhead

First Watt amplifiers are among the best amplifiers for any system. When I read through the manual and Nelson’s descriptions of the First Watt F4 amplifier, I get a little dizzy, but I think I u…

Not all recording engineers are knowledgeable 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-…

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…

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

The Wyred4Sound 10th Anniversary 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 b…