Review: Triangle Comète 40th Anniversary Edition Speakers
2020 marked Triangle HiFi’s 40th year in business. To celebrate the occasion, the company introduced two limited-edition speaker lines. Read More …
Review: PS Audio DirectStream DAC MK2
I have thoroughly enjoyed the PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC for the last three years. When I heard the company was releasing a new MK2 version, I looked forward to hearing it. Read More …
Ken Goes Tracking
It is with sadness and excitement that I announce my departure from The Audio Beatnik. Read More …
Review: Audience 1+1 Version Five Speakers
This is the fifth version of the Audience 1+1 speakers that I have reviewed. The last ones I reviewed were the V3s in 2020. Read More …
Mojo Audio Mystique X SE DAC Review
Never did I think I would see the day that I would be able to write the phrase “Digital Calm” in a review. Read More …
DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/Baby Speakers Review
Recordings have a very real sound, and this aliveness is intoxicating. Read More …
Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40 Reference+ Power Amplifier Review
With the Super Nines and the LTA 40+ in the system, I could hear how refined the amp was capable of sounding. The 40+ was capable of allowing me to hear many layers of the music, which drew me emotionally into the music. Read More …
Boppin’ with The Beatnik – Moving from LPs to Digital
As often as possible, The Audio Beatnik will bring you stories from our “rambling around” to visit with other audiophiles. I hope you find these posts to be as much fun as our travels to bring them to you. Read More …
Holbo Mk II Airbearing Turntable System
This turntable system embodies Albert Einstein’s quote, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Read More …
Tom Evans Audio Design Groove + SRX MK 2.5 Phono Stage Review
It is the least colored, most revealing phono stage I have had in my system to date. It manages to walk the delicate tightrope between the retrieval of musical information and the emphasis on musical information. Read More …
Show Report: T.H.E. SHOW 2022
Jack Robert’s THE Show Report Read More …
Grado Statement 3 Review
If you are looking at spending thousands on a new cartridge, do not overlook auditioning the Grado Statement 3. If you dismiss it because it is not a moving coil design, that will be your loss. This is simply one of the most enjoyable creators of music I have had the pleasure of experiencing in my system. Read More …
A conversation with Lou and Gary of Pacific Audio Fest.
Live music Friday and Saturday nights, NW regional wine and beer tastings, a Luthier Showcase (with Klein& Kauffman among others), 80 rooms of quality audio, Marketplace and HeadZone with Stax, Audeze, Focal and more! Read More …
Benchmark LA4 Line Amplifier Review
I found the bass response to be some of the most natural I have had in my room and very well integrated with the rest of the music. Read More …
Aurender A200 Caching Music Server Review
The A200’s dependable stability and exceptional sound quality… Read More …
Audience Hidden Treasure CAT7 Cable Review
Adding Audience’s Hidden Treasure CAT7 cable while I was writing my recent Innuos NetworkSwitch review provided another surprise. Read More …
KEF LS50 Meta Speaker Review
They do a lot of things right and aren’t fussy with placement or setup. Read More …
Kinki Studio EX-P7 Preamp
Right out of the gate it sounded like someone had put a new set of tires on a Formula One car. Read More …
Innuos PhoenixNET Review, a Game-Changer
The most obvious thing I heard at first was a much cleaner and mor Read More …
Passing the torch: A change in ownership
The Audio Beatnik will continue into 2022 with new ownership. Read More …
LTA ZOTL Ultralinear+ Power Amplifier Review
The ability to hear the air in and around a standup bass or a big bass drum is as realistic as I have ever heard. Read More …
Denafrips Athena Preamp Review
Once carefully paired in my system, the Athena was one of those rare components that seemed to disappear and did its job without fanfare and drawing attention to itself. Read More …
LessLoss Firewall 640x Current Conditioning Unit Review
I will tell you now that I will be adding the LessLoss Firewall 640x C-MARC™ to my list of “waypoint” products that have reset my expectations in a product category. Read More …
