Mark Levinson No. 585 Stereo Integrated Amplifier Sometimes things… click.I witnessed this morning with this Mark Levinson No. 585 “do-everything” integrated amplifier as I hauled its massive chassis up onto the test bench.Mark Levinson, and perhaps the rest of the...
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 cables. But when I say metal,...
Audio Note M3 Phono Tube Preamplifier I’ve fallen in love with two different tube preamplifiers today. Just that kind of Friday, I guess! Of course, these preamps could make anyone swoon. First it was the Aesthetix Calypso, and now it’s...
D’Agostino Momentum S250 Stereo Power Amplifier Mr. Dan D’Agostino has cornered the “heirloom watch” market for amplifiers in this country, I’m pretty sure.At TMR, we see designs from all over the world and from different points in audio history. And...
Audible Illusions Modulus 3A Stereo Tube Preamplifier Low-level listening is an acquired taste, but I think it’s an essential exercise for the aspiring audiophile.If you’ve ever taken time to understand the Fletcher-Munson loudness curves, you know that our hearing frequency...
Martin Logan Theos Electrostatic Hybrid Speakers I’m not a “sweet spot” audiophile at home. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate dialed-in, sweet spot listening.Head in a vise is how you might describe listening to my stand-up desk audio system...
Paradigm Signature S4 Bookshelf Speakers One of the topics that resonates most with me in speaker design is the all-important crossover point frequency. Based loosely on the size of drivers available (influenced by consumers’ desires for final speaker size) and...
Focal Sopra No. 2 Floorstanding Speakers Oui, oui, mon ami, le fromage du poisson!Pardon my French, but this set of speakers from Focal is amazing.But then, I knew they would be. They’re the smaller brother of the speaker that I...
TAD Evolution One Floorstanding Speakers You never know what a new day will bring, and this one brought me the best speakers I’ve ever heard in my life. No big deal.I’ve heard a lot of great speakers. I’ve listened extensively...
