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WiiM Ultra Streamer DAC Reviewed
By Greg Handy
Posted on: April 9, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesWiiM, part of Linkplay Technology, which started in 2014 with experience in streaming audio software and hardware to major audio companies like Harman, JBL, Yamaha, to name a few, has for a few years developed its product line of streaming electronics to bring high technology in the streaming arena at astonishingly low prices. The WiiM Read More »
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Cambridge Audio Alva Duo Phono Preamplifier Reviewed
Reading Time: 8 minutesA phono preamplifier is a great and often inexpensive way to improve the sound of your vinyl. While many integrated amplifiers and preamplifiers include a phono stage, they often struggle to match the sound of separated components for many reasons, but I suspect the biggest reason is that the budget that is set aside for components inside those boxes is going Read More »
PSB Alpha iQ Streaming powered speakers with BluOS Reviewed
Reading Time: 10 minutesPSB is a high-quality, high-value audiophile loudspeaker manufacturer that recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary. Named after its founder, Paul Barton, PSB subscribes to the belief that speakers should look good, sound even better, and withstand the test of time. But don’t let the brand’s vintage fool you – PSB is doing some really forward-thinking things Read More »
Vincent Audio SA-T7 Preamplifier Reviewed
Reading Time: 8 minutesI have enjoyed tubed audiophile preamplifiers for decades, but had never spent any time with gear from Vincent Audio until just recently, when my publisher asked me if I would be interested in reviewing a tubed preamplifier from Vincent Audio. I quickly agreed, and the Vincent Audio SA-T7 Diamond arrived shortly thereafter. The “Diamond” in the SA-T7 Read More »
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By Jerry Del Colliano
Posted on: April 2, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesAnyone who has seen the 1997 feature film Boogie Nights (or lived through that times as an adult) knows that, for an American man in the 1970s, your masculinity was often significantly defined most by what car you drove. Muscle cars were popular, and luxury cars from Cadillac and Rolls Royce defined opulence at that time. A Read More »
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Rotel DX-5 Launches a New 33 Watt Integrated Amp for $1,499
Reading Time: 4 minutesRotel DX-5 Stereo Integrated Amplifier – a sleek integrated amp that delivers 33 Watts/channel into 4 ohms (25 Watts/channel at 8 ohms) via a class AB internal amp. The 768kHz ESS ES9039Q2M Sabre DAC ensures ultra-low noise (100 dB SNR) and a wide soundstage (10 Hz – 100k Hz, ±0.19 dB). While an external DAC Read More »
Do Distinctive Looking or Colored Drivers Help Sell More Speakers?
Reading Time: 8 minutesBeing exiled from our home because of the Palisades Fire, we are now living 125 miles south in San Diego, which in a matter of days has jogged some long-forgotten, geographically specific audiophile memories. When I was in Music and Business school at USC, my college girlfriend lived in North County San Diego, thus I Read More »
SVS LaunchesNew 5000 R|Evolution Series Subwoofers
Reading Time: 4 minutes SVS today announces their new 5000 R|Evolution Series subwoofers. The two new models extend the subwoofer technology platform previously developed for the brand’s flagship 17-Ultra R|Evolution subwoofers, bringing reference performance to lower prices and smaller enclosures. Comprised of the SB-5000 R|Evolution sealed cabinet subwoofer and PB-5000 R|Evolution ported cabinet subwoofer, both new SVS models feature multiple Read More »
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The Component That Got Away: Audiophile Edition
Reading Time: 9 minutesIt was pre-pandemic and I got an unexpected call from audiophile icon…
