Linear Tube Audio – The Audio Beatnik

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 …

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 …

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 …

Throwback Thursday: Bring on the Amps

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

Review: ElectroStatic Solutions’ Original QUAD ESLs, Part 3

Posted onMarch 20, 2020September 11, 2020AuthorJack10 Comments

Florida Audio Expo: Spatial Audio, LTA, LampizatOr and Anticables

Posted onFebruary 17, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen Redmond2 Comments

Florida AUDIO EXPO: First Day Attention Getters

Posted onFebruary 8, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorJack1 Comment

CAF 2019: Daedalus Audio, Elegant Reference Loudspeakers

Posted onNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019AuthorJackLeave a comment

Review: L2 Signature Monoblocks from Vinnie Rossi

Posted onMay 21, 2019April 8, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

AXPONA 2019 – Day 2, Part 1

Posted onApril 13, 2019August 13, 2019AuthorJackLeave a comment

Reviewing the LTA MicroZOTL MZ3 as a Stand-Alone Preamp

Posted onMarch 20, 2019March 21, 2019AuthorBecky4 Comments

MZ3 Front View

Reviewing the MicroZOTL MZ3 Integrated Amp from Linear Tube Audio

Posted onFebruary 18, 2019November 13, 2019AuthorJack3 Comments

The Audio Beatnik’s Best of 2018 Awards: Part One

Posted onDecember 11, 2018January 29, 2019AuthorJackLeave a comment

Reviewing the Linear Tube Amplifier Ultralinear, an Incredibly Rich and Nimble Amp

Posted onAugust 16, 2018October 13, 2021AuthorJack23 Comments

AXPONA 2018 The Beatnik Bongo Awards, Part 2

Posted onApril 27, 2018April 27, 2018AuthorJackLeave a comment

AXPONA 2018 Show Report Six; More Systems I Have to Mention

Posted onApril 23, 2018AuthorJackLeave a comment

AXPONA 2018 Day Two Pictures, Part One

Posted onApril 14, 2018April 18, 2018AuthorJackLeave a comment

If You Haven’t Heard the ZOTL10 Mk.II, You’re Missing Something Really Fine

Posted onJanuary 16, 2018January 16, 2018AuthorJackLeave a comment

The Audio Beatnik’s Best of 2017 Awards

Posted onDecember 21, 2017January 13, 2018AuthorJack1 Comment

Reviewing the Linear Tube Audio MZ2-S with the Teresonic Ingenium XRs in My Reference System

Posted onNovember 2, 2017April 15, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

Presenting the Beatnik Bongos Awards for 2017 RMAF, Part 2

Posted onOctober 26, 2017April 15, 2020AuthorJackLeave a comment

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017 – Standout Systems that Turned Hotel Rooms into Listening Rooms, Part 2

Posted onOctober 21, 2017April 14, 2020AuthorJack2 Comments

The Linear Tube Audio MZ2-S (originally released as the MicroZOTL2.0) and Teresonic Magus Speakers, What a Combo!

Posted onJuly 12, 2017April 9, 2020AuthorJack

In For Review: Teresonic Magus 100dB Efficient Speakers and LTA’s 1 Watt Integrated MicroZOLT!

Posted onJune 26, 2017October 23, 2020AuthorJack