November
        2025
        

Celebrating
        Our Spectacular 30th Anniversary!
        Honoring Enjoy the Music.com's
        exceptional articles and reviews.
        During 2025, Enjoy the Music.com
        will feature historic audio gear reviews and articles during our past 30
        years. As always, in the end what really matters is that
        you... enjoy the music!
 
 
 
        
        
        
         
        
        High-Performance
        Audio & Music Industry News
        Essential high-end audio news you need to know.
        Stay up-to-date on the latest audiophile and music industry news.
 
 
 
        
 
        
Mister Stokowski! Mister
Stokowski!
Let's talk about movies, classical music, and high-fidelity home audio.
Article
By Roger Skoff
        In the 1940 Disney film, Fantasia, Mickey Mouse, still in costume from his
performance as Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, runs up to
Conductor, Leopold Stokowski, and, full of admiration, pulls on Stokowski's
coat, says "Mr. Stokowski! Mr. Stokowski!", whistles to get the great man's
attention, says "My congratulations, sir!" and the exchange continues.... Back in those days, Mickey Mouse was hugely
successful, Stokowski became a popular figure, Fantasia became one of the
all-time classic movies, played, re-played, re-dubbed, and, finally, in 2000,
given a sequel. And classical music was, for at least a while, if not the, at
least a kind of music enjoyed by the masses. (Just a side-note, here, when my daughter was
little, she was quite smitten by Fantasia – which we had on tape and
played at home – and called the Sorcerer's Apprentice sequence "The
Sausage's Appendix").
        --->
        Mister Stokowski! Mister Stokowski! 
 
         
        
         
        
         
         
         
 
        A Stream Of New Hi-Fi Products To Enjoy
Plus a bit of reminiscing as extremely affordable audio offers good performance.
Editorial By Alan Sircom
As we lean into the last months of 2025,
 hi-fi+ approaches two landmarks; our annual Awards issue and our 250th edition. The naysayers still claim the end of the audio business and printed media are only days away from imminent demise.
We're still going 26 years and coming up for 250 issues later, and the steady stream of new audio products continue to amaze. Maybe those reports are greatly
exaggerated! It's easy to catastrophise and confuse 'change' with 'collapse'. No one would deny the audio world has changed greatly since 1999. But that change is more often than not for the better. Yes, the roadmap for CD-based sources looks to take the format through some very arid places. But, equally,
we're seeing the blossoming of really great sounding streaming products at all
levels. The 'at all levels' part shouldn't be understated. We're seeing a flourishing of extremely affordable audio, offering good performance while still at low prices.
---> A Stream Of New Hi-Fi Products To
Enjoy.
         
         
         
        Algorithms, Systems, And Ubiquitous DSP
AI makes audio signal processing more pervasive.
Editorial By J. Martins
Signal Processing—mostly in the digital domain (DSP), but also not forgetting any form of analog signal processing at some stage—is currently an essential discipline in audio.
It's always curious to see discussions among hifi enthusiasts about what they recognize as being
"acceptable" to do or not do with DSP—when in fact it is virtually everywhere in
today's audio technology. And why would "analog" signal processing be any "better" than
"digital signal processing" these days? More intriguing is debating the merits of fully integrated speaker design with optimized amplification and signal processing, which these days is a standard in professional studio monitors ...independently of whether the electronics reside inside the cabinet or not. Why would a speaker design for home listening be any different? As demonstrated countless times, signal processing can be many different
        things....
---> Algorithms, Systems, And Ubiquitous
DSP.
         
