Blog posts
July 27, 2026
Innuos Stream 3 & Phoenix DAC Review: Initial Impressions
A review of the Innuos Stream 3 equipped with the Phoenix DAC. Comparisons made to other Innuos Streamer and DAC combinations.
Tweaking the Unison Unico Nuovo Integrated Amplifier
About The Unison Unico Nuovo The Unico Nuovo, like the Unico Primo, is an integrated amplifier that is based on a 'single triode stage per-channel' design. It uses 2 x...
Garlubidor Divinity DAC, First Impressions
The Garlubidor Divinity DAC has been keeping me up at night. Not from fatigue or harsh sound — from pure joy. For under $2,000, this DAC does something I've rarely experienced...
SteinMusic Acoustic Discs Are Nothing Short Of Revolutionary
Customers are raving about these, and with good reason. They are the best of the room acoustic tweaks to date, bar none.
The Best $20 You'll Ever Spend On Room Acoustics
This is an old tweak that a good friend introduced me to long ago. I had forgotten about it, but with moving in to the new place, I remembered and...
Grand Activation HGA6000 Power Cord Review
Almost a year ago I posted my first impressions of the Grand Activation power cables. Since then I have tried all of the Grand Activation cables from speaker cables, to RCA,...
Audience frontRow Reserve Cables
It's been awhile since we've heard anything new from Audience Cables. The last new cable series was the frontRow, which was a bit of a departure from their AU24SX line....
Acoustic panels
Of all things possible to try when it comes to improving the sound in our system, I have tried them all and then some you can not dream up (ever put...
Can a book shelf sound better than a floor stander ?
Can a bookshelf speaker sound like a floor stander? How do we answer this question? I think, before we do, we need to address even a bigger question. What is...