The highly acclaimed Mojo Audio Mystique v3 DAC is being discontinued and replaced with a newer model in early 2019. I spoke the other day to owner Ben Zwickel about the newest upgrades below: THE ESSENTIALS The Sound Advocate has learned that the … Read more
The Peachtree Audio Nova 500 is the newest incarnation of this excellent model and might just be destined to become a new industry standard in the high power, high performance range of integrated amplifiers. Most audio devotees are aware of Peachtree Audio’s fine … Read more
Marvin Bolden examines the Kinki Studio EX-M1 integrated amplifier – UPDATED 12/8/18 Today’s audio enthusiast is literally saturated with a plethora of high definition audio products in every part of the reproduction chain and at virtually every price point. Here at The Sound Advocate, … Read more
Mad Scientist Audio is based in New Zealand. It’s run by Bob & Kay Prangnell . The Mad Scientist Heretical Digital cables may become a force to be reckoned with! Heretical Digital Cable 75 Ohms? Nope… Mad Scientist Heretical Digital Cable (HDC) also uses … Read more
Quad Vena II integrated amplifier and digital streamer Some years back, the Quad Vena integrated amplifier arrived on the scene as one of the more well featured audiophile quality amplifiers in the $700 price range. It included Bluetooth and USB, optical and coaxial … Read more
Bluebird Music has announced the availability of the Chord Etude amplifier Spendor A7 loudspeakers Marketed as part of Chord’s Choral range of products, the Etude has been designed to both compliment and exploit the full potential of the multi-award winning DAVE DAC, which has preamp functionality. … Read more
You may just want to think twice before you shell out a few hundred dollars or more on those new “high end”audiophile power cords. Bryan Geyer explains why! An AC power line cord should simply serve as a lossless link between the AC … Read more
Ken Johnson examines music from Elvis Costello, The Necks, Drive by Truckers and ‘Low’ Double Negative Elvis Costello and the Impostors, “Look Now”—I’ve always had more respect than genuine lust for EC’s post-1980’s records, which is to say that while one can’t … Read more
If you google Rosso Fiorentino , there are an abundance of references to an Italian painter and just one reference to Rosso Fiorentino Electroacoustics.; not to mention the Rosso Fiorentino Volterra loudspeakers.! However, if you explore a bit further, you’ll learn that Rosso … Read more