         
         
   
Toronto Audiofest 2025 Show Report
Canada's high-end audiophile premium
audio / video equipment show.
The Toronto Audiofest 2025 unfolded over three immersive days, spotlighting
  high-end home audiophile gear, videophile equipment, modern immersive audio,
  and EARVANA—Canada's first and only dedicated headphone festival—within an expansive 8,000 sq ft showcase. Music lovers and audiophiles alike
plugged in and demo'ed the newest in headphone and earphone technology, ranging from flagship over-ear designs to portable high-res in-ear monitors. With both general admission and industry badge options available, the event caters to casual enthusiasts and trade professionals seeking hands-on encounters with
  tomorrow's audio innovations. Enjoy the Music.com's exclusive Toronto
Audiofest 2025 high-end audiophile / immersivephile show coverage will be online
shortly.
---> Toronto Audiofest 2025 Luxury
Home Audio Show Report.
 
 
 
        Inside Capital Audiofest 2025: Exclusive Show
Report & Latest Gear
New high-end audio trends, top hi-fi gear, plus audiophile insights and
cutting-edge innovations.
        Welcome to
 Enjoy the Music.com's comprehensive Capital Audiofest 2025 show report. Capital Audiofest (CAF) 2025 is set to take place from November 14th to 16th at the Hilton Rockville in Maryland, continuing its legacy as the East Coast's largest and most beloved high-end audio show. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, offering three full days of immersive listening experiences, gear demos, and community engagement. Founded in 2010 by Gary Gill, CAF has grown from a grassroots gathering into a cornerstone of the North American audiophile calendar, drawing enthusiasts, engineers, and manufacturers from across the
        globe. Our Capital Audiofest 2025 show reports will be
online during the event, with very exciting  expanded coverage afterwards!
        ---> Inside Capital Audiofest 2025: Exclusive Show Report & Latest Gear.
         
         
         
        
         
 
        World Premiere Review!
Big Sound, Small Size: Voxativ Hagen2 Tower Loudspeaker Review
Performing the most musical magical trick!
Review By Paul Schumann
        Growing
up, I had a neighborhood friend who did magic. He was always working on new
illusions to incorporate into his act. Sometimes he had to build an apparatus,
and others were sleight of hand. To start, he would practice the new illusion
for endless hours in front of the mirror. Once the kinks were worked out, he
would try it out in front of some of his neighborhood friends. When he did this,
he added an extra layer of challenge for himself. He would show us how the trick
worked before he performed it. That way, we knew what to look for. He knew he
had mastered the illusion if he could still fool us. He was a master of his
craft, and he still does magic shows for fun. Our audio systems, as ardent readers of Enjoy the Music.com
know, can perform magic tricks. They take music that has been recorded in some
medium, convert it to electrical signals, and turn those signals into vibrations
that we perceive as music.
        --->
        Big Sound, Small Size: Voxativ Hagen2 Tower Loudspeaker Review.
         
         
        
        World Premiere Review!
Greater Emotional Connection: Audience FrontRow Reserve PowerChords Review
Going deeper into the inner details of the music you love.
Review By Rick Becker
        The invitation
for Enjoy the Music.com to review a new Audience Front Row Reserve
powerChord from John McDonald, President of Audience AV, came as a complete
surprise offer out of the blue. At $7500 each (1.5-meter), they would be two levels above the $2500
Synergistic Research power cords that grace most of my components. It would be
an adventure into uncharted territory for me, were it not for the Furutech
Project V1 Power Cable at $10,000, which came bundled with their excellent
Furutech NCF Power Vault power conditioner I had recently reviewed. I accepted John's offer reluctantly because I wasn't convinced
that power cords of that price would make a commensurate improvement. I also
wasn't sure a single power cord would enable me to reach a valid conclusion. In
the past, Synergistic Research had supplied enough power cords to feed my system
from source to power amp. In the lower to moderate price ranges, the
improvements were easily recognized and justified the increased costs.
        --->
        Greater Emotional Connection: Audience FrontRow Reserve PowerChords Review.
         
