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Jack

I have been an audiophile for over 40 years and a reviewer for a couple of decades. I'm also passionate about jazz and really all kinds of music. I enjoy sharing my thoughts with the readers of this website.

Review: PS Audio DirectStream DAC MK2

Posted onApril 29, 2023July 30, 2023AuthorJack7 Comments

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 …

CategoriesDigital, Equipment ReviewsTagsDeVore Fidelity, Innuos, Linear Tube Audio, PS Audio

Review: Audience 1+1 Version Five Speakers

Posted onFebruary 28, 2023March 2, 2023AuthorJackLeave a comment

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 …

CategoriesEquipment Reviews, SpeakersTagsAudience, Audience ClairAudient 1+1 Loudspeakers

DeVore O/Baby speakers in Jack's listening room.

DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/Baby Speakers Review

Posted onNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022AuthorJack3 Comments

Recordings have a very real sound, and this aliveness is intoxicating. Read More …

CategoriesEquipment Reviews, SpeakersTagsDeVore Fidelity, O-Baby

Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40 Reference+ Power Amplifier Front

Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40 Reference+ Power Amplifier Review

Posted onOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022AuthorJack2 Comments

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 …

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsLinear Tube Audio, LTA ZOTL40 Reference EL34-based amplifier

Boppin’ with The Beatnik – Moving from LPs to Digital

Posted onOctober 15, 2022October 16, 2022AuthorJack3 Comments

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 …

CategoriesBeatnik Ramblings, Boppin' with the Audio Beatnik

Show Report: T.H.E. SHOW 2022

Posted onJuly 20, 2022AuthorJackLeave a comment

Jack Robert’s THE Show Report Read More …

CategoriesShowsTagsAcora Acoustics, Audio Research, Common Wave Hi-Fi, DeVore Fidelity, Graham Audio, Innuos, Lampizator, Long Beach, Margules Audio, NAGRA, QLN, Raidho, Shunyata, THE Show, Thrax

Audience Hidden Treasure CAT7 Cable Review

Posted onFebruary 10, 2022February 14, 2022AuthorJackLeave a comment

Adding Audience’s Hidden Treasure CAT7 cable while I was writing my recent Innuos NetworkSwitch review provided another surprise. Read More …

CategoriesAccessories, Equipment ReviewsTagsAudience, Audience Cables, CAT7, Ethernet

Innous PheonixNET

Innuos PhoenixNET Review, a Game-Changer

Posted onJanuary 18, 2022January 19, 2022AuthorJack1 Comment

The most obvious thing I heard at first was a much cleaner and mor Read More …

CategoriesDigitalTagsInnous, PhoenixNET

LTA ZOTL Ultralinear+ Power Amplifier Review

Posted onNovember 26, 2021November 26, 2021AuthorJack1 Comment

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 …

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsLinear Tube Audio, LTA, LTA Ultralinear, LTA ZOTL Ultralinear Amplifier

Review: PS Audio DirectStream DAC and Sunlight Software

Posted onJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021AuthorJack3 Comments

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Review: LTA microZOTL Preamplifier Level 2

Posted onJune 18, 2021June 18, 2021AuthorJack1 Comment

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Review: DeVore gibbon Xs, These Monkeys Can Play Music

Posted onMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021AuthorJackLeave a comment

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Review: Burwell & Sons Homage 3-Way Speakers

Posted onMarch 25, 2021March 25, 2021AuthorJack1 Comment

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CategoriesEquipment Reviews, SpeakersTagsBurwell & Sons

Music to Enjoy for February Holidays

Posted onFebruary 13, 2021February 13, 2021AuthorJackLeave a comment

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CategoriesMusic, Music Reviews

LTA Integrated

Review: LTA Ultralinear Integrated Amplifier

Posted onJanuary 12, 2021January 13, 2021AuthorJack3 Comments

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CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment Reviews

Taking a Look Back at the Best Products of 2020

Posted onJanuary 7, 2021January 18, 2021AuthorJackLeave a comment

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Review: Orchard Audio Starkrimson® Integrated Amplifier

Posted onDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

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A Tale of Two Speakers, or How I Became an Audio Reviewer, Part 4

Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 22, 2020AuthorJack1 Comment

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Throwback Thursday: What I Like in Speakers

Posted onNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

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Review: MERASON Frérot DAC, A New Swiss Contender

Posted onOctober 30, 2020October 31, 2020AuthorJack6 Comments

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CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsMERASON Frérot, Well Pleased Audio

Review: Audience frontRow USB Audio Cable

Posted onOctober 8, 2020January 18, 2021AuthorJackLeave a comment

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CategoriesCables, Equipment ReviewsTagsAudience, Audience frontRow Audio Cables

Review: Purist Audio Design Diamond Revision 30th Anniversary USB Cables

Posted onSeptember 24, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack2 Comments

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CategoriesCables

Becoming a Reviewer: Listening To Speakers, Part 3

Posted onSeptember 23, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

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CategoriesThoughts from The Audio Beatnik

Thoughts from The Audio Beatnik: Becoming a Reviewer, Part 2

Posted onAugust 20, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack1 Comment

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CategoriesThoughts from The Audio Beatnik

Thoughts from The Audio Beatnik: Becoming a Reviewer, Part 1

Posted onAugust 13, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack5 Comments

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