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
How to select and optimally mate subwoofers with mini-monitor main speakers – When space or decor constraints dictate the use of small “mini-monitor” as your main speakers instead of classic full-range speakers, you will need to know how to mate subwoofers with mini-monitors … Read more
OPINION – Do all audio enthusiasts have the same ability to judge accurate sound reproduction equally? An even better question might be “Is the need for sound accuracy important when describing and evaluating the sound of audiophile components today? What, if anything, does … Read more
In the scope of evaluating some of the greatest living classical pianists today, an individual’s inherent musicality, personal subjectivity, learning and experience will ultimately be the final arbiter as to the groups of particular musicians we cherish the most. One’s sense of how … Read more
In this small article for the Sound Advocate, I offer a summary of the role of power amplifiers today: tubes vs. solid state designs. (* see below) As most audio enthusiasts know, there are a plethora of many well-designed solid-state power amplifiers that … Read more