         
        
        The Ultimate Music Majesty: Lindemann Woodnote SOLO Network Player / DAC Review
A glorious reach out and touch sound that invites you to listen more.
Review By Tom Lyle
        Lindemann Audio is a German high-end audio company that has
been in operation for over thirty years, just as the 30th anniversary of Enjoy
the Music.com is being celebrated in 2025! In that time, Lindemann became
known for being an innovative company that designed and manufactured
excellent-sounding and well-built digital and other audio products at a
reasonable price. Lindemann produces three series of products, three of which
are digital components, and the other are loudspeakers. Lindemann's Woodnote
series offers two compact-sized components, both of which are minimalist in
design: the SOLO and the COMBO. The SOLO is a streamer / DAC, the COMBO is also
a steamer / DAC, but also contains an internal amplifier in its similarly sized
        cabinet. I chose to review Lindemann's Woodnote SOLO rather than their
COMBO because the SOLO will appeal more to audiophiles looking to integrate an
extremely well-built and cleverly designed streamer / DAC into their system.
        --->
        The Ultimate Music Majesty: Lindemann Woodnote SOLO Network Player / DAC
        Review.
         
         
        
        
        McIntosh MC75 Monoblock Tube Amplifier And C22 Tube
Preamplifier Review
McIntosh's latest re-introduction of their classic audio components.
Review By Anthony Nicosia
McIntosh has been making high-end audio products that music
lovers have treasured for a very long time. This review of McIntosh's
re-introduction of their MC75 monoblock tube amplifier and C22 tube preamplifier
($3750 each and $7500 respectively) shows the strength of this longstanding high-end
audio manufacturer. Originally founded in 1949 they operated out of Silver
Spring, Maryland until 1956 when they built their current facility in
Binghamton, New York. What can anyone say about McIntosh Labs that has not
already been said? This sixty-six year old company has produced many classics
and is still making gear audiophiles crave for even in today's highly
competitive world-wide market. Let it be known that my passion for McIntosh
audio gear has spanned decades. In the past my home has seen the MC275, MC240,
MC225 (two of them to be exact), MC2102, MC2105 and MC452 amplifiers.
        --->
        McIntosh MC75 Monoblock Tube Amplifier And C22 Tube Preamplifier Review.
         
         
        
        
  Audio Gold For Lucky Men: MY 25 Hi-Fi Malaysia Group
        A prosperous two day trip to Kuala Lumpur brings an earful of delights worth millions of
        dollars.
        A Fun-Filled Visit By Heather And Steven R. Rochlin
        It all
  started innocently. Those who live within New England, USA, know about the
  months-long -17F winter combined with well over 18 feet of annual snowfall
  during the winter months. After many years enduring this annual situation, it
  was time for Heather and I to journey to Singapore for a few months.
  The warm 85F days followed by perfect 73F nights are a blissful welcome to the
  chilling alternative back home. Being on holiday, for me,
  is a slowdown by working only 9 hours a day instead of the normal 16. My
  father is the same way, so perhaps it is a genetic trait being a Rochlin.
  After about a week here in Singapore I received a message within  Enjoy the Music.com's Facebook page 
  suggesting that I should visit KL. For those unfamiliar, KL is short for Kuala
  Lumpur (Malaysia) and flying there is a fast hopper flight from Singapore; and
  good round trip airfare can be had for $200 per couple. Since I, nor my wife,
  have been to KL it was literally four days later and we were landing at Kuala
  Lumpur airport to meet the MY 25 Hi-Fi Malaysia group.
        ---> Audio Gold For Lucky Men: MY 25 Hi-Fi Malaysia
        Group.
         
