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Kondo Audio Note: Masaki Ashizawa Creates his own Shadow
Masaki Ashizawa has emerged from the shadow and reflected glory of his mentor, Hiroyasu Kondo, and has become a forward-looking designer in his own right.
Thou Malt Not Covet: In Search of Malt-forward Beer
As soon as the equinox tips the daily balance toward darkness, my craving grows for only one ingredient in my beer: malt.
Vintage EMT Broadcast Turntables: A Dutch Master’s Restorations
Of all the far-flung scenarios I could imagine happening in the decades to come, one that never occurred to me was a future without the Shure M44-7 cartridge.
Tokyo Jazz Kissa: Vintage High Fidelity with #VINYL
Whether it’s calligraphy, the serving and drinking of tea, or listening to jazz LPs playing through rare vintage sound systems, these ceremonies are revered.
Features

Kondo Audio Note: Masaki Ashizawa Creates his own Shadow
Masaki Ashizawa has emerged from the shadow and reflected glory of his mentor, Hiroyasu Kondo, and has become a forward-looking designer in his own right.

Thou Malt Not Covet: In Search of Malt-forward Beer
As soon as the equinox tips the daily balance toward darkness, my craving grows for only one ingredient in my beer: malt.

Vintage EMT Broadcast Turntables: A Dutch Master’s Restorations
Of all the far-flung scenarios I could imagine happening in the decades to come, one that never occurred to me was a future without the Shure M44-7 cartridge.

Tokyo Jazz Kissa: Vintage High Fidelity with #VINYL
Whether it’s calligraphy, the serving and drinking of tea, or listening to jazz LPs playing through rare vintage sound systems, these ceremonies are revered.
Music



Listening Alone: Untangling the Best Music of 2020 So Far
The global pandemic has affected politics, economics, and human behaviour in ways that will take years to fully realize, never mind the effect this paradigm shift will have on the world of music.
Heavy Rotation: Brought to you by DeVore Fidelity
Listening to the entirety of the guitar grinding, drug-fuelled fever dream that is Dig Your Own Hole could lead one to consider that Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands – The Chemical Brothers – had recorded the greatest electronic album of the ’90s.
Ten Essential Albums for any Serious Record Collection
Making a list of the ten best albums of all time has its merits, but tends to involve a series of redundant debates about impossible comparisons.
Music

Listening Alone: Untangling the Best Music of 2020 So Far
The global pandemic has affected politics, economics, and human behaviour in ways that will take years to fully realize, never mind the effect this paradigm shift will have on the world of music.

Heavy Rotation: Brought to you by DeVore Fidelity
Listening to the entirety of the guitar grinding, drug-fuelled fever dream that is Dig Your Own Hole could lead one to consider that Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands – The Chemical Brothers – had recorded the greatest electronic album of the ’90s.

Ten Essential Albums for any Serious Record Collection
Making a list of the ten best albums of all time has its merits, but tends to involve a series of redundant debates about impossible comparisons.
Reviews




Roon Nucleus+ Network Music Server Review
Streaming music focuses on sharing, the audiophile experience is the opposite of that..
DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X Loudspeaker Review
A skinny silhouette and complex crossover don't stop this speaker being driven by tube amps.
Review: Gold Note DS-10 Head-Amp/Network DAC
The Gold Note DS-10 reveals less light between integrated options and separates than previously thought.
Linn Sondek LP12 Turntable Review
As visually iconic and sonically compelling a turntable as one is likely to come across in a lifetime of looking and listening.
Reviews

Linn Sondek LP12 Turntable Review
As visually iconic and sonically compelling a turntable as one is likely to come across in a lifetime of looking and listening.

Roon Nucleus+ Network Music Server Review
Streaming music focuses on sharing, the audiophile experience is the opposite of that..

DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X Loudspeaker Review
A skinny silhouette and complex crossover don't stop this speaker being driven by tube amps.

Review: Gold Note DS-10 Head-Amp/Network DAC
The Gold Note DS-10 reveals less light between integrated options and separates than previously thought.
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