Blog 18 Cheap(er) Alternatives to Expensive Early Pressings of Decca, RCA and EMI Classical Records Part I Decca
After taking a hiatus from writing my ZD blog, I decided to return with some hopefully useful information for those of you who have…
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Phono Shootout – Thrax vs FM 123 vs Audio Tekne vs
I had covered before a system of TAD floorstanders, VTL 750 (vs MSB 204), VTL 7.5 mk3, and Thrax phono with Dohmann TT, Schroeder CB…
Oswald Mills (OMA)
The main objective of my trip to the US was to visit Oswald Mills (OMA). Were these another horn manufacturer that just did beautiful stuff…
Magico M3, Jadis, Techdas AF3/AF1, Alta Audio
This was my second visit to Bob at Rhapsody’s. You can read about the first here. Bob at Rhapsody audio is an old hand, in…
FM Acoustics, Zellaton, Stenheim – Audio Arts
In this article, you will get my impressions on the Zellaton, Stenheim, FM Acoustics, Le Son dac, and the Brinkmann Balance. I visited Audio Arts…
Munich High End 2017
I was here only for two days, Saturday and Sunday. As always, caveats that show reports can be misleading as they refer to only how…
Apogee Duetta, Scintilla, and tussle with horns
The Scintilla last Sunday excited me, so given the Easter holiday this weekend, I scheduled a visit to Henk in Holland – I really wanted…
Odeon horns, Kronzilla, Aries Cerat Diana, Apogee Scintilla
Mahler 7 at Barbican on Thursday evening, Bach cantatas and concertos at King’s Place on Friday, and a Bach Lute performance at King’s Place on…
The “Let’s not get carried away” Italian Road Trip!
I gave some thought to how I should construct my report – should I break it up into sections – Amps for Wilsons, Amps for…
Magico, Vitus SM 102, Kondo m1000, Kondo Kagura, Rhapsody Audio
This is a report from a trip end of July 2016. At Bob’s, I heard the Magico S1 mkII, S7 and he also had the S3…