         
         
        
        Kimber Kable Carbon 8 Interconnects, Carbon 18 XL Speaker
Cables, Ascent Power Cables, And Select Copper USB Cable Review
        Mega-transparent, plus satisfying every other trait one would expect.
        Review By Tom Lyle
        I've often
said that the best way to test audio cable is to rewire one's entire system with
that brand or model. This way one will be able to hear the difference in sound
quality with any influence from other types of cable, and truly hear its
affects. Kimber Kable (not a typo, Kimber likes to replace the "C" in cable with
a "K") is one of the only brands of cable that I have found where I could
replace once interconnect in my system, and hear a very distinct improvement of
the sound of my system due to this one cable change. One might think I
discovered this recently, with my system loaded with pricey review gear, but
this was not the case. This happened during the 1990s when I had just started
reviewing high-end audio equipment. My system at the time was decent, but
nothing like it is today.
        --->
        Kimber Kable Carbon 8 Interconnects, Carbon 18 XL Speaker Cables, Ascent Power Cables, And Select Copper USB Cable
        Review. 
          
          
         
        Sonus Faber Olympica Nova V Floorstanding
        Loudspeaker Review
        Faithful reproducing that sounds like music.
        Review By
Tom Lyle
        I first heard speakers from Sonus faber's Olympica Nova series during
        my
second visit to the World Of McIntosh Townhouse, located in the Soho
neighborhood of downtown New York City. Before I left this wonderful audiophile
playhouse, I couldn't resist requesting a review pair of their top model in the
Olympica line, the Nova V. As part of their brief explanation of what I was hearing that
day, I was told that this 37-year-old Italian speaker manufacturer upgraded this
speaker line with new crossovers and drivers, new cabinet structures, internal
volume tuning, and many other updates.  Of course, the speakers' cosmetics
were also refined by Sonus faber's team of designers, giving them a new more
refined appearance.
One can read more about the upgrades than I could fit in the
space of a review of only one of the speakers on Sonus faber's website, you can
also read about some of the impressions I had when I saw and heard these
speakers for the first time in the link I provided....
        --->
        Sonus Faber Olympica Nova V Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review.
         
         
         
        Silversmith Audio Fidelium Loudspeaker
        Cables Review
        A new paradigm in speaker cables.
        Review By Greg Weaver
        I first met the engaging Jeffrey Smith, founder and design engineer of Silversmith Audio and recently retired Navy Commander, some nineteen years ago during his third CES, in January of 2002. To save space here, as there is quite a bit to cover, I'd refer you to his "About Us" link at the Silversmith Audio web page to see his remarkable story. He was showing his then flagship silver ribbon interconnects and speaker cables at the Alexis Park paired with gear from Pass Labs including their X0.2 linestage and X600 amplifiers driving the EgglestonWorks Andra II speakers. The then-new speaker crossover design and final tonal voicing were the work by my friend the late Albert Von Schweikert. Sourced by a Marantz SA1251 SACD player, with all equipment isolated using Grand Prix Audio stands, the room was a clear sonic standout.
        --->
        Silversmith Audio Fidelium Loudspeaker Cables Review.
         
         
        

The Nagra SN Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorder
A video about the incredibly small Nagra SN that pretty much covers everything.
Video By Lucas Dul Of In Mechanica Antiqua
I have always been a fan of beautiful engineering.  That is one of the primary things that drives me to do the things I do, from writing and typewriter repair to photography.  I have dived deeply into those last two things in this blog, primarily my work with typewriter
repair. For as long as I can remember, there has always been this undying curiosity to see how things work.  To get an inside look, to examine all these carefully created parts and understand their purpose, and to appreciate the mind that conceived
them. A rather long video about the Nagra SN, one of the smallest reel to reel tape recorders ever made, and of the highest
quality. Had some issues during the making of this video, but whatever. Hope there are moments you find enjoyable! I make no claims of being any sort of audio professional, I just like tape recorders. Finally, my advice for finding an affordable
unit is....
---> The Nagra SN Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorder.
 
