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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: Audience ClairAudient 1 + 1 V3 Speakers

Posted onAugust 11, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack2 Comments

CategoriesEquipment Reviews, SpeakersTagsAudience ClairAudient 1+1 Loudspeakers, Audience frontRow Audio Cables

Review: Pass Labs X250.8 Stereo Amplifier

Posted onAugust 5, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsPass Labs

Thoughts from The Audio Beatnik: Goodbye Sweet Vinyl

Posted onJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesThoughts from The Audio BeatnikTagsanalog music, digital music

Review: PS Audio Windom DirectStream DAC with the Innuos Statement

Posted onJuly 17, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesDigital, Equipment ReviewsTagsDAC, Digital files, PS Audio Directstream DAC, Streaming

Lampizator Golden Atlantic DAC

Review: LampizatOr Golden Atlantic TRP DAC with the Innuos Statement

Posted onJuly 8, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesDigital, Equipment Reviews, UncategorizedTagsdigital system, Innuos Statement Music Server, LampizatOR Golden Atlantic DAC

Review: Innuos Statement Music Server, Part 1

Posted onJune 16, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesDigital, Equipment ReviewsTagsdigital music server and streamer, Innuos, Innuos Statement Music Server

Review: Clarus Duet and Concerto Power Conditioners

Posted onMay 27, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsClarus, Clarus Concerto, Clarus Duet

Thoughts from The Audio Beatnik: Mono Magic

Posted onMay 11, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack4 Comments

CategoriesThoughts from The Audio BeatnikTagsKlipsch, mono, mono cartridges, mono recordings, Quad 57s, SACD, Teresonic, Vinyl

Experiencing Music At Home or Why I Own a Hi-Fi?

Posted onApril 25, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack2 Comments

CategoriesThoughts from The Audio BeatnikTagsexperiencing music, hi-fi, high-end systems

Throwback Thursday: Cables, Solid Connections to Improve a System

Posted onApril 22, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesCables, Equipment ReviewsTagsAcoustic Zen Satori Cables, Audience frontRow Audio Cables, cables, Clarus Crimson Audio Cables, Dueland Coherent Audio, interconnects

Throwback Thursday: Another Look at a Quartet of Integrated Amplifiers

Posted onApril 16, 2020April 17, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment Reviews, UncategorizedTagsintegrated amplifier, LTA Z10, Parasound Halo HINT 6, PureAudio ONE, Sugden A21E, Sugden Audio

Easter Sunday Evening Bluegrass

Posted onApril 13, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesMusic ReviewsTagsbluegrass, gospel, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Watkins Family

Throwback Thursday: Bring on the Amps

Posted onApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment Reviews, UncategorizedTagsamplifiers, electronics, First Watt SIT-3, Linear Tube Audio, LTA, LTA Ultralinear power amp, Nelson Pass, Pass Labs, Pass Labs XA25, Tom Vu, TriangleArt, TriangleArt Reference Tube Monoblock Amplifiers, Vinnie Rossi, Vinnie Rossie L2 Signature Monoblock Amplifiers

Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at Analog Posts

Posted onApril 2, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesAnalog, Equipment ReviewsTagsDS Audio DS-W2, Emia, Emia Strain Gauge Cartridge, Technics, Technics SL-1200GR, TriangeArt, TriangleArt Maestro turntable

Review: ElectroStatic Solutions’ Original QUAD ESLs, Part 3

Posted onMarch 20, 2020September 11, 2020AuthorJack10 Comments

CategoriesEquipment Reviews, SpeakersTagsButler Audio, ElectroStatic Solutions, Linear Tube Audio, Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL MZ3, MONAD A100s, PureAudio ONE, Quad 57s, Quad ESLs

Review, Part 2: Listening to the MONAD A100 Monoblocks

Posted onMarch 8, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack2 Comments

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsButler Audio, Butler Monads power amplfiers, ESL 57s, MONAD A100s, Monoblocks, Quads, Robyatt Audio

Review, Part 1: MONAD A100 Monoblocks History and Design

Posted onMarch 5, 2020February 3, 2021AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsButler Audio, MONAD A100, Monoblocks

Review: Magenta® TT-10 Turntable by Margules®

Posted onFebruary 22, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack1 Comment

CategoriesAnalog, Equipment ReviewsTagsJulian Margules, Magenta TT-10 Turntable, Margules Group

Florida Audio Expo: Day 3 Attention-Getters

Posted onFebruary 12, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesShowsTagsPIega, TriangleArt, Wynn Audio

Florida AUDIO EXPO Day 2: Rooms that Got Our Attention

Posted onFebruary 9, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesShowsTagsAcora Acoustics, AirTight, Berkeley Audio Design, Cardas Cables, Doshi Audio, Esoteric, Florida Audio Expo, Joseph Audio, Luminous Audio, MSB Technology, Pass Labs, PureAudioProject, Transrotor, VAC, VPI

Florida AUDIO EXPO: First Day Attention Getters

Posted onFebruary 8, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack1 Comment

CategoriesShowsTagsAnti Cables, Aurender, Benz Micro, BorderPatrol, Cardas Audio, Daedalus Audio, Florida Audio Expo, Innuos, Lampizator, Linear Tube Audio, Merrill-Williams turntable, MJ Acoustics, Mobile Fidelity, Stillpoints, Transrotor, Tri-Planar, Triode Wire Labs, VAC, Vaughn Loudspeakers, Vimberg Mino, Volti Audio, Warfedale, Wavelength, WyWires, Zesto Audio

Florida Audio Expo: The Three Mega Systems

Posted onFebruary 7, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesShowsTagsFlorida Audio Expo, Magico, MBL, The Audio Company

Review: ElectroStatic Solutions’ Original QUAD ESL Loudspeakers, Part 2

Posted onFebruary 4, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack2 Comments

CategoriesEquipment Reviews, SpeakersTagsButler Audio, ElectroStatic Solutions, First Watt SIT 3, Pass Labs, PureAudio ONE, Quad ESLs, Robyatt Audio

Review: Fern & Roby Raven II Bookshelf Speakers

Posted onJanuary 28, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesEquipment Reviews, Speakers, UncategorizedTagsbookshelf loudspeakers, Fern & Roby, Fern & Roby Raven II

Reviewing Five Albums that are Off the Beaten Path

Posted onJanuary 25, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

CategoriesMusic ReviewsTagsAcoustic Sounds, albums, Crazy Hors, David Holland, Geoff Levin, Jack Skinner, Joan Baez, Larry NcNeely, Neil Young, Nitty Gruitty Dirt Band, Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Vassar Clements

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