 

        Record Safari: Digging In The
Crates Of America
A record collecting documentary featuring Alex Rodriguez.
Video By Life Is My Movie Entertainment
We put this out for free to share the beauty of vinyl & record collecting with the world. If you would like to help support the filmmakers you can purchase the DVD or digital download on Vimeo. The DVD has bonus features not available on digital! Thank you so much for watching and happy
collecting! Since its invention over 100 years ago, the vinyl record has revolutionized the way people hear and feel recorded music. In the 1980s, video killed the radio star and CDs killed the record industry.
Now — with CD and digital sales on the decline — vinyl records is in the midst of an epic
comeback. A collector of records since childhood, Alex Rodriguez has turned his addiction into a career. Follow Alex across America as he discovers and curates records for Coachella Music
Festival's on-site record store.
--->
Record Safari: Digging In The Crates Of America.
         
         
        

        The Intro: The Passionate
        Music Lover
Editorial By Art Dudley
Passions run high among music lovers. We vilify
"bad" musicians
(the ones we dislike), and we elevate marginally functional savants with a couple of 2-minute singles and some album
filler under their belts. When it comes to more unique and productive figures like Phil
        Spector, Jimi Hendrix, Wilhelm Furtwängler, John Cage, or [insert your own heroes and
villains here], music fans either revere them as gods or dismiss them as meaningless.
Sometimes there are shades in between, but perspective is at a premium. This tendency to paint things black or white spills over to the equipment we use
to play back our favorite recordings. I've seen the cognoscenti dismiss people on the
basis of no more information than their choice of power amp, though I suspect few
of us are quite so one-dimensional in truth. Anyone with an internet connection can
publish broadsides proclaiming their love for equipment and music and aim verbal
barrages at their musical "enemies."
        ---> The Intro: The Passionate Music Lover.
         
         
 
 
        
 
 
        
        Voices From The Fringe?
Editorial By Joe Roberts
From Sound Practices
Issue 1, Summer 1992
        Audio today consists of a much wider range of practice than
you'll find reported in the glossy mags. Some of the most interesting activity in the
hobby takes place outside the borders that commercial producers of contemporary equipment accept as their playing field. There are vintage
gear enthusiasts, modifiers of old and new gear, and people who build things that the manufacturers are wise to avoid - products with limited popular
appeal or which are not economically viable to manufacture. Except for Audio Amateur/Glass
Audio, there's no dedicated forum for do-it-yourself audio, one of the most rewarding facets of our hobby. Only a
few decades ago DIY was an important part of the hobby for people as committed to it as we are. What
        happened?
        ---> Voices From The
        Fringe?
         
         
        

Editor's Thing
Article By Dan 'Doc B." Schmalle
From VALVE  Volume 2 Number 8
Siting here writing this in a heat wave. Somehow those pretty fire bottles that keep the basement shop warm in the winter seem like a real liability this 90 degree day.
But if this isn't blues weather, I don't know what is. So I pull out Elmore, B. B. and Blind Lemon, and pretend I'm the third Blues
brother. Man, after listening to stuff like Living Stereos and Telarcs, this stuff is funky. Makes your system sound like one of those
Rockola's (you know, that was really the guy's name) with the tail fins. I love it. This is listening that has nothing to do with the word 'audiophile'. Yes, the Muddy Waters redo has fabulous so
nice (by the way, I found the CD and the vinyl very close in quality) but a reissued 1951 Elmore James has the same stuff a 20 year old Bordeaux has, that real warm, soft velvety kind of presentation, that gives you the intensified essence of the thing rather than the clarity of the original offering.
---> Editor's Thing.
 
 

 
  
 
        
        Exclusive Interview With Roger
Waters!
An Interview With Roger Waters: Beyond The Quad Wall
        Interview By Mike Mettler
        Yes,
I can confirm it: Roger Waters smiles. And laughs. A lot. During an hour-long
in-person conversation with the man in the Sony Club atop Madison Avenue in New
York City in mid-September, Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd, was quite
amused and very much engaged while discussing techie topics like the origins of
the mighty Floyd's live quad inclinations. He also continues to be deeply
impressed by the surround-sound mixes his longtime production colleague, James
Guthrie, has done for seminal albums like 1973's The
Dark Side of the Moon, 1975's Wish
You Were Here, and the recent 5.1 recasting of his often overlooked
1992 solo album, Amused to Death. "Oh,
I agree — James did a good job on all of them," Waters says. "The new
mixes of Amused to Death sound
stunning. Yeah, it's great; I love it. It's pretty amazing."
        ---> An Interview With Roger Waters: Beyond The Quad Wall.
         
         
         
        Exclusive Interview With James
Guthrie!
An Interview With James Guthrie: Perfect 5.1 Sense
        Interview By Mike Mettler
        Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters wants his music to be
reproduced at the highest quality, and he turns to one man to make sure he
achieves that goal: producer and engineer James Guthrie. Guthrie and Waters have
worked together for decades, starting with Pink Floyd's seminal 1979 album, The
Wall. Waters has since entrusted Guthrie with producing hi-res
surround-sound mixes for 1973's The Dark
Side of the Moon, 1975's Wish
You Were Here, and the recent 5.1 recasting of Waters'
oft-overlooked 1992 solo album, Amused to
        Death. While Patrick Leonard was Waters' co-producer on Amused
to Death, Guthrie was enlisted to bring his own special brand of
mixing elixir into the control room. "We did try to make a dynamic album, but,
really, that's going to happen anyway, just because of the music that Roger
writes," Guthrie explains. "His storytelling is so dynamic, and we follow
his lead."
        ---> An Interview With James Guthrie: Perfect 5.1 Sense.
         
         
         
 
        Rogue Audio Stereo 100 'Dark' Vacuum Tube Amplifier Review
Musical purity and natural ease bring out the very best in your loudspeakers.
Review By Ric Mancuso
Rogue Audio's designer Mark O'Brien has been on a tear lately
with updated and new models that are setting the bar higher for the competition.
I recently wrote about the new Rogue Audio Pharaoh II and the Sphinx Model 3 before
the Stereo 100 Dark as reviewed here. You might say, they all came first under the checkered
flag. Mark is a high-performance car and motorbike enthusiast, along with being
driven — no pun intended — by his passion for premium audio high-end sound.
I guess you could call him a gearhead. Hey, aren't we all at some level? Funny,
how speedy motorbikes are a thing with other audio designers in the industry. To
name a few, EveAnna Manley of Manley Audio, Sean Casey of Zu Audio, and Mark O'Brien
of Rogue Audio. I have an exercise bike.
--->
Rogue Audio Stereo 100 'Dark' Vacuum Tube Amplifier Review.
         
         
         
        
        High-End Audio Sound? Audiophile Music? Both? What?
Some basic questions about our hobby.
Article
By Roger Skoff
        I first wrote about how music and sound interrelate to  enhance each other
years ago within my
2018 article Coming At It From Both Directions ). At that time, I looked at it – even after more than half a
century as a music lover and audiophile – more from point of view of an
audiophile drawn to great music and cultural expansion by a love of great sound
than as a music lover carried inexorably in the other direction by a search for
greater involvement in and enjoyment of one of humanity's greatest arts. Now, like Joni Mitchell, I'm seeing things from both sides. Here are my
latest thoughts on the subject. They say that the difference between audiophiles and music
lovers is that music lovers buy a system to listen to their music and
audiophiles (I and my friends call ourselves "Hi-Fi Crazies") buy music to
listen to their system.
        --->
        High-End Audio Sound? Audiophile Music? Both? What?
         
         
        
        High Style In High-End Audio
        You don't need to be an Audiophile OG to chill with a sense of style.
        Editorial By Steven R. Rochlin
        Have
been taking photos of audiophile gear for many decades, and am always impressed
by the creative flow of many designs. Below are a very small sampling of the incredibly
talented engineering and design by a variety of high-end audio manufacturers.
Please note that photo descriptions are also vintage, so some products may not
be available and / or pricing has changed. Enjoy! Oh by Tutondo had perhaps the most stylish purpose-built listening chair as a pair of their dual cone round loudspeakers are placed right and left of the listener at precise placement as acoustic foam wraps around the remaining section behind the listener. Perhaps it is another offshoot of headphone listening? A small subwoofer on the floor assists in producing the lowermost frequencies. Alas, it is not for sale but the total price is about
€1000 for the chair and €1300 according to the loudspeaker representative. So here is a hint to anyone reading this. You have a photo and basic design idea, now get to building it and you're welcome.
        --->
        High Style In High-End Audio.
         
         
         
 
        Sonus faber Olympica @ World Of McIntosh NYC
        A good high-end system is akin to a time machine.
        Review By Tom Lyle
        Last
year I took a
tour of World Of McIntosh, a very impressive five-story luxury
townhouse in the Soho neighborhood of downtown New York City. World Of
McIntosh is an amazing place, packed with working audio systems featuring
gear from McIntosh, Sonus faber, Pro-Ject Audio Systems, Audio Research, and
        more. This luxurious space is used as an event space, for invitation only audio
tours, and for anything else one who wants to use a space "where music and
design are merged in a way that's striking, memorable, and undeniably enjoyable".
While I was there last year I didn't take a dip in their heated indoor swimming
pool, which is one of only 11 privately owned pools located in NYC, or watch any
films on their 160" projection screen, but I did hear some great music on a
number of audio systems, and even had time for a latte in their custom-built
fully functioning kitchen. Last month I was again invited to World
Of McIntosh townhouse, this month to hear the newest Sonus faber product
line, their Olympica
Nova, which, according to Sonus faber updates their older models with
new crossovers and drivers, new cabinet structures, and internal volume tuning.
        --->
        Sonus faber Olympica @ World Of McIntosh NYC.
         
         
         
 
        
 
World Premiere Review!
Art Audio Opus 4 And Carissa Vacuum Tube Amplifier Review
Two amps from Art Audio and two pairs of speakers from Quad determine ideal combinations.
Review By Bob Grossman
My musical listening times have
been quite active and busy over the past couple of months as I have mixed and
matched various combinations of two vintage Quad speaker models along with two
new beautiful amplifiers from Art Audio based in Nottingham, U.K. I have been on
a year-long listening and learning pilgrimage revisiting memories and prior
experiences from hearing Quads decades ago. I acquired restored Quad 57 and 63 speakers from the renowned
specialist Sheldon Stokes of SDS Labs in New Hampshire, USA as the starting
point for understanding and hearing both electrostatic models designed by Peter
Walker. The focus of this review project is the Art Audio Carissa stereo amplifier and
the Art Audio Opus 4 monoblock amplifier pair. Both amplifiers
were used in rotation for both pairs of speakers.
--->
Art Audio Opus 4 And Carissa Vacuum Tube Amplifier Review. 
 
  
 
  
 
 
         
World Premiere Review!
Margules Audio U-280SC 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Vacuum Tube
Amplifier Review
Realistic sound with extended frequency extension... plus tube rollers can rejoice too!
Review By Tom Lyle
        Margules Audio is a high-end
audio company that produces a full line of components. It is headquartered in
Mexico City, Mexico, and although the Margules Audio U-280SC 30th Anniversary
Limited Edition vacuum tube stereo amplifier review you're about to read is
brand new, the company has been in business since the early 1980s. The Margules
family – now including third and fourth-generation members – has been
involved in audio in one way or another since the early part of the twentieth
century, when Mr. Jacob Margules, a European engineer. He also contributed to
the building of radio stations and electrification in Mexico as they
manufactured wind-up gramophones, followed by tube radios, plus they distributed
industrial parts too.
        --->
        Margules Audio U-280SC 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Vacuum Tube Amplifier
        Review. 
         
  
         
  
         
  
         
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